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.
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| Location | Murata, Shibata District Miyagi Prefecture Japan |
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| Capacity | 50,000 |
| Owner | Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. |
| Operator | Sugo Co., Ltd. |
| Opened | 1975 |
| Major events | Super GT MFJ Superbikes Super Formula Super Taikyu F4 Japanese Championship |
| International Car Circuit (1987-present) | |
| Length | 3.704 km (2.302 mi) |
| Race lap record | 1:06.350 ( Nick Cassidy, Dallara SF19 Toyota, TOM'S, 2020, Super Formula) |
| International Motocycle Circuit (1987-present) | |
| Length | 3.737 km (2.322 mi) |
| Race lap record | 1:29.108 ( Makoto Tamada, Honda VTR 1000 SP2, Cabin Honda, 2002, World SBK) |
Events
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Annual racing events at the facility include
- Super GT
- Super Formula
- MFJ Superbikes All Japan Road Race Championship
- Motocross World Championship
- Super Taikyu
The facility also used to host a Superbike World Championship round from 1988 until 2003, and a D1 Grand Prix event.
Course
The total length is 3.704 km with the longest straight of 704.5 m. Width is 10–12.5 m and has a total elevation change of 69.83 m per lap.
Lap records
The 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 | Nick Cassidy | Dallara SF19 | 2020 Sugo Super Formula round |
| Super Formula Lights | 1:12.571 | Ritomo Miyata | Dallara 320-Toyota TOM'S | 2020 Super Formula Lights Sugo round |
| Super GT GT500 | 1:12.818 | Takashi Kogure | Honda NSX-GT | 2016 Sugo Super GT-GT500 round |
| FRJC | 1:18.534[1] | Yuga Furutani | Dome F111/3 | 2020 Sugo FRJC round |
| Super GT GT300 | 1:20.053 | Takeshi Tsuchiya | Toyota 86 MC | 2016 Sugo Super GT-GT300 round |
| TCR Touring Car | 1:29.105[2] | Takuro Shinohara | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 2019 Sugo TCR Japan round |
| International Motorcycle Circuit: 3.737 km (1987-present) | ||||
| World SBK | 1:29.108 | Makoto Tamada | Honda VTR 1000 SP2 | 2002 Sugo World SBK round |
| World SSP | 1:33.015 | Fabien Foret | Honda CBR600F | 2002 Sugo World SSP round |
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.
References
- "FRJC Sugo Round 5 Results" (PDF). Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- "2019 Sugo Round 1 Results" (PDF). Retrieved 7 August 2021.
External links
- Sportsland SUGO Official Website Japanese