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 / 38.1384722°N 140.7782083°E |
Capacity | 50,000 |
FIA Grade | 2 [a] |
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) 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 ( Takuya Kurosawa, Lola T92/50, 1992, F3000) |
International Motocycle 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) |
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.
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 (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.
As of November 2023, the fastest official race lap records at the Sportsland Sugo are listed as:
About 10 minutes from Murata IC It takes about 20 minutes from Sendai Minami IC via Miyagi Prefectural Road No. 31 Sendai Murata Line.