Suzuka Circuit – F1 Track Layout, Records & Winners

Suzuka Circuit
2026 Formula 1 Circuit

Suzuka Circuit

Japanese F1 GP, Suzuka

1987
First Grand Prix
36
Grand Prix
6
Most Driver Wins
8
Most Constructor Wins

Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture, Japan, designed by Dutchman John Hugenholtz and opened in 1962, is the only figure-8 layout on the Formula 1 calendar. Owned by Honda subsidiary Mobilityland Corporation, it has hosted the Japanese Grand Prix continuously since 1987 (with two years at Fuji in 2007-2008). The 5.807 km lap — featuring the high-speed Esses, the Degner Curves, 130R, and the Spoon — is widely regarded as the most demanding driver\\\\\\\'s circuit in F1.

Where in the world

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Layout & Facts
Suzuka Circuit layout diagram

Track Geometry

Lap distance5.807 km / 3.608 mi
Circuit typePermanent circuit
DRS zones2 zones
Elevation change40 meters / 131 feet
Driving directionClockwise ↻
Corners18 corners
(4 low / 6 medium / 8 high speed)

Driving Demands

Performance

Wins by grid positionP156%P231%P32.8%P52.8%P6+8.3%based on 36 races
Pole position sideRight side
Top speed325 km/h (202 mph)
Average race speed230 km/h (143 mph)
Pit lane time loss22.0 seconds
Lap record1:30.983 (230 km/h / 143 mph)
(Lewis Hamilton, 2019)

Race Strategy

Heritage

Opened1962 (64 years ago)
Local timezoneSuzuka/Japan
DesignerJohn Hugenholtz
OwnerMobilityland Corporation
Official websitewww.suzukacircuit.jp

Surface & Tyres

History

More circuit history coming soon — we are still adding key corner stories for this track.

Winners & Podiums
No.YearPodiumTeamFastest LapLapsResults
3620261 Italy Kimi Antonelli 1:28:03.403
2 Australia Oscar Piastri +13.722
3 Monaco Charles Leclerc +15.270
Germany Mercedes
United Kingdom McLaren
Italy Ferrari
532026 Race Report & Results
3520251 Netherlands Max Verstappen 1:22:06.983
2 United Kingdom Lando Norris +1.423
3 Australia Oscar Piastri +2.129
Austria Red Bull
United Kingdom McLaren
United Kingdom McLaren
532025 Race Report & Results
3420241 Netherlands Max Verstappen 1:54:23.566
2 Mexico Sergio Pérez +12.535
3 Spain Carlos Sainz +20.866
Austria Red Bull
Austria Red Bull
Italy Ferrari
1:33.706Netherlands Max VerstappenAustria Red Bull532024 Race Report & Results
3320231 Netherlands Max Verstappen 1:30:58.421
2 United Kingdom Lando Norris +19.387
3 Australia Oscar Piastri +36.494
Austria Red Bull
United Kingdom McLaren
United Kingdom McLaren
1:34.183Netherlands Max VerstappenAustria Red Bull532023 Race Report & Results
3220221 Netherlands Max Verstappen 3:01:44.004
2 Mexico Sergio Pérez +27.066
3 Monaco Charles Leclerc +31.763
Austria Red Bull
Austria Red Bull
Italy Ferrari
1:44.411China Zhou GuanyuSwitzerland Alfa Romeo292022 Race Report & Results
3120191 Finland Valtteri Bottas 1:21:46.755
2 Germany Sebastian Vettel +13.343
3 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton +13.858
Germany Mercedes
Italy Ferrari
Germany Mercedes
1:30.983United Kingdom Lewis HamiltonGermany Mercedes522019 Race Report & Results
3020181 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 1:27:17.062
2 Finland Valtteri Bottas +12.919
3 Netherlands Max Verstappen +14.295
Germany Mercedes
Germany Mercedes
Austria Red Bull
1:32.318Germany Sebastian VettelItaly Ferrari532018 Race Report & Results
2920171 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 1:27:31.194
2 Netherlands Max Verstappen +1.211
3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo +9.679
Germany Mercedes
Austria Red Bull
Austria Red Bull
1:33.144Finland Valtteri BottasGermany Mercedes532017 Race Report & Results
2820161 Germany Nico Rosberg 1:26:43.333
2 Netherlands Max Verstappen +4.978
3 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton +5.776
Germany Mercedes
Austria Red Bull
Germany Mercedes
1:35.118Germany Sebastian VettelItaly Ferrari532016 Race Report & Results
2720151 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 1:28:06.508
2 Germany Nico Rosberg +18.964
3 Germany Sebastian Vettel +20.850
Germany Mercedes
Germany Mercedes
Italy Ferrari
1:36.145United Kingdom Lewis HamiltonGermany Mercedes532015 Race Report & Results
2620141 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 1:51:43.021
2 Germany Nico Rosberg +9.180
3 Germany Sebastian Vettel +29.122
Germany Mercedes
Germany Mercedes
Austria Red Bull
1:51.600United Kingdom Lewis HamiltonGermany Mercedes442014 Race Report & Results
2520131 Germany Sebastian Vettel 1:26:49.301
2 Australia Mark Webber +7.129
3 France Romain Grosjean +9.910
Austria Red Bull
Austria Red Bull
United Kingdom Lotus F1
1:34.587Australia Mark WebberAustria Red Bull532013 Race Report & Results
2420121 Germany Sebastian Vettel 1:28:56.242
2 Brazil Felipe Massa +20.639
3 Japan Kamui Kobayashi +24.538
Austria Red Bull
Italy Ferrari
Switzerland Sauber
1:35.774Germany Sebastian VettelAustria Red Bull532012 Race Report & Results
2320111 United Kingdom Jenson Button 1:30:53.427
2 Spain Fernando Alonso +1.160
3 Germany Sebastian Vettel +2.006
United Kingdom McLaren
Italy Ferrari
Austria Red Bull
1:36.568United Kingdom Jenson ButtonUnited Kingdom McLaren532011 Race Report & Results
2220101 Germany Sebastian Vettel 1:30:27.323
2 Australia Mark Webber +0.905
3 Spain Fernando Alonso +2.721
Austria Red Bull
Austria Red Bull
Italy Ferrari
1:33.474Australia Mark WebberAustria Red Bull532010 Race Report & Results
2120091 Germany Sebastian Vettel 1:28:20.443
2 Italy Jarno Trulli +4.877
3 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton +6.472
Austria Red Bull
Japan Toyota
United Kingdom McLaren
1:32.569Australia Mark WebberAustria Red Bull532009 Race Report & Results
2020061 Spain Fernando Alonso 1:23:52.413
2 Brazil Felipe Massa +16.151
3 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella +23.953
France Renault
Italy Ferrari
France Renault
1:32.676Spain Fernando AlonsoFrance Renault532006 Race Report & Results
1920051 Finland Kimi Räikkönen 1:29:02.212
2 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella +1.633
3 Spain Fernando Alonso +17.456
United Kingdom McLaren
France Renault
France Renault
1:31.540Finland Kimi RäikkönenUnited Kingdom McLaren532005 Race Report & Results
1820041 Germany Michael Schumacher 1:24:26.985
2 Germany Ralf Schumacher +14.098
3 United Kingdom Jenson Button +19.662
Italy Ferrari
United Kingdom Williams
United Kingdom BAR
1:32.730Brazil Rubens BarrichelloItaly Ferrari532004 Race Report & Results
1720031 Brazil Rubens Barrichello 1:25:11.743
2 Finland Kimi Räikkönen +11.085
3 United Kingdom David Coulthard +11.614
Italy Ferrari
United Kingdom McLaren
United Kingdom McLaren
1:33.408Germany Ralf SchumacherUnited Kingdom Williams532003 Race Report & Results
1620021 Germany Michael Schumacher 1:26:59.698
2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello +0.506
3 Finland Kimi Räikkönen +23.292
Italy Ferrari
Italy Ferrari
United Kingdom McLaren
1:36.125Germany Michael SchumacherItaly Ferrari532002 Race Report & Results
1520011 Germany Michael Schumacher 1:27:33.298
2 Colombia Juan-Pablo Montoya +3.154
3 United Kingdom David Coulthard +23.262
Italy Ferrari
United Kingdom Williams
United Kingdom McLaren
1:36.944Germany Ralf SchumacherUnited Kingdom Williams532001 Race Report & Results
1420001 Germany Michael Schumacher 1:29:53.435
2 Finland Mika Häkkinen +1.837
3 United Kingdom David Coulthard +1:09.914
Italy Ferrari
United Kingdom McLaren
United Kingdom McLaren
1:39.189Finland Mika HäkkinenUnited Kingdom McLaren532000 Race Report & Results
1319991 Finland Mika Häkkinen 1:31:18.785
2 Germany Michael Schumacher +5.015
3 United Kingdom Eddie Irvine +1:35.688
United Kingdom McLaren
Italy Ferrari
Italy Ferrari
1:41.319Germany Michael SchumacherItaly Ferrari531999 Race Report & Results
1219981 Finland Mika Häkkinen 1:27:23.400
2 United Kingdom Eddie Irvine +6.491
3 United Kingdom David Coulthard +27.662
United Kingdom McLaren
Italy Ferrari
United Kingdom McLaren
1:40.190Germany Michael SchumacherItaly Ferrari511998 Race Report & Results
1119971 Germany Michael Schumacher 1:29:48.446
2 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen +1.378
3 United Kingdom Eddie Irvine +26.384
Italy Ferrari
United Kingdom Williams
Italy Ferrari
1:38.942Germany Heinz-Harald FrentzenUnited Kingdom Williams531997 Race Report & Results
1019961 United Kingdom Damon Hill 1:32:33.791
2 Germany Michael Schumacher +1.883
3 Finland Mika Häkkinen +3.212
United Kingdom Williams
Italy Ferrari
United Kingdom McLaren
1:44.043Canada Jacques VilleneuveUnited Kingdom Williams521996 Race Report & Results
919951 Germany Michael Schumacher 1:36:52.930
2 Finland Mika Häkkinen +19.337
3 United Kingdom Johnny Herbert +1:23.804
Italy Benetton
United Kingdom McLaren
Italy Benetton
1:42.976Germany Michael SchumacherItaly Benetton531995 Race Report & Results
819941 United Kingdom Damon Hill 1:55:53.532
2 Germany Michael Schumacher +3.365
3 France Jean Alesi +52.045
United Kingdom Williams
Italy Benetton
Italy Ferrari
1:56.597United Kingdom Damon HillUnited Kingdom Williams501994 Race Report & Results
719931 Brazil Ayrton Senna 1:40:27.912
2 France Alain Prost +11.435
3 Finland Mika Häkkinen +26.129
United Kingdom McLaren
United Kingdom Williams
United Kingdom McLaren
1:41.176France Alain ProstUnited Kingdom Williams531993 Race Report & Results
619921 Italy Riccardo Patrese 1:33:09.533
2 Austria Gerhard Berger +13.729
3 United Kingdom Martin Brundle +1:15.503
United Kingdom Williams
United Kingdom McLaren
Italy Benetton
1:40.646United Kingdom Nigel MansellUnited Kingdom Williams531992 Race Report & Results
519911 Austria Gerhard Berger 1:32:10.695
2 Brazil Ayrton Senna +0.344
3 Italy Riccardo Patrese +56.731
United Kingdom McLaren
United Kingdom McLaren
United Kingdom Williams
1:41.532Brazil Ayrton SennaUnited Kingdom McLaren531991 Race Report & Results
419901 Brazil Nelson Piquet 1:34:36.824
2 Brazil Roberto Moreno +7.223
3 Japan Aguri Suzuki +22.469
Italy Benetton
Italy Benetton
France Larrousse
1:44.233Italy Riccardo PatreseUnited Kingdom Williams531990 Race Report & Results
319891 Italy Alessandro Nannini 1:35:06.277
2 Italy Riccardo Patrese +11.904
3 Belgium Thierry Boutsen +13.446
Italy Benetton
United Kingdom Williams
United Kingdom Williams
1:43.506France Alain ProstUnited Kingdom McLaren531989 Race Report & Results
219881 Brazil Ayrton Senna 1:33:26.173
2 France Alain Prost +13.363
3 Belgium Thierry Boutsen +36.109
United Kingdom McLaren
United Kingdom McLaren
Italy Benetton
1:46.326Brazil Ayrton SennaUnited Kingdom McLaren511988 Race Report & Results
119871 Austria Gerhard Berger 1:32:58.072
2 Brazil Ayrton Senna +17.384
3 Sweden Stefan Johansson +17.694
Italy Ferrari
United Kingdom Team Lotus
United Kingdom McLaren
1:43.844France Alain ProstUnited Kingdom McLaren511987 Race Report & Results
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Drivers Ranking
NODriverGP  1st  2nd  3rd  Pod  Pole  FL  Avg GridAvg PosPoints
1Germany Michael Schumacher196309845.47.597
2Netherlands Max Verstappen104217424.74.6159
3Germany Sebastian Vettel124138533.84.2176
4United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton164037234.55.0203
5Finland Mika Häkkinen112226015.65.946
6Brazil Ayrton Senna72204322.49.431
7Austria Gerhard Berger112103204.210.231
8United Kingdom Damon Hill72002017.37.626
9Germany Nico Rosberg91203307.68.870
10Spain Fernando Alonso2011240111.010.283
11Finland Kimi Räikkönen151113019.16.494
12Italy Riccardo Patrese71113016.96.024
13Finland Valtteri Bottas111102019.310.374
14Brazil Rubens Barrichello171102119.010.627
15United Kingdom Jenson Button151012018.46.685
16Italy Kimi Antonelli21001123.53.533
17Brazil Nelson Piquet51001007.49.612
18Italy Alessandro Nannini310010010.78.311
19Mexico Sergio Pérez130202009.510.563
20United Kingdom Lando Norris60202005.25.857
21Australia Mark Webber100202137.99.855
22Brazil Felipe Massa120202108.810.342
23France Alain Prost60202132.28.515
24Australia Oscar Piastri40123003.54.052
25United Kingdom Eddie Irvine100123007.37.420
26Italy Giancarlo Fisichella110112009.510.515
27Italy Jarno Trulli1201010012.011.815
28Germany Ralf Schumacher100101126.89.714
29Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen90101017.69.113
30Colombia Juan-Pablo Montoya50101008.210.411
31Brazil Roberto Moreno301010018.314.06
32United Kingdom David Coulthard120044006.810.321
33Monaco Charles Leclerc70022004.96.074
34Belgium Thierry Boutsen60022008.78.312
35Australia Daniel Ricciardo1100110011.411.548
36Spain Carlos Sainz1000110010.712.035
37France Romain Grosjean90011009.611.227
38Japan Kamui Kobayashi400110011.310.521
39United Kingdom Martin Brundle700110013.49.010
40France Jean Alesi1200110010.714.19
41United Kingdom Johnny Herbert1100110011.311.45
42Sweden Stefan Johansson10011009.03.04
43Japan Aguri Suzuki500110015.812.24
44United Kingdom George Russell60000008.37.838
45Germany Nico Hülkenberg1300000012.912.530
46France Esteban Ocon800000012.511.525
47Thailand Alex Albon600000012.514.714
48France Pierre Gasly800000012.111.913
49Japan Takuma Sato50000009.810.010
50Venezuela Pastor Maldonado500000013.812.48
51Germany Nick Heidfeld800000011.19.88
52Mexico Esteban Gutierrez300000013.313.36
53France Isack Hadjar20000007.510.04
54Denmark Kevin Magnussen800000014.614.14
55Italy Michele Alboreto500000016.412.83
56United Kingdom Nigel Mansell60000113.814.83
57Italy Andrea de Cesaris700000014.916.93
58Brazil Cristiano da Matta10000003.07.02
59Canada Nicholas Latifi100000019.09.02
60France Jean-Eric Vergne300000015.711.32
61New Zealand Liam Lawson300000012.712.32
62Russian Federation Vitaly Petrov300000015.016.02
63Japan Satoru Nakajima500000011.610.02
64Canada Lance Stroll800000016.815.62
65Canada Jacques Villeneuve90000217.610.92
66France Olivier Panis1000000011.812.52
67Brazil Christian Fittipaldi200000015.07.01
68United Kingdom Oliver Bearman200000014.016.01
69Switzerland Sébastien Buemi300000015.317.71
70Italy Stefano Modena400000015.512.81
71Russian Federation Daniil Kvyat400000014.811.81
72Japan Yuki Tsunoda400000011.511.81
73United Kingdom Derek Warwick500000012.613.21
74Finland Mika Salo700000017.312.31
75Italy Gabriele Tarquini100000024.011.00
76United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad100000010.014.00
77France Franck Lagorce100000020.019.00
78Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani100000024.013.00
79Argentina Gastón Mazzacane100000022.015.00
80Spain Adrián Campos100000021.025.00
81Denmark Nicolas Kiesa100000018.016.00
82France Jean-Marc Gounon100000013.018.00
83Germany Mick Schumacher100000015.017.00
84Hungary Zsolt Baumgartner100000020.017.00
85Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio100000020.021.00
86Brazil Enrique Bernoldi100000020.014.00
87Australia Jack Doohan100000019.015.00
88United States Alexander Rossi100000019.018.00
89Germany Christian Danner100000016.023.00
90Russian Federation Sergey Sirotkin100000017.016.00
91Argentina Esteban Tuero100000021.016.00
92United Kingdom Justin Wilson100000010.013.00
93Argentina Franco Colapinto100000015.016.00
94France Yannick Dalmas100000022.014.00
95Italy Andrea Montermini100000019.017.00
96Netherlands Giedo van der Garde100000019.021.00
97France Éric Bernard100000018.016.00
98Italy Paolo Barilla100000019.026.00
99Denmark Jan Magnussen100000014.021.00
100Czech Republic Tomáš Enge100000019.019.00
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Constructors Ranking
NOTeamGP  1st  2nd  3rd  Pod  Pole  FL  Avg GridAvg PosPoints
1Austria Red Bull1886418965.96.3420
2United Kingdom McLaren36791127477.17.7360
3Italy Ferrari36788231065.58.3413
4Germany Mercedes1573212665.96.0361
5United Kingdom Williams3635210488.911.0142
6Italy Benetton153238218.410.161
7France Renault1211240111.911.842
8Japan Toyota60101106.59.116
9United Kingdom Team Lotus801010013.312.510
10United Kingdom Lotus F140011009.89.943
11Switzerland Sauber2300110012.912.638
12United Kingdom BAR700110010.79.524
13France Larrousse700110018.515.24
14India Force India900000011.111.143
15France Alpine500000012.211.227
16United Kingdom Aston Martin500000015.013.220
17Ireland Jordan1500000011.512.318
18United Kingdom Racing Point200000012.38.314
19Switzerland BMW Sauber30000009.87.814
20Italy Toro Rosso1200000014.013.314
21United States Haas900000013.413.812
22Italy Racing Bulls300000010.812.87
23United Kingdom Tyrrell1200000017.514.76
24Japan Honda10000007.58.05
25United Kingdom Brabham400000014.614.44
26United Kingdom Brawn10000008.07.53
27France Ligier1000000017.313.22
28United Kingdom Arrows900000017.614.11
29Italy Minardi1900000017.515.51
30United Kingdom Simtek100000025.018.00
31United Kingdom Lola100000025.017.00
32Netherlands Spyker100000018.519.00
33Germany Rial100000014.018.00
34Japan Super Aguri100000021.016.00
35United States Cadillac100000019.518.00
36Italy Forti100000020.518.50
37Italy Fondmetal100000024.011.00
38Germany Audi100000011.012.00
39United Kingdom Pacific200000020.519.00
40United Kingdom Virgin Racing200000021.018.30
41Italy AlphaTauri200000013.313.50
42United Kingdom Leyton House200000017.317.80
43Spain HRT300000022.819.20
44France AGS300000022.013.00
45United Kingdom Stewart300000013.715.20
46Switzerland Alfa Romeo300000114.215.00
47Germany Zakspeed300000019.323.30
48United Kingdom March400000017.617.00
49Italy Osella400000019.019.70
50France Prost500000013.216.90
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Suzuka Circuit — Frequently Asked Questions

How many F1 Grands Prix have been held at Suzuka Circuit?
Suzuka Circuit has hosted 36 Formula 1 Grands Prix since the first edition in 1987.
Who has the most F1 wins at Suzuka Circuit?
Michael Schumacher holds the record at Suzuka Circuit with 6 victories.
Which constructor has won most often at Suzuka Circuit?
Red Bull is the most successful constructor at Suzuka Circuit with 8 wins.
What is the lap record at Suzuka Circuit?
The lap record at Suzuka Circuit is 01:30.983, set by Lewis Hamilton in 2019.
Where is Suzuka Circuit located?
Suzuka Circuit is located in Suzuka.
When was Suzuka Circuit built?
Suzuka Circuit opened in 1962.
Who designed Suzuka Circuit?
Suzuka Circuit was designed by John Hugenholtz.
In which direction is Suzuka Circuit driven?
Suzuka Circuit is driven clockwise.
How many corners does Suzuka Circuit have?
Suzuka Circuit has 18 corners.
How many DRS zones does Suzuka Circuit have?
Suzuka Circuit has 2 DRS zones.
Is Suzuka Circuit a street or permanent circuit?
Suzuka Circuit is a permanent circuit.
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