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Suzuka International Racing Course
Motorsport track in Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Suzuka International Racing Course[5] (鈴鹿国際レーシングコース, Suzuka Kokusai Rēsingu Kōsu), a.k.a “Suzuka Circuit” (鈴鹿サーキット, Suzuka Sākitto), is a 5.807 km (3.608 mi) long motorsport race track located in Ino, Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Japan and operated by Honda Mobilityland, a subsidiary of Honda Motor Co, Ltd. It has a capacity of 155,000.
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Location | Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, Japan |
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Time zone | UTC+09:00 |
Coordinates | 34.8417°N 136.5389°E / 34.8417; 136.5389 |
Capacity | 155,000 |
FIA Grade | 1 |
Owner | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. |
Operator | Honda Mobilityland |
Opened | September 1962; 61 years ago (1962-09) |
Architect | John Hugenholtz[1][2][3][4] |
Major events | Current: Formula One Japanese Grand Prix (1987–2006, 2009–2019, 2022–present) FIM EWC Suzuka 8 Hours (1978–2019, 2022–present) GT World Challenge Asia (2017–2019, 2022–present) Super GT (1993, 1995–present) Super Formula (1973–present) Future: Suzuka 1000 km (1966–1973, 1980–2019, 2025) Former: Grand Prix motorcycle racing Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix (1987–1998, 2000–2003) WTCR Race of Japan (2011–2014, 2018–2019) FIA GT (1997–1998) NASCAR Thunder Special Suzuka (1996–1997) World Sportscar Championship (1989–1992) |
Website | www.suzukacircuit.jp |
Grand Prix Circuit (2003–present) | |
Length | 5.807 km (3.608 miles) |
Turns | 18 |
Race lap record | 1:30.983 (![]() |
Motorcycle Grand Prix Circuit (2004–present) | |
Length | 5.821 km (3.618 miles) |
Turns | 17 |
Race lap record | 2:04.387 (![]() |
East Circuit (1987–present) | |
Length | 2.243 km (1.394 miles) |
Turns | 7 |
Race lap record | 0:48.245 (![]() |
West Circuit (1987–present) | |
Length | 3.466 km (2.154 miles) |
Turns | 9 |
Race lap record | 0:58.396 (![]() |
Motorcycle Grand Prix Circuit (2003) | |
Length | 5.824 km (3.619 miles) |
Turns | 17 |
Race lap record | 2:04.970 (![]() |
Grand Prix Circuit (2002) | |
Length | 5.821 km (3.617 miles) |
Turns | 18 |
Race lap record | 1:36.125 (![]() |
Grand Prix Circuit (1987–2001) | |
Length | 5.860 km (3.641 miles) |
Turns | 18 |
Race lap record | 1:36.944 (![]() |
Grand Prix Circuit (1983–1986) | |
Length | 5.945 km (3.694 miles) |
Turns | 17 |
Race lap record | 1:54.400 (![]() |
Original Circuit (1962–1982) | |
Length | 6.004 km (3.728 miles) |
Turns | 17 |
Race lap record | 1:52.990 (![]() |
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