The Suzuka Summer Endurance Race was an annual sports car endurance race that was last held at the Suzuka International Racing Course, Mie Prefecture, Japan in 2019. The race was first held in 1966 as the Suzuka 1000km. In 2018, the event was reformatted and renamed to the Suzuka 10 Hours and became part of the SRO Intercontinental GT Challenge.
Fireworks at the 2014 race.
Suzuka International Racing Course
The Suzuka International Racing Course , a.k.a “Suzuka Circuit” , is a 5.807 km (3.608 mi) long motorsport race track located in Ino, Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Japan and operated by Honda Mobilityland, a subsidiary of Honda Motor Co, Ltd. It has a capacity of 155,000.
The circuit, as it appeared in 2018
Michael Schumacher's Ferrari 248 F1 being towed away after retiring from the 2006 Japanese Grand Prix
Yamaha YZF-R1 of Team Etching Factory at the qualifying session of the Suzuka 300 km endurance race (2010).
Lewis Hamilton won the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix, a race marred by the fatal accident of Jules Bianchi.