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]
 Full Circuit (1996–2014) | |
| Location | Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan |
|---|---|
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 |
| Coordinates | 38°17′14″N 140°37′27″E / 38.28722°N 140.62417°E |
| Opened | 21 September 1986 |
| Closed | September 2014 |
| Major events | Super Taikyu (2010) Japanese F3 (1994–1998, 2000–2002, 2004, 2007) JGTC (1994–1998) JTCC (1986–1997) |
| Full Circuit (1996–2014) | |
| Length | 4.030 km (2.504 miles) |
| Turns | 18 |
| Race lap record | 1:38.080 ( Hiroaki Ishiura, Dallara F307, 2007, F3) |
| Original Circuit (1986–1995) | |
| Length | 3.956 km (2.458 miles) |
| Turns | 18 |
| Race lap record | 1:43.618 ( Michael Krumm, TOM'S 034F, 1994, F3) |
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:
| Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Original Circuit: 3.956 km (1986–1995)[3] | ||||
| Formula Three | 1:43.618[7] | Michael Krumm | TOM'S 034F | 1994 Sendai Japanese F3 round |
| Group A | 1:46.915[8] | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Nissan Skyline GT-R BNR32 | 1991 Sendai JTCC round |
| GT1 | 1:49.074[9] | Michael Krumm | Toyota Supra | 1995 HiLand GT&F3 Race |