is a motorsports facility in the town of Murata, Shibata District, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
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 with the longest straight of . Width is and has a total elevation change of per lap.
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.
Events
Annual racing events at the facility include: Super GT; Super Formula; MFJ Superbikes All Japan Road Race Championship; and Super Taikyu.
The facility also used to host a Superbike World Championship round from until , and a D1 Grand Prix event.
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) Formula Challenge Japan (2007–2009) 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 April 2026, the fastest official race lap records at the Sportsland Sugo are listed as:
Category Time Driver Vehicle Event International Car Circuit (1987–present): Super Formula 1:06.350 Nick Cassidy Dallara SF19 2020 Sugo Super Formula round Formula Nippon 1:08.740 Hiroaki Ishiura Swift FN09 2011 Sugo Formula Nippon round Group C 1:10.629 Mauro Martini Jaguar XJR-14 1991 SUGO Inter 500 Miles F3000 1:11.519 Takuya Kurosawa Lola T92/50 1992 Sugo Japanese F3000 round Super GT (GT500) 1:12.079 Hiroki Otsu Honda Civic Type R-GT 2025 Sugo GT 300km Super Formula Lights 1:12.571 Ritomo Miyata Dallara 320 2020 Super Formula Lights Sugo round LMP900 1:14.316 Hideki Noda Zytek 04S 2006 Sportsland Sugo 1000 km Formula Three 1:14.457 Sacha Fenestraz Dallara F314 2019 Sugo Japanese F3 round LMP1 1:14.827 Shinji Nakano Courage LC70 2007 Sportsland Sugo 1000 km Prototype 1:17.060 Takao Wada Mad House F4 1989 Sugo Grand Champion Formula Regional 1:17.574 Tokiya Suzuki Dome F111/3 2025 Sugo FRJC round Super GT (GT300) 1:18.945 Hiroki Yoshimoto Lexus LC 500 GT 2025 Sugo GT 300km GT3 1:19.959 Ukyo Sasahara Ferrari 296 GT3 2025 Sugo SRO Japan Cup round Formula Challenge Japan 1:21.794 Yuichi Nakayama Tatuus FC106 2009 Sugo Formula Challenge Japan round Porsche Carrera Cup 1:22.200 Reimei Ito Porsche 911 (992 I) GT3 Cup 2024 Sugo Porsche Carrera Cup Japan round Formula 4 1:23.802 Itsuki Sato Toray Carbon Magic MCSC-24 2025 Sugo Japanese F4 round GT1 1:23.862 Ralf Schumacher McLaren F1 GTR 1996 SUGO GT Championship Ferrari Challenge 1:24.029 Yudai Uchida Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo 2024 Sugo Ferrari Challenge Japan round Formula Toyota 1:24.486 Kazuya Oshima Tom's FT30 2005 2nd Sugo Formula Toyota round TCR Touring Car 1:26.777 Tobio Otani Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 2023 Sugo TCR Japan round GT4 1:27.037 Seita Nonaka Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo 2 2025 Sugo SRO Japan Cup round Super Touring 1:27.541 Michael Krumm Toyota Corona EXiV 1996 Sugo JTCC round Group A 1:28.162 Anders Olofsson Nissan Skyline GT-R BNR32 1992 Sugo JTCC round LMP2 1:34.056 Hiroki Saga Dallara GC21 2004 Sugo GC-21 round International Motorcycle Circuit (1987–present): Superbike 1:25.465 Ryo Mizuno Ducati Panigale V4 R 2026 Sugo All Japan Road Race Championship round World SBK 1:29.108 Makoto Tamada Honda VTR 1000 SP2 2002 Sugo World SBK round Supersport 1:29.301 Kengo Nagao Yamaha YZF-R6 2025 Sugo All Japan Road Race Championship round World SSP 1:33.015 Fabien Foret Honda CBR600F 2002 Sugo World SSP round Moto3 1:34.188 Shun Takenaka Honda NSF250R 2026 Sugo All Japan Road Race Championship round Asia Productions 250 1:38.682 Aldi Satya Mahendra Kawasaki Ninja 250R 2023 Sugo ARRC round Supersport 300 1:41.434 Taishi Katada Yamaha YZF-R3 2026 Sugo All Japan Road Race Championship round Asia Underbone 150 1:45.620 Ahmad Fazrul Sham Yamaha Y15 ZR 2023 Sugo ARRC round Original Circuit (1975–1986): Group C 0:47.110 Kunimitsu Takahashi Porsche 962 C 1985 Super Sports Sugo
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