Sportsland Sugo
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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[a] |
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) Japan Cup Series (2022, 2024) FR Japan (2020–present) Former: Asia Road Racing Championship (2022–2023) World SBK (1988–2003) Motocross World Championship (2005–2007) 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 (![]() |
International Motocycle Circuit (1987–present) | |
Length | 3.737 km (2.322 miles) |
Turns | 15 |
Race lap record | 1:28.121 (![]() |
Original Circuit (1975–1986) | |
Length | 2.600 km (1.616 miles) |
Turns | 6 |
Race lap record | 0:47.110 (![]() |
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.
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Course
[edit]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.
Access
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About 10 minutes from Murata IC It takes about 20 minutes from Sendai Minami IC via Miyagi Prefectural Road No. 31 Sendai Murata Line.
Events
[edit]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, Japan Cup Series
- September: Super GT, F4 Japanese Championship
- Former
- All-Japan Sports Prototype Championship (1990–1992)
- Asia Road Racing Championship (2022–2023)
- 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 (2005–2007)
- Superbike World Championship (1988–2003)
- TCR Japan Touring Car Series (2019–2023)
Lap records
[edit]As of June 2024, the fastest official race lap records at the Sportsland Sugo are listed as:
Notes
[edit]- ^ Sportsland Sugo's Grade 2 license expired 31 December 2023.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Sugo - Racing Circuits". RacingCircuits.info. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "1992 Sugo Japanese F3000". Motor Sport Magazine. 2 August 1992. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "2020 Sugo Super Formula". Motor Sport Magazine. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "2011 Sugo Formula Nippon". Motor Sport Magazine. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Sugo 500 Kilometres 1992". 3 November 1991. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "2020 Sugo Super Formula Lights - Round 6". Motor Sport Magazine. 17 October 2020. 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". Motor Sport Magazine. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Sugo 1000 Kilometres 2007". 13 May 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "Grand Champion Sugo 1989". 23 April 1989. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "FRJC Sugo Round 5 Results" (PDF). 23 August 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "2016 Round 4 Sugo GT300 Results". 24 July 2016. 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". 6 October 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.
- ^ "2024 Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli Japan Round 3 - Race 2 - Classification - Final" (PDF). 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "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 Rd. 5 - TCR Japan Series 2023 Round 5 Sunday Result" (PDF). 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "2024 Japan Cup - Race 2 - Round 2 - Classification - Final" (PDF). 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "1992 Sugo Group A 300 Km Race". 17 May 1992. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "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". 15 September 1985. Retrieved 5 February 2023.