Sportsland Sugo

Sportsland Sugo
	File:Sugo logo.svg ;
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°ECoordinates: 38°08′18.50″N 140°46′41.55″E / 38.1384722°N 140.7782083°E
Capacity	50,000
FIA Grade	2
Owner	Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.
Operator	Sugo Co., Ltd.
Opened	May 1975
Major events	Current:; GT World Challenge Asia (2022); Super GT; (1994–2019, 2021–present); Super Formula (1987–present); FRJC (2020–present); Asia Road Racing Championship (2022); Former:; World SBK (1988–2003); Motocross World Championship (2005); 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	1:06.350 ( Nick Cassidy, Dallara SF19, 2020, Super Formula)
International Motocycle Circuit (1987–present)
Length	3.737 km (2.322 miles)
Turns	15
Race lap record	1:28.925 ( Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin, Yamaha YZF-R1M, 2022, ASB 1000)
Original Circuit (1975–1986)
Length	2.600 km (1.616 miles)
Turns	6

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.

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

June: Super Formula Championship, Super Formula Lights, MFJ Superbikes All Japan Road Race Championship
July: Super Taikyu, Formula Regional Japanese Championship, TCR Japan Touring Car Series
August: GT World Challenge Asia, Asia Road Racing Championship
September: Super GT, F4 Japanese Championship

Former

All-Japan Sports Prototype Championship (1990–1992)
Fuji Grand Champion Series (1988–1989)
Japan Le Mans Challenge (2006–2007)
Motocross World Championship (2005)
Superbike World Championship (1988–2003)

Course

The total length is 3.704 km (2.302 mi) with the longest straight of 704.5 m (770.5 yd). Width is 10–12.5 m (10.9–13.7 yd) and has a total elevation change of 69.83 m (229.1 ft) per lap.

Lap records

The official race lap records at the Sportsland Sugo are listed as:

Category	Time	Driver	Vehicle	Event
International Car Circuit: 3.704 km (1987–present)
Super Formula	1:06.350^[1]	Nick Cassidy	Dallara SF19	2020 Sugo Super Formula round
Super Formula Lights	1:12.571^[2]	Ritomo Miyata	Dallara 320	2020 Super Formula Lights Sugo round
Super GT (GT500)	1:12.818^[3]	Takashi Kogure	Honda NSX-GT	2016 Sugo Super GT round
Group C	1:13.391^[4]	Mauro Martini	Nissan R91CK	1992 Sugo 500km
LMP1	1:14.316^[5]	Hideki Noda	Zytek 04S	2006 Sugo Japan Le Mans Challenge round
FRJC	1:18.534^[6]	Yuga Furutani	Dome F111/3	2020 Sugo FRJC round
Super GT (GT300)	1:20.053^[7]	Takeshi Tsuchiya	Toyota 86 MC	2016 Sugo Super GT round
GT3	1:20.721^[8]	Kei Cozzolino	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	2022 Fanatec Japan Cup Series of SUGO
Formula 4	1:23.913^[9]	Yuki Tsunoda	Dome F110	2018 Sugo Japanese F4 round
TCR Touring Car	1:28.173^[10]	'Hirobon'	CUPRA Leon Competición TCR	2022 Sugo TCR Japan round
GT4	1:29.419^[11]	Shinya Hosokawa	Mercedes-AMG GT4	2022 Fanatec Japan Cup Series of SUGO
International Motorcycle Circuit: 3.737 km (1987–present)
Asia Superbike 1000	1:28.925^[12]	Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin	Yamaha YZF-R1M	2022 Sugo ARRC round
World SBK	1:29.108^[13]	Makoto Tamada	Honda VTR 1000 SP2	2002 Sugo World SBK round
Asia Supersports 600	1:30.674^[14]	Andi Farid Izdihar	Honda CBR600RR	2022 Sugo ARRC round
World SSP	1:33.015^[15]	Fabien Foret	Honda CBR600F	2002 Sugo World SSP round
Asia Productions 250	1:41.212^[16]	Aldi Satya Mahendra	Yamaha YZF-R25	2022 Sugo ARRC round
Asia Underbone 150	1:46.415^[17]	Mohammad Syafiq Rossi	Yamaha Y15 ZR	2022 Sugo ARRC round

Access

Tohoku Expressway

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

^ "2020 Sugo Super Formula". Retrieved 5 June 2022.
^ "2020 Sugo Super Formula Lights - Round 6". Retrieved 5 June 2022.
^ "2016 Round 4 Sugo GT500 Results". Retrieved 5 June 2022.
^ "Sugo 500 Kilometres 1992". Retrieved 24 April 2022.
^ "Sugo 1000 Kilometres 2006". Retrieved 21 April 2022.
^ "FRJC Sugo Round 5 Results" (PDF). Retrieved 18 May 2021.
^ "2016 Round 4 Sugo GT300 Results". Retrieved 5 June 2022.
^ "2022 Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS Fanatec Japan Cup Series of SUGO Race 1 - Classification - Final" (PDF). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
^ "Tsunoda closes in on Japanese F4 title at SUGO, Sato denied dominant win". Retrieved 27 July 2022.
^ "TCR JP 2022 » Sugo International Racing Course Round 6 Results". Retrieved 24 July 2022.
^ "2022 Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS Fanatec Japan Cup Series of SUGO Race 2 - Classification - Provisional" (PDF). Retrieved 21 August 2022.
^ "2022 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship Round 3 Japan Asia Superbike 1000 - Race 2 Official Result" (PDF). Retrieved 23 October 2022.
^ "Superbike Sugo 19-20-21 April, 2002 Results Race 2" (PDF). Retrieved 5 June 2022.
^ "2022 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship Round 3 Japan Asia Supersports 600 - Race 2 Official Result" (PDF). Retrieved 23 October 2022.
^ "Supersport Sugo 19-20-21 April, 2002 Results Race" (PDF). Retrieved 5 June 2022.
^ "2022 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship Round 3 Japan Asia Productions 250 - Race 2 Official Result" (PDF). Retrieved 23 October 2022.
^ "2022 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship Round 3 Japan Asia Underbone 150 - Race 1 Official Result" (PDF). Retrieved 23 October 2022.

External links

Sportsland SUGO Official Website Japanese

[1] "2020 Sugo Super Formula". Retrieved 5 June 2022.

[2] "2020 Sugo Super Formula Lights - Round 6". Retrieved 5 June 2022.

[3] "2016 Round 4 Sugo GT500 Results". Retrieved 5 June 2022.

[4] "Sugo 500 Kilometres 1992". Retrieved 24 April 2022.

[2006_1000km_sugo-5] "Sugo 1000 Kilometres 2006". Retrieved 21 April 2022.

[6] "FRJC Sugo Round 5 Results" (PDF). Retrieved 18 May 2021.

[7] "2016 Round 4 Sugo GT300 Results". Retrieved 5 June 2022.

[2022_gtwcasia_sugo_r1-8] "2022 Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS Fanatec Japan Cup Series of SUGO Race 1 - Classification - Final" (PDF). Retrieved 20 August 2022.

[9] "Tsunoda closes in on Japanese F4 title at SUGO, Sato denied dominant win". Retrieved 27 July 2022.

[10] "TCR JP 2022 » Sugo International Racing Course Round 6 Results". Retrieved 24 July 2022.

[2022_gtwcasia_sugo_r2-11] "2022 Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS Fanatec Japan Cup Series of SUGO Race 2 - Classification - Provisional" (PDF). Retrieved 21 August 2022.

[12] "2022 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship Round 3 Japan Asia Superbike 1000 - Race 2 Official Result" (PDF). Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[13] "Superbike Sugo 19-20-21 April, 2002 Results Race 2" (PDF). Retrieved 5 June 2022.

[14] "2022 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship Round 3 Japan Asia Supersports 600 - Race 2 Official Result" (PDF). Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[15] "Supersport Sugo 19-20-21 April, 2002 Results Race" (PDF). Retrieved 5 June 2022.

[16] "2022 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship Round 3 Japan Asia Productions 250 - Race 2 Official Result" (PDF). Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[17] "2022 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship Round 3 Japan Asia Underbone 150 - Race 1 Official Result" (PDF). Retrieved 23 October 2022.

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