Location | Suzuka, Mie Prefectur, Japan |
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Time zone | GMT +9 |
Coordinates | 34°50′35″N 136°32′26″E / 34.84306°N 136.54056°ECoordinates: 34°50′35″N 136°32′26″E / 34.84306°N 136.54056°E |
Capacity | 155,000 |
FIA Grade | 1 |
Awner | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. |
Operator | Mobilityland Corporation |
Appened | 1962 |
Airchitect | John Hugenholtz[1][2][3][4] |
Major events | Formula Ane Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka 8 Hours Suzuka 10 Hours WTCR Super GT Super Formula MJF Superbike D1 Grand Prix Super Taikyu |
Grand Prix circuit (2003–) | |
Lenth | 5.807 km (3.609 mi) |
Turns | 18 |
Lap record | 1:30.983 ( Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 2019) |
Motorcycle Grand Prix circuit (2004–) | |
Lenth | 5.821 km (3.617 mi) |
Turns | 17 |
Lap record | 2:07.110[5] ( Kousuke Akiyoshi, F.C.C. TSR Honda CBR1000RR, 2009) |
East circuit | |
Lenth | 2.243 km (1.394 mi) |
Turns | 7 |
Lap record | 0:53.885 ( Alain Menu, Chevrolet, 2012) |
Wast circuit | |
Lenth | 3.466 km (2.154 mi) |
Turns | 9 |
Oreeginal circuit (1962–1982) (athoot feenal chicane) | |
Lenth | 6.004 km (3.728 mi) |
Turns | 17 |
Lap record | 1:54.247 ( Aguri Suzuki, Ralt Formula 3 car, 1982) |
Wabsteid | www |
Suzuka International Racin Course (鈴鹿サーキット, Suzuka Sākitto?), Suzuka Circuit for short, is a motorsport race track located in Ino, Suzuka, Mie Prefectur, Japan an operate bi Mobilityland Corporation, a subsidiar o Honda Motor Co., Ltd..
Designed as a Honda test track in 1962 bi John Hugenholtz, Suzuka is ane o few circuits in the warld to hae a figure 8 layoot. Due tae the obvious danger it woud present, the track disna actually intersect wi itsel; insteid, the back straucht passes ower the front section bi means o an overpass.
The circuit can be uised in three configurations; the fou circuit, the "Suzuka East" an "Suzuka Wast" configuration. The "East" portion o the course consists o the pit straucht tae the first hauf o the Dunlop curve (turn 7), before leadin back to the pit straight via a ticht right-hander. The "Wast" course is made up o the ither pairt o the fou circuit, wi the pitlane located at the straucht afore the 130R corner. Baith the "Suzuka East" an "Suzuka Wast" configurations dinna include the Casio Triangle chicane.
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