The circuit is located in Brasília, which is located in the Federal District, in Brazil. It is located across the road from Brasília's Estádio Nacional, which was a venue of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and the Nilson Nelson Gymnasium. Both venues are part of the Ayrton Senna Sports Complex.
The circuit opened in 1974, named Autódromo Emilio Medici after the country's president at the time, and was built to provide a permanent home for motor racing in the relatively new city of Brasília. Construction had begun in 1972 and took two years to complete, with the circuit being designed by engineer Samuel Dias. To celebrate the circuit's opening, a non-championship Formula One race, the Grande Premio Presidente Emilio Medici, was held on 3 February 1974. Following Emilio Medici's succession in the 1974 presidential election, the circuit was renamed to Autódromo de Brasília and continued to host a variety of national-level series for the following two decades.
From 1995, the circuit was leased to NZ Empreendimentos, owned by Nelson Piquet, by the Government of the Federal District. In 1996, the circuit hosted a non-championship promotional race of the BPR Global GT Series. The event, held on 16 December 1996, was called the 2 Hours of Brasília and was won by the BMW Motorsport entry consisting of Nelson Piquet and Johnny Cecotto. In 2006, the Federal District regained management of the circuit due to NZ Empreendimentos' lack of attention to the track's management.
On 19 August 2013 it was announced that the circuit would host a round of the MotoGP World Championship from the 2014 season onward. However, the event organizers were unable to secure funding to complete the work in time and the event was removed from the final calendar on 24 February 2014. Another major announcement came on 18 September 2014, when it was confirmed that the circuit would host the opening round of the 2015 Indycar Series on March 8. However, on 29 January 2015, it was announced that the race had been cancelled as the newly elected district government deemed the event to be a waste of public funds.
After the lack of progress with construction and restructuring, on 13 May 2022, Banco de Brasília (BRB) signed an agreement with the Government of the Federal District, that transferred ownership of the circuit and its facilities from previous owners Terracap. The track is currently named Autódromo Brasília BRB. The track, which has been closed since 2014, is undergoing renovations that started in 2022 and were set to be completed at the end of 2023. After delays, the circuit was opened at the end of 2025, hosting the penultimate round of the 2025 Stock Car Pro Series.
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