Circuit length – 5.807km
Race distance – 53 laps / 307.573km
Top speed (race) – 313kph
Full throttle – 67%
Longest flat-out section – 16s / 1.23km
Right/left-hand turns – 10/8
Tyre wear – high
Brake wear – high
Downforce level – low
Gear changes per lap – 42
Strategy
2009 tyres: Hard (no stripe) and soft (green stripe)
Fuel use per lap – 2.752kg
Pit lane time loss – 19.9s (source: Williams)
Suzuka circuit diagram
Suzuka circuit map
Where did this circuit diagram came from???
From which year is the data displayed on the circuit diagram???
I think the FIA website
I am hoping to go to Suzuka this year (2010) with my boyfriend (40th birthday surprise) – where would be the best place to sit/watch this Grand Prix?
You may want to check the seating & prices for the 2010 Suzuka F1 GP here:
http://www.suzukacircuit.jp/ticket_s/2010/f1/area/index.html
Circuit Map (graphic):
http://www.suzukacircuit.jp/ticket_s/2010/f1/area/image/f1map.gif
Personally I almost always sit at V1/V2 (I want to hear and feel the cars, as well as see the pit action).
Otherwise, Sections G & I allow you to see the cars twice but are popular and seem to sell out quickly.
Section B, C & D have good panoramic views, as well as easy access.
I almost always take a tour ackage (I live & work in Tokyo), which makes everything easier (in a very efficient & organized Japanese way). Going RYO may even wind up more expensive.
For example, last year I stayed at the Leo Palace Inn (a popular businessmans hotel), since I’d been given tickets to the V2 section from a Toyota sponsor, and had 50% discounts at Leo Palace. It was located three stops from Nagoya, buy was convenient since you could buy round-trip tickets to & from Suzuka Circuit from the train station. It was roughly US$15 each way (JPY1100). Mind you it takes something in the order of an hour to get to the circuit trains station, and a (fun!) walk of a little over a kilometer to the entrance gate(s), depending on your seating. Food & souvenir stalls abound, and it was a good idea to go early, buy food of your choice for take-out, and picnic near where your ticketed seats are, or somewhere in the public areas. There is an amusement park across the circuit as well. And yes, there are scalpers around the circuit, but I don;t speak Japanese so I’ve never had a chance to bargain with them
That said, the transfers alone do add up (I went every day from Thursday thru raceday SUnday), and stayed Sunday night at the inn to avoid the crush of passengers going back to Tokyo on the Shinkansen (BUllet Train). The inn would normally cost a little over US$150 a night (JPY12,000) and was clean and comfortable (it will be small, by any standards!).
HTH.
Hi there im going to suzuka 2010 and would much appreciate any info to help our stay go as smooth as possible. First off what are your impressions on views from grandstand Q2? How is the transport from Nagoya to circuit eg time and regularity?
Much appreciated Andrew