Sportsland Sugo

Motorsport track in Japan

Sportsland Sugo

Location| Murata, Shibata District
Miyagi Prefecture Japan
Time zone| UTC+09:00
Coordinates| 38°08′18.50″N 140°46′41.55″E﻿ / ﻿38.1384722°N 140.7782083°E﻿ / 38.1384722; 140.7782083
Capacity| 50,000
FIA Grade| 2
Owner| Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
Operator| Sugo Co., Ltd.
Opened| May 1975; 48 years ago (1975-05)
Major events| Current:
Super GT
(1994–2019, 2021–present)
Super Formula (1987–present)
Asia Road Racing Championship (2022–2023)
FR Japan (2020–present)
Former:
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[edit]

Aerial view of the circuit

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 1988 until 2003, and a D1 Grand Prix event.

Current

* May: MFJ Superbikes All Japan Road Race Championship
* June: Asia Road Racing Championship, Super Formula Championship, Super Formula Lights
* July: Super Taikyu
* August: Ferrari Challenge Japan
* September: Super GT, F4 Japanese Championship
* November: TCR Japan Touring Car Series, Formula Regional Japanese Championship

Former

* All-Japan Sports Prototype Championship (1990–1992)
* 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)

## 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.

## Lap records[edit]

As of November 2023, the fastest official race lap records at the Sportsland Sugo are listed as:

Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Event

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International Car Circuit: 3.704 km (1987–present)
F3000 | 1:05.190[1] | Takuya Kurosawa | Lola T92/50 | 1992 Sugo Japanese F3000 round
Super Formula | 1:06.350[2] | Nick Cassidy | Dallara SF19 | 2020 Sugo Super Formula round
Formula Nippon | 1:08.740[3] | Hiroaki Ishiura | Swift FN09 | 2011 Sugo Formula Nippon round
Group C | 1:10.629[4] | Mauro Martini | Jaguar XJR-14 | 1991 SUGO Inter 500 Miles
Super Formula Lights | 1:12.571[5] | Ritomo Miyata | Dallara 320 | 2020 Super Formula Lights Sugo round
Super GT (GT500) | 1:12.580[6] | Tomoki Nojiri | Honda NSX-GT | 2023 Sugo Super GT round
LMP900 | 1:14.316[7] | Hideki Noda | Zytek 04S | 2006 Sugo JLMC round
Formula 3 | 1:14.457[8] | Sacha Fenestraz | Dallara F314 | 2019 Sugo Japanese F3 round
LMP1 | 1:14.827[9] | Shinji Nakano | Courage LC70 | 2007 Sugo JLMC round
Prototype | 1:17.060[10] | Takao Wada | Mad House F4 | 1989 Sugo Grand Champion
Formula Regional | 1:18.534[11] | Yuga Furutani | Dome F111/3 | 2020 Sugo FRJC round
Super GT (GT300) | 1:20.053[12] | Takeshi Tsuchiya | Toyota 86 MC | 2016 Sugo Super GT round
GT3 | 1:20.721[13] | Kei Cozzolino | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 2022 Fanatec Japan Cup Series of SUGO
GT1 | 1:23.862[14] | Ralf Schumacher | McLaren F1 GTR | 1996 SUGO GT Championship
Formula 4 | 1:23.913[15] | Yuki Tsunoda | Dome F110 | 2018 Sugo Japanese F4 round
Formula Toyota | 1:24.486[16] | Kazuya Oshima | Tom's FT30 | 2005 2nd Sugo Formula Toyota round
Porsche Carrera Cup | 1:24.746[17] | Tsubasa Kondo | Porsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup | 2021 Sugo Porsche Carrera Cup Japan round
Ferrari Challenge | 1:26.042[18] | Yudai Uchida | Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo | 2023 Sugo Ferrari Challenge Japan round
TCR Touring Car | 1:26.777[19] | Tobio Otani | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 2023 Sugo TCR Japan round
Group A | 1:28.162[20] | Anders Olofsson | Nissan Skyline GT-R BNR32 | 1992 Sugo JTCC round
GT4 | 1:29.419[21] | Shinya Hosokawa | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 2022 Fanatec Japan Cup Series of SUGO
International Motorcycle Circuit: 3.737 km (1987–present)
Superbike | 1:28.121[22] | Markus Reiterberger | BMW M1000RR | 2023 Sugo ARRC round
World SBK | 1:29.108[23] | Makoto Tamada | Honda VTR 1000 SP2 | 2002 Sugo World SBK round
Supersport | 1:30.490[24] | Khairul Idham Pawi | Honda CBR600RR | 2023 Sugo ARRC round
World SSP | 1:33.015[25] | Fabien Foret | Honda CBR600F | 2002 Sugo World SSP round
Asia Productions 250 | 1:38.682[26] | Aldi Satya Mahendra | Kawasaki Ninja 250R | 2023 Sugo ARRC round
Asia Underbone 150 | 1:45.620[27] | Ahmad Fazrul Sham | Yamaha Y15 ZR | 2023 Sugo ARRC round
Original Circuit: 2.600 km (1975–1986)
Group C | 0:47.110[28] | Kunimitsu Takahashi | Porsche 962 C | 1985 Super Sports Sugo

## Access[edit]

Starting grid at the 2012 Sugo Super GT race

* 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.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "1992 Sugo Japanese F3000". Retrieved 5 February 2023.
2. ^ "2020 Sugo Super Formula". Retrieved 5 June 2022.
3. ^ "2011 Sugo Formula Nippon". Retrieved 5 February 2023.
4. ^ "Sugo 500 Kilometres 1992". Retrieved 5 February 2023.
5. ^ "2020 Sugo Super Formula Lights - Round 6". Retrieved 5 June 2022.
6. ^ "2023 Round 6 Sugo GT500 Results". 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
7. ^ "Sugo 1000 Kilometres 2006". Retrieved 21 April 2022.
8. ^ "2019 Sugo Japanese F3". Retrieved 5 February 2023.
9. ^ "Sugo 1000 Kilometres 2007". Retrieved 9 November 2022.
10. ^ "Grand Champion Sugo 1989". Retrieved 5 February 2023.
11. ^ "FRJC Sugo Round 5 Results" (PDF). 23 August 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
12. ^ "2016 Round 4 Sugo GT300 Results". Retrieved 5 June 2022.
13. ^ "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.
14. ^ "Sugo GT 1996". Retrieved 5 February 2023.
15. ^ "Tsunoda closes in on Japanese F4 title at SUGO, Sato denied dominant win". 17 September 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
16. ^ "2005 Esso Formula Toyota Series Round 9 Final official result table". 2 October 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
17. ^ "2021 Sugo Champion Cup Race Series Round 4 - Porsche Carrera Cup Japan Final Result Round 8". 25 July 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
18. ^ "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.
19. ^ "2023 Sugo Champion Cup Race Series Rd. 5 - TCR Japan Series 2023 Round 5 Sunday Result" (PDF). 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
20. ^ "1992 Sugo Group A 300 Km Race". Retrieved 11 January 2023.
21. ^ "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.
22. ^ "2023 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship Round 3 Japan Asia Superbike 1000 - Race 2 Official Result" (PDF). 25 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
23. ^ "Superbike Sugo 19-20-21 April, 2002 Results Race 2" (PDF). World Superbike. Dorna. 21 April 2002. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
24. ^ "2023 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship Round 3 Japan Asia Supersports 600 - Race 2 Official Result" (PDF). 25 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
25. ^ "Supersport Sugo 19-20-21 April, 2002 Results Race" (PDF). World Superbike. Dorna. 21 April 2002. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
26. ^ "2023 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship Round 3 Japan Asia Productions 250 - Race 1 Official Result" (PDF). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
27. ^ "2023 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship Round 3 Japan Asia Underbone 150 - Race 1 Official Result" (PDF). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
28. ^ "Super Sports Sugo 1985". Retrieved 5 February 2023.

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