Sendai Hi-Land Raceway

38°17′14″N 140°37′27″E / 38.28722°N 140.62417°E / 38.28722; 140.62417Opened21 September 1986; 37 years ago (1986-09-21)ClosedSeptember 2014; 9 years ago (2014-09)Major eventsSuper Taikyu (2010)
Japanese F3 (1994–1998, 2000–2002, 2004, 2007)
JGTC (1994–1998)
JTCC (1986–1997)Full Circuit (1996–2014)Length4.030 km (2.504 miles)Turns18Race lap record1:38.080 (

Hiroaki Ishiura, Dallara F307, 2007, F3)Original Circuit (1986–1995)Length3.956 km (2.458 miles)Turns18Race lap record1:43.618 (

Michael Krumm, TOM'S 034F, 1994, F3)

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]

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

References

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^ "STES10: Rd 6 - Sendai Highland Raceway: Team triumphs with highland win, takes 2010 title". petmos.com.my. n.d. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
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^ "2007 Sendai Japanese F3 - Round 18". Motor Sport Magazine. 7 October 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
^ "2007 Esso Formula Toyota Series Round 4 Sendai Hi-Land 1". 6 October 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
^ "Hi-Land GT Sendai 1996". 30 June 1996. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
^ "1994 Sendai Japanese F3". Motor Sport Magazine. 12 June 1994. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
^ "1991 Highland Group A 300 Km race". 1 September 1991. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
^ "Hi-Land GT Sendai 1995". 25 June 1995. Retrieved 11 January 2023.