News Details

Rio government selects company to build F1 track

Rio de Janeiro's city hall selected a group of companies to build a new race track that could eventually host the Brazilian Grand Prix, a move that could still be challenged in courts. Official city hall records published Tuesday say the Rio MotorSports group was the only bidder for the job of building a track in northern Rio. The group also issued a statement confirming it will build and operate the track in the region of Deodoro for 35 years. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said this month that the new track could be used to host F1 and MotoGP races, and suggested it should be named after three-time F1 champion Ayrton Senna. Rio has not hosted an F1 race since 1989 but is hoping to...
Full Story »
6y ago from GrandPrix247.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Rio de Janeiro track layout revealed as city bids to...

The proposed layout for the new Rio de Janeiro-based circuit has been...
6y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Tender awarded for potential new Brazilian GP venue in...

The layout of the new circuit in Rio de Janeiro The tender to build a new...
6y ago from SpeedCafe.com

Fresh hope for Interlagos' spot on 2020 calendar

Interlagos may be able to host the Brazilian GP in 2020 after the Sao...
6y ago from PlanetF1.com

Mercedes will be challenged in Monaco - Hakkinen

Two-time Formula 1 world champion Mika Hakkinen believes that Mercedes'...
6y ago from GPBlog.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Marco Bezzecchi reveals cause of ‘disappointing’...

Marco Bezzecchi revealed “braking more softly” may have been the...

German GP signs deal to remain on MotoGP calendar...

The organisers of the German GP have announced that the race will remain...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Taylor Barnard rejected McLaren IndyCar and WEC offers...

Taylor Barnard has turned down the chance to race for Arrow McLaren in...

IndyCar Iowa – Race 1 Results

The first race of IndyCar’s double-header weekend from Iowa Speedway...

Ed Carpenter Racing to build new IndyCar headquarters...

Ed Carpenter Racing announced on Tuesday that it will begin building a...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Surprise PL club interested in signing player wanted...

Wolverhampton Wanderers are reportedly planning a summer raid for Real...
46m ago from SportsKeeda.com

Crystal Palace open to cash plus swap deal offer with...

Crystal Palace are reportedly open to a cash plus player bid for Arsenal...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal hold serious talks to sign Bayern Munich star...

According to German media outlet Bild (via Metro), Arsenal are considering...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Revealed: Why Arteta has been pushing for surprise...

Arsenal feel they have got a good price for Noni Madueke, with Mikel...
6h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.