Aguri Suzuki
Aguri Suzuki (鈴木 亜久里, Suzuki Aguri, born 8 September 1960) is a Japanese former racing driver. In Formula One, he participated in 88 Grands Prix between 1988 and 1995, achieving a best result of third at the 1990 Japanese Grand Prix, which made him the first Asian driver to score a podium finish. He also won the Japanese Top Formula Championship in 1988, and later finished third overall at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1998 and won races in the All-Japan GT Championship.
Suzuki in 2008, as the supervisor of ARTA. | |
| Born | 8 September 1960 Tokyo, Japan |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Active years | 1988–1995 |
| Teams | Larrousse, Zakspeed, Footwork, Jordan, Ligier |
| Engines | Ford, Yamaha, Lamborghini, Mugen-Honda, Hart |
| Entries | 88 (65 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Career points | 8 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1988 Japanese Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1995 Japanese Grand Prix |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 1986–1988, 1990, 1996–1999 |
| Teams | Nissan Motorsport, Toyota Team Tom's, Nismo (Nismo/TWR) |
| Best finish | 3rd (1998) |
| Class wins | 0 |
He became involved in team ownership after his Formula One career, first forming Autobacs Racing Team Aguri (ARTA) in 1997 in partnership with Autobacs. ARTA has competed mostly in Super GT, where they have won titles in both the GT500 and GT300 classes. He was the owner of the Super Aguri F1 team, which participated in Formula One from 2006 to 2008. He also formed Team Aguri, which raced in Formula E from 2014 to 2016.