The main Grandstand faces the Main Straight and pits, with a lower tier (V1) and an upper tier (V2) of individual seats with backrests. Every other seat area is a bench stand around the lap. Seat areas sold for the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix, by corner: A1 on the Main Straight and A2 at its end (Turn 1), B1 and B2 at Turn 2, C from Turn 2 into the S Curves, D from the S Curves to the Reverse Bank, E at NIPPO Corner, G at the crossover and at 130R, H at 110R, I at the NISSIN Brake Hairpin, M at Spoon Curve, O on the West Straight, P at the entry to the Astemo Chicane, Q1 and Q2 at the chicane, and R and S at the Final Corner. A West Area ticket covers the western side of the circuit. Which areas open, and how they are sold, varies by event.
Plan your day
Getting there
Suzuka Circuit is in the city of Suzuka, Mie, south west of Nagoya. By car the nearest interchange is Suzuka IC on the Higashi-Meihan Expressway, about 25 minutes from the circuit's parking gate.
By train the operator recommends Kintetsu Shiroko Station, about 20 minutes from the Main Gate by route bus or taxi.
The operator publishes its busy dates each year (all race weekends plus Golden Week and the August Obon holiday) and posts parking fees on the day's information page.
Public transport
Kintetsu Shiroko Station is the recommended station, about 20 minutes from the Main Gate by route bus or taxi.
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The track
Suzuka Circuit is a permanent circuit in Suzuka, Mie, home of the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix. The Racing Course is 5.807 km for cars with 18 corners and 5.821 km for bikes with 20 corners, 10 to 16 m wide, with 48 permanent pits. It splits into a 2.243 km East Course and a 3.475 km West Course, and the lap crosses over itself between Turns 9 and 10. In lap order, the named sections on the operator's seat map are the Main Straight, Turn 1 and Turn 2, the S Curves, the Reverse Bank, NIPPO Corner, the crossover, 110R, the NISSIN Brake Hairpin, Spoon Curve, the West Straight, 130R, the Astemo Chicane and the Final Corner. The 1.264 km South Course, with 11 corners and 20 pits, hosts kart races, bike meetings and testing.
