Fly-in + transfer
best use: arrivalrisk: major hub <120km; 3 airports <150km
Circuit almanac
Historic circuit shape, winners and pace context for this venue.
5.8 km Circuit length
18 Turns
36 Editions tracked
1987 First tracked season
Suzuka Japan
Recent winners
2026 ANTKimi Antonelli 1:28:03.403
2025 VERMax Verstappen 1:22:06.983
2024 VERMax Verstappen 1:54:23.566
2023 VERMax Verstappen 1:30:58.421
2022 VERMax Verstappen 3:01:44.004
2019 BOTValtteri Bottas 1:21:46.755
2018 HAMLewis Hamilton 1:27:17.062
2017 HAMLewis Hamilton 1:27:31.194
Most wins
#1 MSCMichael Schumacher 6
#2 HAMLewis Hamilton 4
#3 VERMax Verstappen 4
#4 VETSebastian Vettel 4
#5 BERGerhard Berger 2
Pole and fastest laps
56% Pole-to-win · 20/36
2026 ANTKimi Antonelli FL
2025 ANTKimi Antonelli FL
2024 VERMax Verstappen FL
2023 VERMax Verstappen FL
2022 ZHOGuanyu Zhou FL
2019 HAMLewis Hamilton FL
2018 VETSebastian Vettel FL
2017 BOTValtteri Bottas FL
Weekend read
A compact view of demand, comfort and trip difficulty for this race.
59 Buzz · med
39 Weekend comfort · med
15 Logistics difficulty
What changed
Recent changes that may affect planning.
onsite cost eased since the last update.
ticket scarcity eased since the last update.
weather drama increased since the last update.
proximity increased since the last update.
Why this score
The main ingredients behind the weekend read.
Proximity / access ×0.15 85
Ticket scarcity ×0.15 36
On-site cost pressure ×0.1 37
Historic crowd ×0.15 100
Weather drama ×0.1 55
Top transport modes
Best ways to approach the circuit, with the tradeoffs that matter on race weekend.
98
Rail
best use: avoid trafficrisk: nearest rail 1.3km: 鈴鹿サーキット稲生
46–63°F rain · medium
typical 6-yr typical race-week window drama 55
inter likely
Available on sale
Tickets available; typical demand for this event. Availability changes quickly. Check official channels before booking.
Official channelsOn-site cost
Weekend cost on the ground — lodging, local transport, food, camping/value, ticket pressure. Not flights.
Cost index 40 · Mid pressure
Lodging pressure 45
Local transport pressure 56
Food drink pressure 1
Camping value score 65
Ticket pressure 63
Permanent circuit; inputs: Big Mac index (food), OSM hotel density (14/5km, lodging), derived local transport; peak-month premium 6.