Sendai Hi-Land Raceway

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Sendai Hi-Land Raceway
Sendai Hiland Trackmap.png
Full Circuit (1996–2014)
Location Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates 38°17′14″N140°37′27″E / 38.28722°N 140.62417°E / 38.28722; 140.62417
Opened21 September 1986;39 years ago (1986-09-21)
ClosedSeptember 2014;11 years ago (2014-09)
Major events Super Taikyu (2010)
Japanese F3 (1994–1998, 2000–2002, 2004, 2007)
JGTC (1994–1998)
JTCC (1986–1997)
Full Circuit (1996–2014)
Length4.030 km (2.504 mi)
Turns18
Race lap record1:38.080 ( Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Ishiura, Dallara F307, 2007, F3 )
Original Circuit (1986–1995)
Length3.956 km (2.458 mi)
Turns18
Race lap record1:43.618 ( Flag of Germany.svg Michael Krumm, TOM'S 034F, 1994, F3 )
Main course at Sendai Hi-Land Raceway HRPitRoad.JPG
Main course at Sendai Hi-Land Raceway

Sendai Hi-Land Raceway was a 2.504 mi (4.030 km) motor racing circuit in 12 Hayasaka, Shinkawa, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. [1]

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In the 1990s, Sendai hosted rounds of the Japanese Touring Car Championship and Japanese Grand Touring Championship. It also hosted All-Japan Formula Three Championship races until 2007.

On October 17, 2010, the Japanese mountain race track hosted the sixth race in the 2010 Super Taikyu Endurance Series. [2]

The raceway was damaged by earthquake in 2011 until it was closed in September 2014. As of today the former raceway is now a solar-power park.

1995 action film Thunderbolt has a car racing scene filmed at Sendai.

Lap records

The fastest official race lap records at the Sendai Hi-Land Raceway are listed as:

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent
Full Circuit: 4.030 km (1996–2014) [3]
Formula Three 1:38.080 [4] Hiroaki Ishiura Dallara F307 2007 Sendai Japanese F3 round
Formula Toyota 1:46.551 [5] Takuto Iguchi Tom's FT30 2007 1st Sendai Formula Toyota round
GT1 1:47.791 [6] Naoki Hattori McLaren F1 GTR 1996 HiLand GT Championship
Super Touring 1:51.041 [7] Naoki Hattori Honda Accord 1996 Sendai JTCC round
Original Circuit: 3.956 km (1986–1995) [3]
Formula Three 1:43.618 [8] Michael Krumm TOM'S 034F 1994 Sendai Japanese F3 round
Group A 1:46.915 [9] Kazuyoshi Hoshino Nissan Skyline GT-R BNR32 1991 Sendai JTCC round
GT1 1:49.074 [10] Michael Krumm Toyota Supra 1995 HiLand GT&F3 Race
Super Touring 1:49.806 [11] Joachim Winkelhock BMW 318i 1995 Sendai JTCC round

References

  1. ↑ "Motor Racing Japan - Sendai Hi-Land Raceway". motoracing-japan.com. 1996. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "STES10: Rd 6 - Sendai Highland Raceway: Team triumphs with highland win, takes 2010 title". petmos.com.my. n.d. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Sendai - Racing Circuits". RacingCircuits.info. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "2007 Sendai Japanese F3 - Round 18". Motor Sport Magazine . 7 October 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "2007 Esso Formula Toyota Series Round 4 Sendai Hi-Land 1". 6 October 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Hi-Land GT Sendai 1996". 30 June 1996. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "1996 Highland Super Touring Car & F3 Championship Race JTCC Round 10 Results" (in Japanese). 8 September 1996. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "1994 Sendai Japanese F3". Motor Sport Magazine . 12 June 1994. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "1991 Highland Group A 300 Km race". 1 September 1991. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "Hi-Land GT Sendai 1995". 25 June 1995. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "1995 Highland Super Touring Car Championship Race JTCC Round 13 Results" (in Japanese). 8 October 1995. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
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