JAPANESE GRAND PRIX

Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka

FIRST F1 GRAND PRIX: 1976
FIRST GP AT SUZUKA: 1987
NUMBER OF LAPS: 53
CIRCUIT LENGTH: 5.807km
RACE DISTANCE: 307.471km

27 SEP 27˚ 80˚ CURRENT 14:00 LOCAL TIME Suzuka Circuit

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INTRO ×

JAPANESE GRAND PRIX

Dating back to 1962, the John Hugenholtz-designed Suzuka Circuit is that rare creature, a Formula One circuit that tests every aspect of car and driver. Like Spa, there are awesome high-speed corners such as 130R that push a driver's resolve to the limit, an amazing 'esses' section, where incredibly rapid changes of direction put a premium on bravery and car balance, and the Degner Curves, at which the only options are perfection or a long walk back to the pits. Not enough? OK, how about this: it's in the middle of a theme park called Motopia, it's got its own Ferris wheel and the track is F1's only figure-8 layout. Ask any F1 driver to nominate their favourite circuits and this one will make the top three every time.

SCHEDULE ×

FRIDAY
10:00 11:30 FORMULA ONE FIRST PRACTICE SESSION
12:00 12:30 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP JAPAN FIRST PRACTICE SESSION
12:35 1 LAP PARADE - F1 LEGEND DEMONSTRATION LAP
14:00 15:30 FORMULA ONE SECOND PRACTICE SESSION
15:55 16:25 SUPER FJ PRACTICE SESSION
16:45 17:15 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP JAPAN SECOND PRACTICE SESSION
17:30 PROMOTER ACTIVITY F1 LEGENDS TRACK FAMILIARISATION LAPS

SATURDAY
10:30 11:00 SUPER FJ QUALIFYING SESSION
12:00 13:00 FORMULA ONE THIRD PRACTICE SESSION
15:00 16:00 FORMULA ONE QUALIFYING SESSION
16:30 17:00 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP JAPAN QUALIFYING SESSION

SUNDAY
10:00 10:30 SUPER FJ RACE (8 LAPS OR 25 MINS)
11:15 11:50 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP JAPAN RACE (10 LAPS OR 30 MINS)
12:30 FORMULA ONE DRIVERS TRACK PARADE
14.00 16:00 FORMULA ONE GRAND PRIX (53 LAPS OR 120 MINS)

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WELCOME TO SUZUKA

Formula One is blessed with many iconic circuits – but Suzuka is the daddy of them all. Every single corner on the Beast in the East is a classic, every vantage point guaranteed to provide edge-of-the-seat thrills. Drivers come back to the pits with wide eyes, either in rapture or sheer terror is difficult to tell. But that's only half the story. The atmosphere at Suzuka is made by the people. Set inside a theme park (complete with the Ferris wheel instantly recognisable to anyone who grew up in 1980s video arcades) there's something ever so slightly unreal about a weekend at Suzuka, made even more unworldly by the incredible fans who go to great lengths to demonstrate their support by waiting at the circuit gates in team colours just to catch a glimpse of their heroes. Add into the mix the unpredictable and often precipitous weather and it adds up to one great weekend of Formula One action.

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