Suzuka Circuit

Suzuka Circuit

Suzuka International Racing Course (鈴鹿サーキット, Suzuka Sākitto?), Suzuka Circuit for short, is a motorsport race track located in Ino, Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Japan and operated by Mobilityland Corporation, the subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd..

Suzuka Circuit

Suzuka Circuit

Designed as a Honda test track in 1962 by John Hugenholtz, Suzuka is one of few circuits in the world to have a figure 8 layout, with the back straight passing over the front section by means of an overpass.

The circuit can be used in three configurations; the full circuit, the "Suzuka East" and "Suzuka West" configuration. The "East" portion of the course consists of the pit straight to the first half of the Dunlop curve (turn 7), before leading back to the pit straight via a tight right-hander. The "West" course is made up of the other part of the full circuit.

Suzuka Circuit

Suzuka Circuit