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.
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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[lower-alpha 1] |
Owner | Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. |
Operator | Sugo Co., Ltd. |
Opened | May 1975 |
Major events | Current: Super GT (1994–2019, 2021–present) Super Formula (1987–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) |
International Car Circuit (1987–present) | |
Length | 3.704 km (2.302 miles) |
Turns | 12 |
Race lap record | 1:05.190 (![]() |
International Motocycle Circuit (1987–present) | |
Length | 3.737 km (2.322 miles) |
Turns | 15 |
Race lap record | 1:28.121 (![]() |
Original Circuit (1975–1986) | |
Length | 2.600 km (1.616 miles) |
Turns | 6 |
Race lap record | 0:47.110 (![]() |
Events
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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
- April: Super Taikyu
- May: MFJ Superbikes All Japan Road Race Championship, TCR Japan Touring Car Series, Formula Regional Japanese Championship
- June: Super Formula Championship, Super Formula Lights, Ferrari Challenge Japan, Fanatec Japan Cup
- September: Super GT, F4 Japanese Championship
- Former
- All-Japan Sports Prototype Championship (1990–1992)
- Asia Road Racing Championship (2022–2023)
- 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)
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.
Lap records
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 GT 300km Race |
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 GT 300km Race |
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

About 10 minutes from Murata IC It takes about 20 minutes from Sendai Minami IC via Miyagi Prefectural Road No. 31 Sendai Murata Line.
Notes
- Sportsland Sugo's Grade 2 license expired 31 December 2023.
References
- "1992 Sugo Japanese F3000". Motor Sport Magazine. 2 August 1992. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- "2020 Sugo Super Formula". Motor Sport Magazine. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- "2011 Sugo Formula Nippon". Motor Sport Magazine. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- "Sugo 500 Kilometres 1992". 3 November 1991. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- "2020 Sugo Super Formula Lights - Round 6". Motor Sport Magazine. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- "2023 Round 6 Sugo GT500 Results". 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- "Sugo 1000 Kilometres 2006". Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- "2019 Sugo Japanese F3". Motor Sport Magazine. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- "Sugo 1000 Kilometres 2007". 13 May 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- "Grand Champion Sugo 1989". 23 April 1989. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- "FRJC Sugo Round 5 Results" (PDF). 23 August 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- "2016 Round 4 Sugo GT300 Results". 24 July 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- "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.
- "Sugo GT 1996". 6 October 1996. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- "Tsunoda closes in on Japanese F4 title at SUGO, Sato denied dominant win". 17 September 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- "2005 Esso Formula Toyota Series Round 9 Final official result table". 2 October 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- "2021 Sugo Champion Cup Race Series Round 4 - Porsche Carrera Cup Japan Final Result Round 8". 25 July 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- "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.
- "2023 Sugo Champion Cup Race Series Rd. 5 - TCR Japan Series 2023 Round 5 Sunday Result" (PDF). 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- "1992 Sugo Group A 300 Km Race". 17 May 1992. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- "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.
- "2023 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship Round 3 Japan Asia Superbike 1000 - Race 2 Official Result" (PDF). 25 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- "Superbike Sugo 19-20-21 April, 2002 Results Race 2" (PDF). World Superbike. Dorna. 21 April 2002. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- "2023 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship Round 3 Japan Asia Supersports 600 - Race 2 Official Result" (PDF). 25 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- "Supersport Sugo 19-20-21 April, 2002 Results Race" (PDF). World Superbike. Dorna. 21 April 2002. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- "2023 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship Round 3 Japan Asia Productions 250 - Race 1 Official Result" (PDF). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- "2023 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship Round 3 Japan Asia Underbone 150 - Race 1 Official Result" (PDF). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- "Super Sports Sugo 1985". 15 September 1985. Retrieved 5 February 2023.