 | |
| Super GT | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Suzuka Circuit |
| First race | 1966 |
| Laps | 173 |
| Duration | 1000 kilometres 700 kilometres (2009–2010) 500 kilometres (2011) 10 hours (2018–2019) |
| Most wins (driver) | Kunimitsu Takahashi (4) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Porsche (11) |
The Suzuka 1000km, also known as the Suzuka Summer Endurance Race,[1] is an annual sports car endurance race that has been held at the Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture, Japan since 1966. After a five-year hiatus, the event is scheduled to return in September 2025 as part of the SRO Intercontinental GT Challenge.[2]
The event has been held 48 times from 1966 to 2019, as both a standalone endurance race and as part of numerous domestic and international sports car racing championships including the Intercontinental GT Challenge, Super GT Series, FIA GT Championship, All-Japan Sports Prototype Championship, and World Sportscar Championship.[3]
- ^ "Suzuka 1000km Revived As 2025 IGTC Calendar Expands To Five Races". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
- ^ "Suzuka 1000km revived for long-awaited Intercontinental GT Challenge return". Intercontinental GT Challenge. 28 June 2024.
- ^ Malcevic, Marijan (21 August 2018). "Suzuka 1000 Km – The Oldest Japanese Endurance Race". SnapLap. Retrieved 26 August 2019.