The first official Brazilian Grand Prix was held in 1987 at the Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna in Goiânia.

[1][2][3] The event was supposed to return in 1991 in the month of September, but was scrapped in August because of safety concerns of the circuit.

Reportedly, many racefans, team members and riders were either pickpocketed or robbed and the attendance at the circuit was low - only 8000 people showed up on raceday.

[2][3] On 19 August 2013, an announcement was made that the Brazilian Grand Prix would officially return at the Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet in Brasília from the 2014 season onwards, with the inaugural event scheduled for 28 September.

[8][3] On 10 October 2019 it was announced that Brazil will officially going to host the Brazilian round from 2022 onwards, the organizers signing a five-year contract with MotoGP.