Autódromo Internacional Virgílio Távora, motorsport race track in Brazil

The Autódromo Internacional Virgílio Távora is a racing circuit in Eusébio near Fortaleza, measuring about 3 kilometers long with seven named turns. The facility features team pit boxes, seating for up to 5,500 spectators, and a three-story timing tower with spaces for race officials and media personnel.

The first circuit built in Brazil's Northeast, it opened on 12 January 1969 with the 65-lap Grande Prêmio Ministro Mário Andreazza, won by Luís "Lulu Geladeira" Pereira dos Santos in a Puma Espartano at an average of 97.5 km/h. The original layout had five turns and 2,500 metres. A 1997 renovation, backed by a technical agreement between Ceará's tourism secretariat, Petrobras and the Federação Cearense de Automobilismo, lengthened the track; it reopened on 30 November 1997 with the 6 Horas do Ceará, won by Nelson Piquet and Ruyter Pacheco.

The circuit honours Virgílio Távora, a former governor, senator and minister of Ceará. Its turns carry local names such as Desespero, Grampo, Mr. Bean and Buriti. Besides races, it hosts car, motorcycle and truck stunt shows and vehicle launches, and in April 2006 a Formula Truck round drew more than 53,000 spectators, the largest crowd at a motorsport event in Ceará.

You can reach the track by car via Avenida Washington Soares, the BR-116 highway, or CE-040 road leading to Eusébio. The grounds include parking for over 400 vehicles, a restaurant area, stadium seating, and outdoor spaces where visitors can watch the action.

The facility was developed with support from Petrobrás and the local tourism department, and today features three different track layouts for various racing categories. This flexibility allows the course to adapt safety levels and challenges based on the type of event.