1. Aguri Suzuki is a Japanese former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1988 to 1995.
22 Facts About Aguri Suzuki
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Aguri Suzuki won the Japanese Formula 3000 Championship in 1988, and later finished third overall at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1998.
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Aguri Suzuki was a race-winner in the All-Japan GT Championship.
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Aguri Suzuki became involved in team ownership after his Formula One career, first forming Autobacs Racing Team Aguri in 1997 in partnership with Autobacs.
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Aguri Suzuki was the owner of the Super Aguri F1 team, which participated in Formula One from 2006 to 2008.
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Aguri Suzuki formed Team Aguri, which raced in Formula E from 2014 to 2016.
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Aguri Suzuki was born in Tokyo; his father Masashi Suzuki was of mixed ancestry from Japan and Martinique.
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Masashi Aguri Suzuki had worked as an aircraft technician for Honda Airways, and in 1973 established a go-cart shop.
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Aguri Suzuki was named after the main character in the Kuri-chan comic strip.
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Aguri Suzuki attended Josai University majoring in the sciences, but did not complete his degree.
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Aguri Suzuki began racing karts in 1972, at the age of 12.
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Aguri Suzuki continued in karting and in 1981 was again Japanese Kart Champion.
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Aguri Suzuki then turned to touring car racing and, driving for the Nissan factory team won the Japanese title in 1986.
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In 1988, Aguri Suzuki raced in European F3000 with Footwork, before he debuted in Formula One on October 30 at his home race, replacing the ill Yannick Dalmas in the Larrousse-Lola.
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Aguri Suzuki shared a Ligier with Martin Brundle in 1995, but only scored one point in his races, and was criticised by Mika Salo after the two collided in Buenos Aires.
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Aguri Suzuki scored a total of eight championship points in F1.
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Aguri Suzuki later raced in the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship, and remained involved in Japanese driver development.
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In 2000, with long-term sponsor Autobacs, he ran Autobacs Racing Team Aguri Suzuki, which won the GT300 title in 2002, and expanded to Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters a season later.
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Aguri Suzuki launched Super Aguri Fernandez Racing with Adrian Fernandez, running cars in the Indy Racing League.
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Aguri Suzuki put his new team together in four and half months from his initial announcement on 1 November 2005.
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In 2007, Takuma Sato scored two top-eight finishes, earning the team its first points, and Super Aguri Suzuki ended up ninth in the Constructors' World Championship.
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Aguri Suzuki's helmet is white with a red line with black sides surrounding the top, a red and black line going from the rear down the chin and a black circle on the top.