Circuit length
5.807 km
Track layoutFlowing · high speed · figure eight
Turns
18
Race laps
53
Race distance
307.471 km
How the track feels
Flowing · high speed · figure eight
One of racing’s purest tests. The Esses demand perfect rhythm, Degner punishes small mistakes and 130R is taken at huge speed. Suzuka is the only figure eight circuit on the calendar.
Circuit history
First Formula 1 Grand Prix
1987
Race lap record
1:30.983
Lewis Hamilton · 2019