issues in safety has been at the corner 130R (marked 15 in the track map above). In 2002, Toyota F1 driver Allan McNish suffered a high-speed crash through the bump, which sent him through a metal fence; he was not seriously injured. Track officials revised the 130R, redesigning it as a double-apex section, one with an radius, and then a second featuring a radius, leading to a much closer Casio triangle (chicane), with the chicane becoming a "bus stop" type for motorcycles. However, the problem continued for the new revised section. During the 2003 MotoGP Grand Prix of Japan, the track's first major event since the revisions, MotoGP rider Daijiro Kato was killed when he crashed in the new section, on his way to the braking zone for the Casio triangle. MotoGP has not returned to Suzuka since the incident. Track configurations Events Current March: Super Taikyu April: Super Formula Championship, MFJ Superbike May: Formula Regional Japanese Championship, TCR Japan Touring Car Series June: Super GT, F4 Japanese Championship July: GT World Challenge Asia Fanatec Japan Cup, Ferrari Challenge Japan, GT4 Asia Series, Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, Super Formula Lights August: FIM Endurance World Championship Suzuka 8 Hours, Super GT, F4 Japanese Championship September: Formula One Japanese Grand Prix October: Super Formula Championship, MFJ Superbike MFJ Grand Prix, Super Taikyu Former Asia Road Racing Championship (2013–2019) BPR Global GT Series 1000km of Suzuka (1994–1996) F3 Asian Championship (2019) FIA GT Championship (1997–1998) Grand Prix motorcycle racing Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix (1987–1998, 2000–2003) Intercontinental GT Challenge Suzuka 10 Hours (2018–2019) International Touring Car Championship (1996) NASCAR Thunder Special Suzuka (1996–1997) World Sportscar Championship (1989–1992) World Touring Car Championship FIA WTCC Race of Japan (2011–2014) World Touring Car Cup FIA WTCR Race of Japan (2018–2019) Lap records The official lap record for the current circuit layout is 1:30.983, set by Lewis Hamilton during the 2019 Japanese Grand Prix. Previously, the record was set in 2005 by Kimi Räikkönen with a time of 1:31.540 (albeit on a marginally longer, slightly different variation of the circuit). The unofficial all-time track record is 1:27.064, set by Sebastian Vettel during final qualifying for the aforementioned 2019 race. The official fastest race lap records at the Suzuka Circuit are listed as: In video games Along with Fuji Speedway, the Suzuka Circuit was one of the four tracks featured in the video game Pole Position II. The track