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Sportsland Sugo
Motorsport track in Japan
Motorsport track in Japan
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | Sportsland Sugo | ||
| logo | [[File:Sugo logo.svg | 250px]] | |
| image | [[Image:Sportsland Sugo.png | class=skin-invert | 250px]] |
| image_caption | International Car Circuit (1987–present) | ||
| location | Murata, Shibata District | ||
| Miyagi Prefecture Japan | |||
| coordinates | |||
| opened | |||
| fia_grade | 2 | ||
| owner | Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. | ||
| operator | Sugo Co., Ltd. | ||
| events | Current: | ||
| Super GT | |||
| (1994–2019, 2021–present) | |||
| Super Formula (1987–present) | |||
| Japan Cup Series (2022, 2024–present) | |||
| 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) | |||
| capacity | 50,000 | ||
| layout | International Car Circuit (1987–present) | ||
| length_km | 3.704 | ||
| length_mi | 2.302 | ||
| turns | 12 | ||
| record_time | 1:06.350 | ||
| record_driver | NZL} Nick Cassidy | ||
| record_car | Dallara SF19 | ||
| record_year | 2020 | ||
| record_class | Super Formula | ||
| layout2 | International Motorcycle Circuit (1987–present) | ||
| length2_km | 3.737 | ||
| length2_mi | 2.322 | ||
| turns2 | 15 | ||
| record_time2 | 1:28.121 | ||
| record_driver2 | GER Markus Reiterberger | ||
| record_car2 | BMW M1000RR | ||
| record_year2 | 2023 | ||
| record_class2 | SBK | ||
| layout3 | Original Circuit (1975–1986) | ||
| length3_km | 2.600 | ||
| length3_mi | 1.616 | ||
| turns3 | 6 | ||
| record_time3 | 0:47.110 | ||
| record_driver3 | JPN Kunimitsu Takahashi | ||
| record_car3 | Porsche 962 C | ||
| record_year3 | 1985 | ||
| record_class3 | Group C |
Miyagi Prefecture Japan Super GT (1994–2019, 2021–present) Super Formula (1987–present) Japan Cup Series (2022, 2024–present) 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)
Sportsland Sugo is a motorsports facility in the town of Murata, Shibata District, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
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Course
The track was 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. The total length is 3.704 km with the longest straight of 704.5 m. Width is 10–12.5 m and has a total elevation change of 69.83 m per lap.
Access

- Tohoku Expressway 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
Annual racing events at the facility include:
- Super GT;
- Super Formula;
- MFJ Superbikes All Japan Road Race Championship; and
- Super Taikyu.
The facility also used to host a Superbike World Championship round from until , and a D1 Grand Prix event.
; Current
- April: MFJ Superbikes All Japan Road Race Championship
- May: Japan Cup Series
- July: Super Taikyu
- August: Super Formula Championship, Super Formula Lights, Porsche Carrera Cup Japan, Formula Regional Japanese Championship
- September: Super GT, F4 Japanese Championship
; Former
- All-Japan Sports Prototype Championship (1990–1992)
- Asia Road Racing Championship (2022–2023)
- Ferrari Challenge Japan (2023–2024)
- Fuji Grand Champion Series (1988–1989)
- GC-21 (2004)
- GT World Challenge Asia (2022)
- Japan Le Mans Challenge (2006–2007)
- Japanese Touring Car Championship (1985–1998)
- Long Distance Series (1991–1992)
- Motocross World Championship (2005–2007)
- Superbike World Championship (1988–2003)
- Supersport World Championship (1997, 2000–2003)
- TCR Japan Touring Car Series (2019–2023)
Lap records
As of September 2025, the fastest official race lap records at the Sportsland Sugo are listed as:
| Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Event | International Car Circuit: 3.704 km (1987–present) | International Motorcycle Circuit: 3.737 km (1987–present) | Original Circuit: 2.600 km (1975–1986) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Formula | 1:06.350 | Nick Cassidy | Dallara SF19 | 2020 Sugo Super Formula round | ||||||
| Formula Nippon | 1:08.740 | Hiroaki Ishiura | Swift FN09 | 2011 Sugo Formula Nippon round | ||||||
| Group C | 1:10.629 | Mauro Martini | Jaguar XJR-14 | 1991 SUGO Inter 500 Miles | ||||||
| F3000 | 1:11.519 | Takuya Kurosawa | Lola T92/50 | 1992 Sugo Japanese F3000 round | ||||||
| Super GT (GT500) | 1:12.079 | Hiroki Otsu | Honda Civic Type R-GT | 2025 Sugo GT 300km | ||||||
| Super Formula Lights | 1:12.571 | Ritomo Miyata | Dallara 320 | 2020 Super Formula Lights Sugo round | ||||||
| LMP900 | 1:14.316 | Hideki Noda | Zytek 04S | 2006 Sugo JLMC round | ||||||
| Formula Three | 1:14.457 | Sacha Fenestraz | Dallara F314 | 2019 Sugo Japanese F3 round | ||||||
| LMP1 | 1:14.827 | Shinji Nakano | Courage LC70 | 2007 Sugo JLMC round | ||||||
| Prototype | 1:17.060 | Takao Wada | Mad House F4 | 1989 Sugo Grand Champion | ||||||
| Formula Regional | 1:17.574 | Tokiya Suzuki | Dome F111/3 | 2025 Sugo FRJC round | ||||||
| Super GT (GT300) | 1:18.945 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | Lexus LC 500 GT | 2025 Sugo GT 300km | ||||||
| GT3 | title=2025 Japan Cup - Race 1 - Round 1 - Classification - Final | url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=GTASIA/2025/252408rc1jpc.pdf | date=15 June 2025 | access-date=15 June 2025}} | Ukyo Sasahara | Ferrari 296 GT3 | 2025 Sugo SRO Japan Cup round | |||
| Porsche Carrera Cup | 1:22.200 | Reimei Ito | Porsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup | 2024 Sugo Porsche Carrera Cup Japan round | ||||||
| Formula 4 | 1:23.802 | Itsuki Sato | Toray Carbon Magic MCSC-24 | 2025 Sugo Japanese F4 round | ||||||
| GT1 | 1:23.862 | Ralf Schumacher | McLaren F1 GTR | 1996 SUGO GT Championship | ||||||
| Ferrari Challenge | 1:24.029 | Yudai Uchida | Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo | 2024 Sugo Ferrari Challenge Japan round | ||||||
| Formula Toyota | 1:24.486 | Kazuya Oshima | Tom's FT30 | 2005 2nd Sugo Formula Toyota round | ||||||
| TCR Touring Car | 1:26.777 | Tobio Otani | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 2023 Sugo TCR Japan round | ||||||
| GT4 | 1:27.037 | Seita Nonaka | Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo 2 | 2025 Sugo SRO Japan Cup round | ||||||
| Super Touring | 1:27.541 | Michael Krumm | Toyota Corona EXiV | 1996 Sugo JTCC round | ||||||
| Group A | 1:28.162 | Anders Olofsson | Nissan Skyline GT-R BNR32 | 1992 Sugo JTCC round | ||||||
| LMP2 | 1:34.056 | Hiroki Saga | Dallara GC21 | 2004 Sugo GC-21 round | ||||||
| Superbike | 1:28.121 | Markus Reiterberger | BMW M1000RR | 2023 Sugo ARRC round | ||||||
| World SBK | 1:29.108 | Makoto Tamada | Honda VTR 1000 SP2 | 2002 Sugo World SBK round | ||||||
| Supersport | 1:30.490 | Khairul Idham Pawi | Honda CBR600RR | 2023 Sugo ARRC round | ||||||
| World SSP | 1:33.015 | Fabien Foret | Honda CBR600F | 2002 Sugo World SSP round | ||||||
| Asia Productions 250 | 1:38.682 | Aldi Satya Mahendra | Kawasaki Ninja 250R | 2023 Sugo ARRC round | ||||||
| Asia Underbone 150 | 1:45.620 | Ahmad Fazrul Sham | Yamaha Y15 ZR | 2023 Sugo ARRC round | ||||||
| Group C | 0:47.110 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | Porsche 962 C | 1985 Super Sports Sugo |
Notes
References
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