The Government of the State of Goiás, through the Goiás Agency of Infrastructure and Transport (Goinfra), announced on Wednesday (the 3rd) that the Ayrton Senna International Circuit, in Goiânia (GO), will have its asphalt completely replaced. The circuit, which remained closed for the entire year 2025 and hosted the Brazil MotoGP Grand Prix at the end of March, will be closed for at least 120 days to carry out paving work. The forecast is that the sports venue will close in the first half of July.
According to the schedule revealed this afternoon in a press conference held at the Ayrton Senna International Circuit, two weeks will be required for milling the track, plus one week for calibration and testing and another four weeks for the new paving. During this period, the sports venue will be entirely closed. Afterwards, the asphalt will go through a curing period that will take eight weeks.
The circuit in the capital of Goiás was reopened with the Brazilian stage of MotoGP, which faced issues such as flooding on the eve of activities and a pothole that opened on the track on Saturday, delaying the schedule. The wear of the asphalt, which began to loosen, caused the main-category race of the MotoGP World Championship to have its duration shortened.
More recently, Stock Car also held a round in Goiânia, with coverage at the points that showed problems during MotoGP’s event, receiving repairs. In the races, however, there was new wear of the pavement. According to the Government of Goiás, the work, to be carried out as emergency maintenance, seeks to keep the circuit able to receive MotoGP. There are imperfections in a stretch of turn 6 of the track.
The work on the Ayrton Senna International Circuit will not incur costs to the public coffers, according to the state government. The repairs at the circuit located in the capital of Goiás will be carried out under the guarantee made with the company responsible for the project. In the renovation carried out between 2025 and 2026, the administration led by Ronaldo Caiado invested around R$ 250 million. The expectation is to reopen in October.
