Q3: I would like to enjoy the rides in the amusement park on top of watching the race. Should I have an amusement park admission ticket as well?
Tickets are sold in advance as well as on the day, and we recommend you to buy tickets in advance as they are priced reasonably. Also, depending on the races, paddock passes, which give you wider range of ways to enjoy the race, are available as an option for you to watch a race. It depends on the races how old one should have a race ticket. Please check the ticket page of each race for more details.
As for the FIA F1 World Championship Series Japanese Grand Prix and “Coca Cola Zero” Suzuka 8hours Endurance Road Racing, you need to have a race ticket even to watch only on the qualifying day. For other races, you can watch races with the amusement park admission fee on the qualifying day (Saturday).
Group ticket is a value set of tickets for 3 to 5 adult persons. You can purchase the tickets for adults at a discount price regardless of sex.
The area behind the pit garages where the racing machines are maintained is called paddock. Paddock passes, as its name suggests, give you access to the paddock. Also, depending on the race, they also give you access to the “Gekikan” areas and pit walkabout as a benefit to purchase the paddock passes. During the race weekend, you may have a chance to meet drivers and get the photo taken or their autograph in the paddock ...!?
*There are some races that do not offer the paddock passes such as the FIA F1 World Championship Series Japanese Grand Prix race. Please check the ticket page of each race for more details.
*Only when the advance paddock passes have not been sold out, we may sell a small number of paddock passes on the day.
All the tickets sold in advance are the plastic paddock passes with serial numbers. However, the number of tickets is limited, so we recommend you to purchase early.
These are the areas arranged specially by the side the track inside the paddock in addition to the spectators’ areas and the special areas where you can watch the machines running down just in front of you and may even see the expressions on the faces of the riders and drivers through the helmets. You can enjoy the race from the different point of view from the spectators’ areas.
*You are not allowed to use the umbrellas when watching the race from these areas, so please	have a raincoat or poncho.
You can purchase tickets through the official ticket agency (Platinum Group) or Lawson Tickets (overseas site) for the FIA F1 World Championship Series Japanese Grand Prix race, through the overseas agency (GPT) or Lawson Tickets (overseas site) for the “Coca Cola Zero” Suzuka 8hours Endurance Road Racing, and through Lawson Tickets (overseas site) for other races. We will give you the actual ticket at the site on the day when you show the voucher and your ID (passport).
We are very sorry to inform you that we will not reissue and/or change the tickets you purchased. Please make sure you do not lose your valuable ticket on the day.
You can receive the ticket you purchased at the place located at the amusement front gate. When receiving your ticket. Please have the voucher and your ID (passport) ready for showing.
You purchase advance tickets on the Suzuka Circuit Internet site and receive them at the main gate on site.
The race tickets give you access on Saturday and Sunday. For F1, you can get access for five days from Thursday to Monday.
Tickets are sold from about 2 months in advance. However, for F1 tickets are sold about 6 months in advance.
VIP Suites, Premium, Panorama Rooms, and Hospitality Lounges are the indoor spectating areas and the Grandstand (V2 seats) has roofs, but other areas are outdoors.
Advance tickets for the indoor areas are not sold at the overseas ticket agencies. Only when they have not been sold out in advance, a small number of indoor area tickets may be sold on the day.
We kindly ask you in advance to have a raincoat or poncho for the rainy weather and a lap blanket and fleece for keeping you warm in preparation for the sudden change of weather (you are not allowed to watch the race using the umbrella). For the non-reserved areas, the surface is soil, so it would be comfortable to wear shoes such as sneakers. There are times when the sunlight is strong, so we recommend you to have sunglasses, hats/caps, and/or sun block with you. It would be convenient for you to have binoculars and/or opera glasses, and you can enjoy watching the race more if you bring the portable radio set as we provide the race commentary via FM broadcasting on the site.
Spectators’ areas, pits and paddock are all non-smoking areas, so please smoke in the designated areas and respect manners. We kindly ask for your cooperation so that children and other guests can watch the race in the clean environment.
As the areas for the guests who need to use the wheelchairs to watch the race, we provide the areas exclusive for the wheelchair users to watch the race (you need to have the race ticket and the reserved seat ticket).
Only for the V2 seats, you need to sign in at the reception desk located in front of the elevator for the panorama room.
Persons with physical disabilities with the disability grade of first, second and third and with lower limb and trunk disabilities, and those who need wheelchairs due to the limitations on walking caused by the involuntary movement and/or disorder, together with up to 2 caretakers and/or companions.
*Persons with disabilities can park their cars in the parking area located in front of the amusement park front gate. Please ask the parking staff.
The method of participating in the event and the participation subject differ for each race. Please inquire using the inquiry form for details.
You can post them, but please have them in places that will not make trouble to other visitors. However, in the case of problems such as obstruction of visibility, discomfort, etc., or in the case of content not related to the race, we may remove them. Please be advised that we will not be responsible for any damage or stains etc. on removing them.
Basically, to the extent that it does not make any troubles to other visitors, you can use the camera at the spectators' seating areas if the camera is 26 cm long or shorter at the full length (the longest place). However, if it makes any troubles to other visitors or when the area is crowded, our staff will kindly ask you to move the place, and your cooperation would be appreciated.
We will announce the timetable about 2 weeks prior to the race. As for the time for opening gates and the scheduled time for the race, we will list the information on our website as we know it.
Both on the day before the race day and the race day, we have various events going on at the circuit. On the qualifying day (Saturday), we have an official qualifying session to decide the grid for the race (starting positions). Also on the race day, from early morning we have various events around the Grandstand as well as the gift giveaway for watching the race at the sponsor booths.
Moreover, the support race will be held on track, so you can enjoy all day. We recommend you to come as early as possible to enjoy these various events.
If you have purchased the race tickets only, you can purchase the ride coupons in the amusement park on the day.
The race ticket for adult comes with one-day Motopia passport that allows you to enjoy the rides either on Saturday or Sunday.
If anyone who is 16 years old or younger wishes to have a Motopia passport, you can purchase one at a discount price by showing the race ticket.
Some races require the race tickets while for some others you can watch a race with the Motopia passport. Please check the ticket page of each race for more details.