Suzuka Circuit is a racing circuit located in Suzuka, Japan, about 80 km southwest of Nagoya. Since 1987, the Japanese F...
Suzuka Circuit is a racing circuit located in Suzuka, Japan, about 80 km southwest of Nagoya. Since 1987, the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix has been held here regularly, only in 2007 and 2008 the race moved to the Fuji Circuit.
The circuit begins with a section called the figure of an 8, which is a combination of several right and left turns, which is very demanding for driving and key to achieving a good time. After passing through the switchback, the drivers reach a section called the Spoon. This is followed by a straight, which ends with the 130R corner. This corner is very fast, driven almost at full throttle. Its name comes from the radius of this corner (i.e. 130 meters). This corner has already been the site of several serious crashes, such as Allan McNish in 2002 with a Toyota, or several crashes in 2009 when the circuit returned to the F1 series.
