Motorsport track in Japan
Sportsland Sugo
International Car Circuit (1987–present)
Location Murata, Shibata District Miyagi Prefecture Japan Time zone UTC+09:00 Coordinates 38°08′18.50″N 140°46′41.55″E / 38.1384722°N 140.7782083°E / 38.1384722; 140.7782083 Capacity 50,000 FIA Grade 2[ a] Owner Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. Operator Sugo Co., Ltd. Opened May 1975; 50 years ago (1975-05 ) Major events Current: Super GT (1994–2019, 2021–present)Super Formula (1987–present)Japan Cup Series (2022, 2024–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)Website https://sportsland-sugo.co.jp/en/ Length 3.704 km (2.302 miles) Turns 12 Race lap record 1:06.350 ( } Nick Cassidy , Dallara SF19 , 2020 , Super Formula ) Length 3.737 km (2.322 miles) Turns 15 Race lap record 1:28.121 ( Markus Reiterberger , BMW M1000RR , 2023 , SBK ) 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 .
Aerial view of the circuit
Course
The track was 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 . 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.
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.
Events
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
Lap records
As of June 2025, the fastest official race lap records at the Sportsland Sugo are listed as:
Notes
^ Sportsland Sugo's Grade 2 license expired 31 December 2023.
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