Brno Circuit

The first iteration of the Masaryk Circuit used public roads in the outskirts of Brno, with the start-finish line located in the Bosonohy district. At its full extent the course measured 29.194 km and ran anti-clockwise through villages including Kohoutovice, Žebětín, Ostrovacice, and Veselka before returning to Bosonohy. The circuit was named after Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, the first president of Czechoslovakia, lending the venue a patriotic character that persisted through decades of use.

From 1930 to 1937, the Masaryk Circuit attracted leading drivers and factory teams for major Grand Prix events. A shortened 17.800 km clockwise variant was used on 25 September 1949 for the Czechoslovakian Grand Prix, a non-championship Formula One race that drew a crowd exceeding 400,000 people. Despite the enormous turnout, this was the last Grand Prix car race held on the old circuit.

From 1950, the circuit hosted the Czechoslovakian Motorcycle Grand Prix, which became a world championship round from 1965. The layout was progressively shortened over the decades, reaching 13.941 km in 1964 and 10.921 km by 1975. All public roads that formed the original circuits remain in use today.

The current permanent circuit opened on 18 July 1987, situated north of Kyvalka and lying within the geographic boundary of the old road course without using any of its public roads. The 5.403 km layout allowed the motorcycle Grand Prix to return to world championship status. A World Sports Car Championship round was held in 1988, and the circuit hosted an A1 Grand Prix event in 2006. It was also the venue for the 24H Epilog of Brno endurance race.

The Czech Republic Motorcycle Grand Prix became the circuit's flagship event, part of the MotoGP World Championship calendar across multiple periods including 1965-1982, 1987-1991, and 1993-2020. Historically the Czech round is considered the most prestigious motor race in the country and one of the most popular on the MotoGP calendar, regularly drawing huge crowds to Brno.

Beyond motorcycle racing, the Brno Circuit hosted numerous high-profile car championships. The FIA World Touring Car Championship, FIA GT Championship, FIA GT1 World Championship, and Superbike World Championship all featured rounds at the venue. Formula Two raced at Brno in 2009 and 2010. The Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) visited in 2004 and 2005. The European Touring Car Championship used the old circuit from 1968 and transitioned to the modern venue, racing there through the 2000s.

The Superbike World Championship was a regular visitor, appearing in 1993-1996 and returning in 2005-2012 and 2018. The Supersport World Championship accompanied many of those rounds. The full list of former series includes Formula Three, multiple Formula Renault categories, Ferrari Challenge, Porsche Carrera Cup, and numerous endurance formats.

Since August 2023, the circuit has been owned by Czech company Shakai. Current events include the Czech Republic Motorcycle Grand Prix, IDM Superbike Championship, Formula 4 CEZ Championship, GT Cup Series, and Alpe Adria Motorcycle Championship rounds. The tobacco advertising ban introduced across MotoGP in 2007 affected the commercial profile of the Czech round in common with other grands prix.

The Masaryk Circuit at Brno is one of the oldest motorsport venues in the world, with a heritage stretching back to 1930. Its transformation from a 29 km public-road course into a modern permanent circuit represents the full arc of European motorsport development over the 20th century. The circuit is historically notable as one of the venues that has hosted the most motorcycle world championship races in history, alongside the TT Circuit Assen.