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.
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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 |
Capacity | 50,000 |
FIA Grade | 2 |
Owner | Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. |
Operator | Sugo Co., Ltd. |
Opened | May 1975 |
Major events | Current: GT World Challenge Asia (2022) Super GT (1994–2019, 2021–present) Super Formula (1987–present) FRJC (2020–present) Asia Road Racing Championship (2022) Former: World SBK (1988–2003) Motocross World Championship (2005) 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 | 1:06.350 (![]() |
International Motocycle Circuit (1987–present) | |
Length | 3.737 km (2.322 miles) |
Turns | 15 |
Race lap record | 1:28.925 (![]() |
Original Circuit (1975–1986) | |
Length | 2.600 km (1.616 miles) |
Turns | 6 |
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.
The total length is 3.704 km (2.302 mi) with the longest straight of 704.5 m (770.5 yd). Width is 10–12.5 m (10.9–13.7 yd) and has a total elevation change of 69.83 m (229.1 ft) per lap.
The 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) | ||||
Super Formula | 1:06.350[1] | Nick Cassidy | Dallara SF19 | 2020 Sugo Super Formula round |
Super Formula Lights | 1:12.571[2] | Ritomo Miyata | Dallara 320 | 2020 Super Formula Lights Sugo round |
Super GT (GT500) | 1:12.818[3] | Takashi Kogure | Honda NSX-GT | 2016 Sugo Super GT round |
Group C | 1:13.391[4] | Mauro Martini | Nissan R91CK | 1992 Sugo 500km |
LMP900 | 1:14.316[5] | Hideki Noda | Zytek 04S | 2006 Sugo JLMC round |
LMP1 | 1:14.827[6] | Shinji Nakano | Courage LC70 | 2007 Sugo JLMC round |
FRJC | 1:18.534[7] | Yuga Furutani | Dome F111/3 | 2020 Sugo FRJC round |
Super GT (GT300) | 1:20.053[8] | Takeshi Tsuchiya | Toyota 86 MC | 2016 Sugo Super GT round |
GT3 | 1:20.721[9] | Kei Cozzolino | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | 2022 Fanatec Japan Cup Series of SUGO |
Formula 4 | 1:23.913[10] | Yuki Tsunoda | Dome F110 | 2018 Sugo Japanese F4 round |
TCR Touring Car | 1:28.173[11] | 'Hirobon' | CUPRA Leon Competición TCR | 2022 Sugo TCR Japan round |
GT4 | 1:29.419[12] | Shinya Hosokawa | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 2022 Fanatec Japan Cup Series of SUGO |
International Motorcycle Circuit: 3.737 km (1987–present) | ||||
Asia Superbike 1000 | 1:28.925[13] | Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin | Yamaha YZF-R1M | 2022 Sugo ARRC round |
World SBK | 1:29.108[14] | Makoto Tamada | Honda VTR 1000 SP2 | 2002 Sugo World SBK round |
Asia Supersports 600 | 1:30.674[15] | Andi Farid Izdihar | Honda CBR600RR | 2022 Sugo ARRC round |
World SSP | 1:33.015[16] | Fabien Foret | Honda CBR600F | 2002 Sugo World SSP round |
Asia Productions 250 | 1:41.212[17] | Aldi Satya Mahendra | Yamaha YZF-R25 | 2022 Sugo ARRC round |
Asia Underbone 150 | 1:46.415[18] | Mohammad Syafiq Rossi | Yamaha Y15 ZR | 2022 Sugo ARRC round |
About 10 minutes from Murata IC It takes about 20 minutes from Sendai Minami IC via Miyagi Prefectural Road No. 31 Sendai Murata Line.
GT World Challenge Asia circuits (2017–2019, 2022) | |
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Future/Returning (2023) | |
Former |
Circuits of the JGTC and Super GT Grand Touring Series (1993–present) | |
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Current (2022) | |
Former |
Super Formula Championship circuits (1973–present) | |
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Current (2022) | |
Former |
Superbike World Championship circuits (1988–present) | |
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Current (2022) | |
Former |
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Japanese Touring Car Championship circuits (1985–1998) | |
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D1 Grand Prix circuits | |
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Current Courses (2022) | |
D1SL Courses |
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Past Courses |
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