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SUZUKI WORLD RALLY TEAM

TEAM DETAILS
NAME:   SUZUKI WORLD RALLY TEAM
FORMED:   2006*
ADDRESS:   SUZUKI WORLD RALLY TEAM
HEAD OFFICE:
5-57-1 JINDAIJIMINAMICHO CHOFU-SHI
TOKYO,
JAPAN,
183-0013

HAMAMATSU OFFICE:
665 RYUYOHIEBARA ITAWA-SHI SHIZUOKA,
JAPAN,
438-0213

SUZUKI WRT HEAD OFFICE:
TRAPPES,
PARIS,
FRANCE.

WWW.SUZUKI-WRC.COM/
TEAM PRINCIPAL:   NOBUHIRO 'MONSTER' TAJIMA
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR:   SHUSUKE INAGAKI (TECHNICAL MANAGER)
DRIVERS:   TONI GARDEMEISTER / TOMI TUOMINEN
PER-GUNNAR ANDERSSON / JONAS ANDERSSON
CHASSIS:   SUZUKI SX4 WRC
TYRES:   PIRELLI
SPONSORS:   SHELL

Suzuki World Rally Team Achievements:

2008 First full-season at the 'senior' level. Fielded two SX4 WRC cars for Toni Gardemeister and P-G Andersson. Scored first point with SX4 at the Monte after P-G finished in 8th place. Finished in points in Sweden too [7th with Gardemeister]. Took manufacturers' point in Argentina [24th with P-G].

2007 Preparation for full-time assault on the 'senior' level in the FIA World Rally Championship. Mostly testing - although did two outings in the WRC with the Suzuki SX4 WRC, namely Rallye de France-Tour de Corse and Wales Rally GB. Nicolas Bernardi finished 31st overall in Corsica (re-started twice under the SupeRally). Sebastien Lindholm finished 27th overall in GB (re-started once under SupeRally)

Won the FIA Junior Rally Championship with P-G Andersson - using the Suzuki Swift S1600. Urmo Aava finished second in the standings in the sister car.

2006 Suzuki finishes 3rd in the FIA Junior World Rally Championship with P-G Andersson. Guy Wilks is fourth in the standings. Both used the Suzuki Swift S1600.

February 2006 Confirmed decision to step up to the 'senior' level in the WRC with the Suzuki SX4 WRC. Suzuki later establishes a European base in France, outside of Paris.

2005 Suzuki debuts the Suzuki Swift S1600 in the FIA Junior World Rally Championship in Finland. Suzuki also enters all 16-rounds in the WRC. Guy Wilks finishes runner-up in the J-WRC for Suzuki.

2004 Suzuki wins the FIA Junior World Rally Championship title with Per-Gunnar Andersson.

2003 Suzuki enters four Suzuki Ignis S1600 in the FIA Junior World Rally Championship.

2002 Suzuki begins competing in the FIA Junior World Rally Championship with the Ignis S1600.

1986 Suzuki Sport established.

RACE RECORD (WITH SX4 WRC) (UP TO AND INCLUDING JORDAN 2008)
RACES:   7
WINS:   0
CONSTRUCTORS TITLES:   0
DRIVERS TITLES:   2 [in JWRC with PG Andersson 2004, 2007]
CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS:   6 points

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