Sportsland Sugo

{{Infobox motorsport venue Miyagi Prefecture Japan 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) }}

Sportsland Sugo (スポーツランドSUGO) is a motorsports facility in the town of Murata, Shibata District, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

• name = Sportsland Sugo
• logo = Sugo logo.svg
• image = [[Image:Sportsland Sugo.png|class=skin-invert|250px]]
• image_caption = International Car Circuit (1987–present)
• location = Murata, Shibata District

• coordinates = {{coord|38|08|18.50|N|140|46|41.55|E|type:landmark|display=it}}
• opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1975|05}}
• fia_grade = 2
• owner = Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
• operator = Sugo Co., Ltd.
• events = Current:

• capacity = 50,000
• layout = International Car Circuit (1987–present)
• length_km = 3.704
• length_mi = 2.302
• turns = 12
• record_time = 1:06.350
• record_driver = {{Flagicon|NZL}}} Nick Cassidy
• record_car = Dallara SF19
• record_year = 2020
• record_class = Super Formula
• layout2 = International Motorcycle Circuit (1987–present)
• length2_km = 3.737
• length2_mi = 2.322
• turns2 = 15
• record_time2 = 1:28.121
• record_driver2 = 🇩🇪 Markus Reiterberger
• record_car2 = BMW M1000RR
• record_year2 = 2023
• record_class2 = SBK
• layout3 = Original Circuit (1975–1986)
• length3_km = 2.600
• length3_mi = 1.616
• turns3 = 6
• record_time3 = 0:47.110
• record_driver3 = 🇯🇵 Kunimitsu Takahashi
• record_car3 = Porsche 962 C
• record_year3 = 1985
• record_class3 = Group C

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 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.

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.

• Tohoku Expressway

Events

Annual racing events at the facility include:

The facility also used to host a Superbike World Championship round from until, and a D1 Grand Prix event.

• Super GT;
• Super Formula;
• MFJ Superbikes All Japan Road Race Championship; and
• Super Taikyu.

• Current

• April: MFJ Superbikes All Japan Road Race Championship
• May: Japan Cup Series
• July: Super Taikyu
• August: Super Formula Championship, Super Formula Lights, Porsche Carrera Cup Japan, Formula Regional Japanese Championship
• September: Super GT, F4 Japanese Championship

• Former

• All-Japan Sports Prototype Championship (1990–1992)
• Asia Road Racing Championship (2022–2023)
• Ferrari Challenge Japan (2023–2024)
• Fuji Grand Champion Series (1988–1989)
• GC-21 (2004)
• GT World Challenge Asia (2022)
• Japan Le Mans Challenge (2006–2007)
• Japanese Touring Car Championship (1985–1998)
• Long Distance Series (1991–1992)
• Motocross World Championship (2005–2007)
• Superbike World Championship (1988–2003)
• Supersport World Championship (1997, 2000–2003)
• TCR Japan Touring Car Series (2019–2023)

Lap records

As of September 2025, the fastest official race lap records at the Sportsland Sugo are listed as:

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