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.

Sportsland Sugo

LocationMurata, Shibata District
Miyagi Prefecture Japan
Time zoneUTC+09:00
Coordinates38°08′18.50″N 140°46′41.55″E
Capacity50,000
FIA Grade2[lower-alpha 1]
OwnerYamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
OperatorSugo Co., Ltd.
OpenedMay 1975 (1975-05)
Major eventsCurrent:
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)
Length3.704 km (2.302 miles)
Turns12
Race lap record1:05.190 (Japan Takuya Kurosawa, Lola T92/50, 1992, F3000)
International Motocycle Circuit (1987–present)
Length3.737 km (2.322 miles)
Turns15
Race lap record1:28.121 (Germany Markus Reiterberger, BMW M1000RR, 2023, SBK)
Original Circuit (1975–1986)
Length2.600 km (1.616 miles)
Turns6
Race lap record0:47.110 (Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi, Porsche 962 C, 1985, Group C)

Events
Aerial view of the circuit

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.

Current
Former

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:

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent
International Car Circuit: 3.704 km (1987–present)
F30001:05.190[1]Takuya KurosawaLola T92/501992 Sugo Japanese F3000 round
Super Formula1:06.350[2]Nick CassidyDallara SF192020 Sugo Super Formula round
Formula Nippon1:08.740[3]Hiroaki IshiuraSwift FN092011 Sugo Formula Nippon round
Group C1:10.629[4]Mauro MartiniJaguar XJR-141991 SUGO Inter 500 Miles
Super Formula Lights1:12.571[5]Ritomo MiyataDallara 3202020 Super Formula Lights Sugo round
Super GT (GT500)1:12.580[6]Tomoki NojiriHonda NSX-GT2023 Sugo GT 300km Race
LMP9001:14.316[7]Hideki NodaZytek 04S2006 Sugo JLMC round
Formula 31:14.457[8]Sacha FenestrazDallara F3142019 Sugo Japanese F3 round
LMP11:14.827[9]Shinji NakanoCourage LC702007 Sugo JLMC round
Prototype1:17.060[10]Takao WadaMad House F41989 Sugo Grand Champion
Formula Regional1:18.534[11]Yuga FurutaniDome F111/32020 Sugo FRJC round
Super GT (GT300)1:20.053[12]Takeshi TsuchiyaToyota 86 MC2016 Sugo GT 300km Race
GT31:20.721[13]Kei CozzolinoFerrari 488 GT3 Evo 20202022 Fanatec Japan Cup Series of SUGO
GT11:23.862[14]Ralf SchumacherMcLaren F1 GTR1996 SUGO GT Championship
Formula 41:23.913[15]Yuki TsunodaDome F1102018 Sugo Japanese F4 round
Formula Toyota1:24.486[16]Kazuya OshimaTom's FT302005 2nd Sugo Formula Toyota round
Porsche Carrera Cup1:24.746[17]Tsubasa KondoPorsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup2021 Sugo Porsche Carrera Cup Japan round
Ferrari Challenge1:26.042[18]Yudai UchidaFerrari 488 Challenge Evo2023 Sugo Ferrari Challenge Japan round
TCR Touring Car1:26.777[19]Tobio OtaniAudi RS 3 LMS TCR2023 Sugo TCR Japan round
Group A1:28.162[20]Anders OlofssonNissan Skyline GT-R BNR321992 Sugo JTCC round
GT41:29.419[21]Shinya HosokawaMercedes-AMG GT42022 Fanatec Japan Cup Series of SUGO
International Motorcycle Circuit: 3.737 km (1987–present)
Superbike1:28.121[22]Markus ReiterbergerBMW M1000RR2023 Sugo ARRC round
World SBK1:29.108[23]Makoto TamadaHonda VTR 1000 SP22002 Sugo World SBK round
Supersport1:30.490[24]Khairul Idham PawiHonda CBR600RR2023 Sugo ARRC round
World SSP1:33.015[25]Fabien ForetHonda CBR600F2002 Sugo World SSP round
Asia Productions 2501:38.682[26]Aldi Satya MahendraKawasaki Ninja 250R2023 Sugo ARRC round
Asia Underbone 1501:45.620[27]Ahmad Fazrul ShamYamaha Y15 ZR2023 Sugo ARRC round
Original Circuit: 2.600 km (1975–1986)
Group C0:47.110[28]Kunimitsu TakahashiPorsche 962 C1985 Super Sports Sugo

Access
Starting grid at the 2012 Sugo Super GT race

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

References
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  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. "2020 Sugo Super Formula Lights - Round 6". Motor Sport Magazine. 17 October 2020. 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". Motor Sport Magazine. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  9. "Sugo 1000 Kilometres 2007". 13 May 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  10. "Grand Champion Sugo 1989". 23 April 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". 24 July 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
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  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". 17 May 1992. 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". 15 September 1985. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
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