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Suzuka

  • 1987–2026
  • 5.807 km
  • 18 corners
  • Permanent circuit
  • Clockwise
4 other circuits nearbyOn the map

Furthest charge to victory here: Kimi Räikkönen won in 2005 from P17 on the grid.

Most successful here

Circuit specialists

A driver's average finish here, set against the same driver's average everywhere else – so a driver who wins everywhere is no specialist here. At least three starts here and three elsewhere.

DriverStarts hereWinsAvg finish hereAvg finish elsewhereBetter by
Takuma Sato47.511.9+4.4
Sebastian Vettel1142.85.4+2.6
Thierry Boutsen557.5+2.5
Satoru Nakajima36.38.7+2.4
Riccardo Patrese614.56.5+2
Martin Brundle55.47.3+1.9
Oscar Piastri445.9+1.9
Gerhard Berger623.35.1+1.8

Layouts

The circuit has been rebuilt. Comparing lap times across a change of layout is not valid – each layout has its own lap record.

PeriodLengthCornersRacesLap record
1987–20025.860 km18161:36.125 · Michael Schumacher, 2002
2003–2026today5.807 km18201:30.965 · Kimi Antonelli, 2025

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