Sportsland Sugo

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.

Aerial view of the circuit

Sportsland Sugo

International Car Circuit (1987–present)
Location	Murata, Shibata District Miyagi Prefecture Japan
Time zone	UTC+09:00
Coordinates	38°08′18.50″N 140°46′41.55″E
Capacity	50,000
FIA Grade	2[a]
Owner	Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
Operator	Sugo Co., Ltd.
Opened	May 1975; 49 years ago (1975-05)
Major 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)
Website	https://sportsland-sugo.co.jp/en/
International Car Circuit (1987–present)
Length	3.704 km (2.302 miles)
Turns	12
Race lap record	1:06.350 (} Nick Cassidy, Dallara SF19, 2020, Super Formula)
International Motorcycle 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)

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.

Access

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.

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 1988 until 2003, and a D1 Grand Prix event.

Current

• May: MFJ Superbikes All Japan Road Race Championship
• June: 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)
• 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

As of November 2024, 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)[1]
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
F3000	1:11.519[5]	Takuya Kurosawa	Lola T92/50	1992 Sugo Japanese F3000 round
Super Formula Lights	1:12.571[6]	Ritomo Miyata	Dallara 320	2020 Super Formula Lights Sugo round
Super GT (GT500)	1:12.580[7]	Tomoki Nojiri	Honda NSX-GT	2023 Sugo GT 300km Race
LMP900	1:14.316[8]	Hideki Noda	Zytek 04S	2006 Sugo JLMC round
Formula Three	1:14.457[9]	Sacha Fenestraz	Dallara F314	2019 Sugo Japanese F3 round
LMP1	1:14.827[10]	Shinji Nakano	Courage LC70	2007 Sugo JLMC round
Prototype	1:17.060[11]	Takao Wada	Mad House F4	1989 Sugo Grand Champion
Formula Regional	1:18.534[12]	Yuga Furutani	Dome F111/3	2020 Sugo FRJC round
Super GT (GT300)	1:20.053[13]	Takeshi Tsuchiya	Toyota 86 MC	2016 Sugo GT 300km Race
GT3	1:20.721[14]	Kei Cozzolino	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	2022 Fanatec Japan Cup Series of SUGO
Porsche Carrera Cup	1:22.200[15]	Reimei Ito	Porsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup	2024 Sugo Porsche Carrera Cup Japan round
GT1	1:23.862[16]	Ralf Schumacher	McLaren F1 GTR	1996 SUGO GT Championship
Formula 4	1:23.913[17]	Yuki Tsunoda	Dome F110	2018 Sugo Japanese F4 round
Ferrari Challenge	1:24.029[18]	Yudai Uchida	Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo	2024 Sugo Ferrari Challenge Japan round
Formula Toyota	1:24.486[19]	Kazuya Oshima	Tom's FT30	2005 2nd Sugo Formula Toyota round
TCR Touring Car	1:26.777[20]	Tobio Otani	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	2023 Sugo TCR Japan round
GT4	1:27.848[21]	Seita Nonaka	Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo	2024 Sugo Japan Cup Series round
Group A	1:28.162[22]	Anders Olofsson	Nissan Skyline GT-R BNR32	1992 Sugo JTCC round
International Motorcycle Circuit: 3.737 km (1987–present)[1]
Superbike	1:28.121[23]	Markus Reiterberger	BMW M1000RR	2023 Sugo ARRC round
World SBK	1:29.108[24]	Makoto Tamada	Honda VTR 1000 SP2	2002 Sugo World SBK round
Supersport	1:30.490[25]	Khairul Idham Pawi	Honda CBR600RR	2023 Sugo ARRC round
World SSP	1:33.015[26]	Fabien Foret	Honda CBR600F	2002 Sugo World SSP round
Asia Productions 250	1:38.682[27]	Aldi Satya Mahendra	Kawasaki Ninja 250R	2023 Sugo ARRC round
Asia Underbone 150	1:45.620[28]	Ahmad Fazrul Sham	Yamaha Y15 ZR	2023 Sugo ARRC round
Original Circuit: 2.600 km (1975–1986)[1]
Group C	0:47.110[29]	Kunimitsu Takahashi	Porsche 962 C	1985 Super Sports Sugo

Notes

1. Sportsland Sugo's Grade 2 license expired 31 December 2023.

References

1. "Sugo - Racing Circuits". RacingCircuits.info. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
2. "2020 Sugo Super Formula". Motor Sport Magazine. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
3. "2011 Sugo Formula Nippon". Motor Sport Magazine. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
4. "Sugo 500 Kilometres 1992". 3 November 1991. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
5. "1992 Sugo Japanese F3000". JAF. 2 August 1992. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
6. "2020 Sugo Super Formula Lights - Round 6". Motor Sport Magazine. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
7. "2023 Round 6 Sugo GT500 Results". 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
8. "Sugo 1000 Kilometres 2006". Retrieved 21 April 2022.
9. "2019 Sugo Japanese F3". Motor Sport Magazine. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
10. "Sugo 1000 Kilometres 2007". 13 May 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
11. "Grand Champion Sugo 1989". 23 April 1989. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
12. "FRJC Sugo Round 5 Results" (PDF). 23 August 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
13. "2016 Round 4 Sugo GT300 Results". 24 July 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
14. "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.
15. "Porsche Carrera Cup Japan 2024 - Round 11 Result" (PDF). 10 November 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
16. "Sugo GT 1996". 6 October 1996. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
17. "Tsunoda closes in on Japanese F4 title at SUGO, Sato denied dominant win". 17 September 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
18. "2024 Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli Japan Round 3 - Race 2 - Classification - Final" (PDF). 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
19. "2005 Esso Formula Toyota Series - Round 9 - Final Official Result Table". 2 October 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
20. "2023 Sugo Champion Cup Race Series Rd. 5 - TCR Japan Series 2023 Round 5 Sunday Result" (PDF). 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
21. "2024 Japan Cup - Race 2 - Round 2 - Classification - Final" (PDF). 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
22. "1992 Sugo Group A 300 Km Race". 17 May 1992. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
23. "2023 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship Round 3 - Japan - Asia Superbike 1000 - Race 2 Official Result" (PDF). 25 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
24. "Superbike - Sugo - 19-20-21 April, 2002 - Results Race 2" (PDF). World Superbike. Dorna. 21 April 2002. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
25. "2023 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship - Round 3 - Japan - Asia Supersports 600 - Race 2 Official Result" (PDF). 25 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
26. "Supersport - Sugo - 19-20-21 April, 2002 - Results Race" (PDF). World Superbike. Dorna. 21 April 2002. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
27. "2023 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship - Round 3 - Japan - Asia Productions 250 - Race 1 Official Result" (PDF). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
28. "2023 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship - Round 3 - Japan - Asia Underbone 150 - Race 1 Official Result" (PDF). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
29. "Super Sports Sugo 1985". 15 September 1985. Retrieved 5 February 2023.

External links

• Official website