Okayama International Circuit

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Okayama International Circuit (岡山国際サーキット), formerly known as TI Circuit Aida (TIサーキット英田) before 2005, is a Template:Convert private motorsport race track in Mimasaka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. TI was the abbreviation of "Tanaka International" after the name of the golf club owner, Hajime Tanaka, though the name of the circuit was officially "TI Circuit Aida".

As well as hosting racing events, the circuit has rental facilities including bikes and go karts available.

History

The course was opened in 1990 as a private motor racing track for the wealthy.[1] Soon, it hosted its first race, staged by veteran British drivers.

In Template:Ifnumber and Template:Ifnumber, the TI Circuit hosted the Formula One Pacific Grand Prix; both events were won by Michael Schumacher in his early title-winning years. This race made Japan one of only nine countries to ever host more than one Formula One event in the same year (Autopolis was planned to host a second Japanese race in Template:Ifnumber, but it never came to fruition). It was discontinued primarily due to its location in a remote area of the country.[2] The event was also planned to host a race of the 1996 International Touring Car Championship season in August to replace the F1 race, but the race was instead moved to Suzuka Circuit, held in November.

In 1999, defending JGTC GT300 champion Shingo Tachi was killed when he tested a GT500 Toyota Supra after he suffered from a technical failure that prevented him from slowing down for the first turn.[3] Although there was no driver fatality in the JGTC or Super GT race events beforehand, the incident occurred almost a year after Tetsuya Ota's near-fatal, fiery accident at Fuji Speedway.

In March 2003, the Tanaka International Company, parent company of the official circuit owner TI Circuit Company, applied for civil rehabilitation. After the application, Unimat Holding Co., Ltd. announced that it would financially support the TI Circuit Company in keeping the facility open. The company was renamed Okayama International Circuit Co., Ltd. on May 1, 2004, and the circuit was renamed Okayama International Circuit on January 1, 2005.

On October 26, 2008, the circuit hosted a round of the Formula V6 Asia and FIA World Touring Car Championship. The WTCC race was the first FIA world championship race since 1995. However, it was announced on June 21, 2010 that Suzuka Circuit would host the Japan round of the 2011 WTCC season instead of the Okayama International Circuit.[4]

On March 3, 2012, Unimat sold the circuit to Aska Corporation, an auto parts manufacturing company.[5]

Events

Current
Former

Lap records

The outright unofficial all-time track record is 1:10.218, set by triple-world champion Ayrton Senna in a Williams FW16, during qualifying for the 1994 Pacific Grand Prix. As of May 2025, the fastest official race lap records at the Okayama International Circuit are listed as:

Category Time Driver Vehicle Event
Grand Prix Circuit: 3.703 km (1990–present)[6]
Formula One 1:14.023 Michael Schumacher Benetton B194 1994 Pacific Grand Prix
Super Formula 1:15.237[7] Nick Cassidy Dallara SF19 2020 Okayama Super Formula round
Formula Nippon 1:19.345[8] Satoshi Motoyama Lola FN06 2008 Okayama Formula Nippon round
Super GT (GT500) 1:19.710[9] Takashi Kogure Honda NSX-GT 2018 Okayama GT 300 km Race
LMP1 1:20.561[10] Jonny CockerTemplate:Efn Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 2009 1000 km of Okayama
LMP900 1:21.298[11] Hiroki Katoh Zytek 04S 2006 Okayama JLMC round
Formula Three 1:21.380[12] Álex Palou Dallara F314 2017 1st Okayama Japanese F3 round
Super Formula Lights 1:22.281[13] Iori Kimura Dallara 320 2022 Okayama Super Formula Lights round
LMP2 1:24.948[10] Matthieu LahayeTemplate:Efn Pescarolo 01 2009 1000 km of Okayama
Super GT (GT300) 1:26.304[14] Naoya Gamou Mercedes-AMG GT3 2017 Okayama GT 300 km Race
Formula Regional 1:26.315[15] Tokiya Suzuki Dome F111/3 2025 Okayama FRJC round
Superbike 1:28.153[16] Katsuyuki Nakasuga Yamaha YZF-R1 2017 Okayama All Japan Road Race Championship Superbike round
GT3 1:29.089[17] Shinichi Takagi Ferrari 296 GT3 2024 Okayama Japan Cup Series round
Porsche Carrera Cup 1:29.161[18] Tsubasa Kondo Porsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup 2022 Okayama Porsche Carrera Cup Japan round
Formula Renault 3.5 1:29.311[19] Earl Bamber Tatuus FRV6 2008 Okayama Formula V6 Asia round
GT1 (GTS) 1:30.359[10] Carlo van DamTemplate:Efn Saleen S7-R 2009 1000 km of Okayama
GT2 1:32.136[10] Dirk MüllerTemplate:Efn BMW M3 GT2 2009 1000 km of Okayama
Formula 4 1:32.202[20] Ritomo Miyata Dome F110 2017 Okayama Japanese F4 round
Supersport 1:32.794[21] Keisuke Maeda Yamaha YZF-R6 2017 Okayama All Japan Road Race Championship Supersport round
Ferrari Challenge 1:33.242[22] Yuga Furutani Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo 2024 Okayama Ferrari Challenge Japan round
Formula Toyota 1:34.021[23] Tsubasa Abe Tom's FT30 2005 1st Okayama Formula Toyota round
GT 1:34.335[24] Atsushi Yogou Porsche 911 (996) GT3-R 2003 Aida JGTC round
Formula BMW 1:34.388[25] Facu Regalia Mygale FB02 2009 Okayama Formula BMW Pacific round
Group A 1:36.281[26] Kazuyoshi Hoshino Nissan Skyline GT-R BNR32 1993 Okayama JTCC round
TCR Touring Car 1:36.706[27] Anna Inotsume Honda Civic Type R TCR 2023 Okayama TCR Japan round
GT4 1:36.732[17] Daiki Fujiwara Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport 2024 Okayama Japan Cup Series round
Super Touring 1:36.807[28] Osamu Nakako Honda Accord 1997 Okayama JTCC round
Super 2000 1:48.767[29] James Thompson Honda Accord Euro R 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Japan
Motorcycle Circuit: 3.747 km (2020–present)[6]
Superbike 1:29.889[30] Yuki Okamoto Yamaha YZF-R1 2024 Okayama All Japan Road Race Championship Superbike round
Supersport 1:35.235[31] Kengo Nagao Yamaha YZF-R6 2023 Okayama All Japan Road Race Championship Supersport round
Moto3 1:39.740[32] Hiroki Ono Honda NSF250R 2024 Okayama All Japan Road Race Championship J-GP3 round

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