Suzuka International Racing Course
The Suzuka International Racing Course (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.
| Location | Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, Japan |
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| Time zone | UTC+09:00 |
| Coordinates | 34.8417°N 136.5389°E |
| Capacity | 155,000 |
| FIA Grade | 1 |
| Owner | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. |
| Operator | Honda Mobilityland |
| Opened | September 1962 |
| Architect | John Hugenholtz |
| 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) Former: Grand Prix motorcycle racing Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix (1987–1998, 2000–2003) WTCR Race of Japan (2011–2014, 2018–2019) Suzuka 10 Hours (1966–1973, 1980–2019) FIA GT (1997–1998) NASCAR Thunder Special Suzuka (1996–1997) World Sportscar Championship (1989–1992) |
| Website | www.suzukacircuit.jp |
| Grand Prix Circuit (2009–present) | |
| Length | 5.807 km (3.608 miles) |
| Turns | 18 |
| Race lap record | 1:30.983 ( Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes W10, 2019, F1) |
| Motorcycle Grand Prix Circuit (2004–present) | |
| Length | 5.821 km (3.618 miles) |
| Turns | 17 |
| Race lap record | 2:04.387 ( Takumi Takahashi, Honda CBR1000RR, 2019, SBK) |
| Grand Prix Circuit (2003–2008) | |
| Length | 5.821 km (3.608 miles) |
| Turns | 18 |
| Race lap record | 1:31.540 ( Kimi Räikkönen, McLaren MP4/20, 2005, F1) |
| East Circuit (1983–present) | |
| Length | 2.243 km (1.394 miles) |
| Turns | 7 |
| Race lap record | 0:48.245 ( Toshihiro Kaneishi, Dallara F399, 1999, F3) |
| West Circuit (2009–present) | |
| Length | 3.466 km (2.154 miles) |
| Turns | 9 |
| Motorcycle Grand Prix Circuit (2003) | |
| Length | 5.824 km (3.619 miles) |
| Turns | 17 |
| Race lap record | 2:04.970 ( Valentino Rossi, Honda RC211V, 2003, MotoGP) |
| Grand Prix Circuit (1987–2002) | |
| Length | 5.860 km (3.641 miles) |
| Turns | 18 |
| Race lap record | 1:36.125 ( Michael Schumacher, Ferrari F2002, 2002, F1) |
| West Shortcut Circuit (1987–2002) | |
| Length | 2.780 km (1.728 miles) |
| Turns | 9 |
| Race lap record | 0:58.396 ( Toranosuke Takagi, Reynard 2KL, 2000, Formula Nippon) |
| Grand Prix Circuit (1983–1986) | |
| Length | 5.945 km (3.694 miles) |
| Turns | 17 |
| Race lap record | 1:54.400 ( Stefan Johansson, March 842, 1984, F2) |
| Original Circuit (1962–1982) | |
| Length | 6.004 km (3.728 miles) |
| Turns | 17 |
| Race lap record | 1:52.990 ( Kazuyoshi Hoshino, March 802, 1980, F2) |
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