Brazilian GP to be held in Rio from 2020, says country’s president
The Brazilian Grand Prix will move to a new purpose-built circuit in Rio de Janeir🌌o from next season, the country’s president has declared.
Sao Paulo’s Interlagos circuit has hosted the Brazil💜ian GP since 1990 but the event is set to switch venues to a new Rio location that could be named after three-time world champion🌱 Ayrton Senna.
President Jair Bolsonaro revealed a deal had been signed at a press conferen𝐆ce on Wednesday.
The Brazilian Grand Prix will move to a new purpose-built circuit in Rio de Janeiro from next season, the cou🦂ntry’s president has declared.
Sao Paulo’s Interlagos circuit ൩has hosted the Brazilian GP since 1990 but the event is set to switch venues to a new Rio location that coul🗹d be named after three-time world champion Ayrton Senna.
President Jair Bolsonaro revealed a deal had beꦦen signed at a press conference on Wednesday.
He tweeted: “After our victory in the elections, Formula 1, which would leave Brazil, decided not only to remain, but also to build a new race track in RJ [Rio de Janeiro], which will have the ꦦname of the idol Ayrton Senna.
“With this, thousands of jobs will be created, benef﷽iting the economy and the population of the state.”
🌸T🔜he circuit - which according to Bolsonaro would be built without public money - is in line to be completed before the end of this year.
F1 previously raced in Rio at the now defunct Jacarepagua circuit in 1978 and again from 1981 to 19💛89.
The track was demolished to pave the way for the Olympic Park, which𝄹 hosted a number of events during the 2016 games.
Hermann Tilke is set to be involved with the design oꦬf the new Deodoro-based circuit.
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