Aguri Suzuki

Aguri Suzuki
Suzuki in 2008, as the supervisor of ARTA.
Born (1960-09-08) 8 September 1960 (age 64)
Tokyo, Japan
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityJapan Japanese
Active years19881995
TeamsLarrousse, Zakspeed, Footwork, Jordan, Ligier
EnginesFord, Yamaha, Lamborghini, Mugen-Honda, Hart
Entries88 (65 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums1
Career points8
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1988 Japanese Grand Prix
Last entry1995 Japanese Grand Prix
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years1986–1988, 1990, 1996–1999
TeamsNissan Motorsport, Toyota Team Tom's, Nismo (Nismo/TWR)
Best finish3rd (1998)
Class wins0

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.

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.