Aguri Suzuki

Aguri Suzuki
鈴木 亜久里
Suzuki in 2008
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
Years19861988, 1990, 19961999
TeamsNissan, Toyota
Best finish3rd (1998)
Class wins0

Aguri Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木 亜久里, Hepburn: Suzuki Aguri, born 8 September 1960) is a Japanese former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1988 to 1995.

Suzuki entered 88 Formula One Grands Prix, achieving a best result of third at the 1990 Japanese Grand Prix, becoming the first Asian driver to score a podium finish. He also won the Japanese Formula 3000 Championship in 1988, and later finished third overall at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1998. He was also a race-winner 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.