Suzuka Circuit plans to sell pieces of asphalt to racing fans – Jalopnik

If you’re still looking for gifts for a die-hard racing fan, there’s a legendary Japanese track where the perfect gift might soon be available. Suzuka Circuit announced on Saturday that it would sell parts of the racing surface. It would certainly make an impressive conversation piece for a coffee table. Suzuka’s F1 date may have been pushed back to the spring, but the round has decided the world championship on numerous occasions between the 1980s and the 2000s. The venue has not revealed how much the asphalt pieces will cost to purchase.

In connection with the road paving work at Suzuka Circuit West Course, we will be selling ‘asphalt’ from the race circuit where various major races such as the F1 and the Suzuka 8 Hours were held.
The image is a scene of hollowing out.

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— Suzuka Circuit (@suzuka_event) December 28, 2025

The unique memorabilia is a by-product of the preparations for the Japanese Grand Prix next March. Suzuka revealed in a social media post: “As part of the Suzuka Circuit West Course renewal project, we are selling asphalt from the race track that has hosted several major races such as F1 and the Suzuka 8 Hours.” Resurfacing the asphalt is not unusual on circuits that regularly stop for Formula 1, because the asphalt scraping cars are sensitive to bumpy surfaces. For motorcycle racing it is an even bigger problem. Although MotoGP has not visited Suzuka since Daijiro Kato’s fatal crash at the 2003 Japanese Grand Prix, the circuit’s 8-hour race is still a crown jewel of the motorcycle endurance racing calendar.

The Speedway’s most recent project was a partial repair in turn 2. The hope was to remove the bumps in the corners, which can be a problem when drivers average speeds of more than 270 miles per hour during Indy 500 qualifying. The underlying rocks caused problems after a century of freeze-thaw cycles during Indiana winters. The stones in certain parts of Turn 2 had to be torn up and removed. The rest of the stones aren’t going anywhere, including the meter-wide strip of stones still visible at the start-finish line.