1000 km Suzuka

The 1000 km Suzuka is an annual 1000-kilometer (620 mi) endurance race for sports cars held at the Suzuka Circuit (172 laps). It is a round of the Japanese Super GT championship.

The race was previously part of the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship and later of the World Sportscar Championship before these series were cancelled. After that the race has become part of many different series including the Super Taikyu endurance series. In 2006, the race was integrated for the first time in the Super GT calendar. Previously, the race was open to JGTC/Super GT cars, but with only a handful of competitors from the Super GT entering.

Within years, some race length change occurs; the 2009 Super GT race was shortened to 700km as a countermeasure of increasing cost and CO₂ emission, partly due to the economic crisis, for example. It is still unknown whether the race will be trimmed to 700km in the following seasons, although in 2010 the race was again run in 700 km length.

Only one driver holds the record of four event wins: Kunimitsu Takahashi (1973, 1984, 1985, 1989).

List of winners