Location | Murata, Shibata District Miyagi Prefecture Japan |
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Time zone | UTC+09:00 |
Coordinates | 38°08′18.50″N 140°46′41.55″E / 38.1384722°N 140.7782083°E |
Capacity | 50,000 |
FIA Grade | 2 |
Owner | Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. |
Operator | Sugo Co., Ltd. |
Opened | May 1975 |
Major events | Current: Super GT (1994–2019, 2021–present) Super Formula (1987–present) FR Japan (2020–present) Former: Asia Road Racing Championship (2022–2023) World SBK (1988–2003) Motocross World Championship (2005) GT World Challenge Asia (2022) Japan Le Mans Challenge (2006–2007) All-Japan Sports Prototype Championship (1990–1992) Fuji Grand Champion Series (1988–1989) |
International Car Circuit (1987–present) | |
Length | 3.704 km (2.302 miles) |
Turns | 12 |
Race lap record | 1:05.190 ( Takuya Kurosawa, Lola T92/50, 1992, F3000) |
International Motocycle Circuit (1987–present) | |
Length | 3.737 km (2.322 miles) |
Turns | 15 |
Race lap record | 1:28.121 ( Markus Reiterberger, BMW M1000RR, 2023, SBK) |
Original Circuit (1975–1986) | |
Length | 2.600 km (1.616 miles) |
Turns | 6 |
Race lap record | 0:47.110 ( Kunimitsu Takahashi, Porsche 962 C, 1985, Group C) |
Sportsland Sugo (スポーツランドSUGO, Supōtsurando Sugo) is a motorsports facility in the town of Murata, Shibata District, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It opened in 1975 and is one of the largest motorsports facilities in Japan, with a total area of 2.1 million m². It offers four specialized race courses - a road racing course, a motocross course, a trials course, and a go-kart course. The track is owned by the Yamaha Motor Company.
Events
Annual racing events at the facility include:
The facility also used to host a Superbike World Championship round from 1988 until 2003, and a D1 Grand Prix event.
- Current
- April: Super Taikyu
- May: MFJ Superbikes All Japan Road Race Championship, Formula Regional Japanese Championship
- June: Super Formula Championship, Super Formula Lights, Ferrari Challenge Japan, Fanatec Japan Cup
- September: Super GT
- Former
- All-Japan Sports Prototype Championship (1990–1992)
- Asia Road Racing Championship (2022–2023)
- F4 Japanese Championship (2015–2019, 2021–2023)
- Fuji Grand Champion Series (1988–1989)
- GT World Challenge Asia (2022)
- Japan Le Mans Challenge (2006–2007)
- Japanese Touring Car Championship (1985–1998)
- Motocross World Championship (2005)
- Superbike World Championship (1988–2003)
- TCR Japan Touring Car Series (2019–2023)
Course
The total length is 3.704 km (2.302 mi) with the longest straight of 704.5 m (2,311 ft). Width is 10–12.5 m (33–41 ft) and has a total elevation change of 69.83 m (229.1 ft) per lap.
Lap records
As of November 2023, the fastest official race lap records at the Sportsland Sugo are listed as:
Access
About 10 minutes from Murata IC It takes about 20 minutes from Sendai Minami IC via Miyagi Prefectural Road No. 31 Sendai Murata Line.
References
- ↑ "1992 Sugo Japanese F3000". Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ↑ "2020 Sugo Super Formula". Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ↑ "2011 Sugo Formula Nippon". Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ↑ "Sugo 500 Kilometres 1992". Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ↑ "2020 Sugo Super Formula Lights - Round 6". Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ↑ "2023 Round 6 Sugo GT500 Results". 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ↑ "Sugo 1000 Kilometres 2006". Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ↑ "2019 Sugo Japanese F3". Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ↑ "Sugo 1000 Kilometres 2007". Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ↑ "Grand Champion Sugo 1989". Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ↑ "FRJC Sugo Round 5 Results" (PDF). 23 August 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ↑ "2016 Round 4 Sugo GT300 Results". Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ↑ "2022 Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS Fanatec Japan Cup Series of SUGO Race 1 - Classification - Final" (PDF). 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ↑ "Sugo GT 1996". Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ↑ "Tsunoda closes in on Japanese F4 title at SUGO, Sato denied dominant win". 17 September 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ↑ "2005 Esso Formula Toyota Series Round 9 Final official result table". 2 October 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ↑ "2021 Sugo Champion Cup Race Series Round 4 - Porsche Carrera Cup Japan Final Result Round 8". 25 July 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ↑ "2023 Sugo Champion Cup Race Series Round 3 - Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli Japan Round 5 - Race 1 Official Classification" (PDF). 5 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ↑ "2023 Sugo Champion Cup Race Series Rd. 5 - TCR Japan Series 2023 Round 5 Sunday Result" (PDF). 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ↑ "1992 Sugo Group A 300 Km Race". Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ↑ "2022 Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS Fanatec Japan Cup Series of SUGO Race 2 - Classification - Provisional" (PDF). 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ↑ "2023 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship Round 3 Japan Asia Superbike 1000 - Race 2 Official Result" (PDF). 25 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ↑ "Superbike Sugo 19-20-21 April, 2002 Results Race 2" (PDF). World Superbike. Dorna. 21 April 2002. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ↑ "2023 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship Round 3 Japan Asia Supersports 600 - Race 2 Official Result" (PDF). 25 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ↑ "Supersport Sugo 19-20-21 April, 2002 Results Race" (PDF). World Superbike. Dorna. 21 April 2002. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ↑ "2023 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship Round 3 Japan Asia Productions 250 - Race 1 Official Result" (PDF). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ↑ "2023 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship Round 3 Japan Asia Underbone 150 - Race 1 Official Result" (PDF). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ↑ "Super Sports Sugo 1985". Retrieved 5 February 2023.