Japanese GP 2025

Circuit

Suzuka International Racing Course - Suzuka
(5.807 Km | 53 Lpas)

Historical information

The first Japanese Grand Prix was held at the Fuji circuit in 1976. That year the winner was James Hunt, who also became world champion with McLaren; he also won the following year. From 1977 Fuji was no longer part of the Formula 1 calendar: only 10 years later did the Highest Category return to Japanese soil, in 1987, but at Suzuka, appreciated by drivers and fans alike.

The track is as beautiful as it is complicated: it requires a lot of technique and precision driving. Moreover, this track is the only one in the history of Formula 1 to have an 8-shaped layout, that is, with an underpass and related overpass.

The GP is mostly remembered for the three-year period 1988-90, when there was the struggle between two great rivals, Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost, whose duels inflamed Formula One in those years. For a few editions, it was part of the MotoGP calendar.

The track record (Suzuka) was set in 2018 by Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes in 1'30"983.

Address

Suzuka International Racing Course, 7992 Ino-cho, Suzuka-Shi, Mie-Ken 510-02 Tel: (81) 593 781111 Fax: (81) 593 70 1818
Satellite map

Organisation

Suzuka Circuitland/ SMSC, c/o Suzuka Circuit, 7992 Ino-cho, Suzuka-Shi, MIE-KEN 510-0295 - J
Tel: (81) 593 781111
Fax: (81) 593 703603
Site: www.suzukacircuit.jp

Pole Position

Winner

Race Fast Lap