Autódromo Internacional de Tarumã, Motorsport racing track in Viamão, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
The Autódromo Internacional de Tarumã is a 3,016-metre asphalt circuit in Viamão with 11 corners of high, medium and low speed. Its signature section is the downhill elbow known as Curva do Tala-Larga, which demands skill and nerve from drivers. The track's main trait is speed: it holds Brazil's highest average lap speed.
The Automóvel Clube do Rio Grande do Sul, founded on 12 July 1949, first ran races on streets and roads; the Tarumã track itself was inaugurated on 8 November 1970 with a win by Jayme Silva in an Alfa Fúria. It was the first circuit in Rio Grande do Sul to be fully paved and later hosted Brazilian Formula Renault, Formula 3 Sudamericana and a 1982 Formula Two race that preceded Formula Two Codasur.
The circuit's nickname, the "temple of speed", comes from holding Brazil's highest average speed. Since 1997 it has hosted Racha Tarumã on Friday nights, when amateur drivers race on the straight instead of public roads. Every December the 12 Hours of Tarumã starts at midnight.
The circuit lies in Viamão, in Greater Porto Alegre, and can be reached from Alvorada and Gravataí via Estrada Capitão Gentil Machado de Godoy or the RS-118 highway. The Racha Tarumã takes place on Friday nights, while the 12 Horas de Tarumã is held in December with a midnight start.
The circuit's defining feature is its speed: it holds the highest average speed of any track in Brazil. The downhill elbow called Curva do Tala-Larga demands skill and nerve from drivers, and Curva Um and Curva Nove are likewise named as hard points of the 3,016-metre, 11-turn lap.
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