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Rafael Suzuki | |
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Rafael Suzuki in 2024 | |
Nationality | Brazilian |
Born | (1987-08-13) 13 August 1987 (age 37) São Paulo, Brazil |
Stock Car Pro Series career | |
Debut season | 2014 |
Current team | Pole Motorsport |
Car number | 8 |
Starts | 211 |
Wins | 2 |
Podiums | 2 |
Poles | 1 |
Best finish | 6th in 2023 |
Previous series | |
2013 2012 2010, 2012 2008-09 2007-08 2007 | International GT Open Auto GP World Series All-Japan Formula Three Championship German Formula Three Championship Asian F3 Pacific Series Formula Three Sudamericana |
Rafael "Hideo" Suzuki (born 13 August 1987) is a Brazilian racing driver of Japanese descent who currently competes for Pole Motorsport in the Stock Car Pro Series, which he has raced in since 2014. He previously raced in a number of international Formula Three series, including the All-Japan Formula Three Championship and the German Formula Three Championship.
Career
1998 - Go-Kart
After a few indoor go-kart races, Rafael Suzuki started to compete at the age of 10 in 1998, and soon went to some wins and titles, building a successful career.
Racing record
Racing career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums | F.Laps | Points | Position |
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2007 | Formula São Paulo | Phebem Fórmula | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ? | 4 | 17th |
Formula 3 Sudamericana | Cesário Fórmula | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13th | |
2007–08 | Asian F3 Pacific Series | Team Goddard | 18 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 221 | 3rd |
2008 | German Formula 3 Championship | Performance Racing | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 7th |
2009 | German Formula 3 Championship | Performance Racing | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 4th |
HS Technik Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Jenichen Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2010 | Japanese Formula 3 Championship | TOM'S | 14 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 78 | 3rd |
Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 18th | ||
2012 | Japanese Formula 3 Championship | Toda Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 6th |
Auto GP World Series | Ombra Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17th | |
2013 | International GT Open - GTS | Bhai Tech Racing | 15 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 3rd |
Spanish GT Championship | Team Novadriver | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
2014 | Stock Car Brasil | ProGP | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.5 | 27th |
2015 | Stock Car Brasil | RZ Motorsport | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 27th |
2016 | Stock Car Brasil | Vogel Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 17th |
2017 | Stock Car Brasil | Cavaleiro Racing | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 18th |
2018 | Stock Car Brasil | Bardahl Hot Car | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 16th |
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro | ArtLine Team Georgia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
2019 | Stock Car Brasil | Hot Car Competições | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 23rd |
Império Endurance Brasil - P1 | Power Imports Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
2020 | Stock Car Brasil | Full Time Bassani | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 172 | 14th |
Império Endurance Brasil - P1 | Power Imports Racing Team | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
Porsche Endurance Series - GT3 Cup | N/A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 192 | 3rd | |
2021 | Stock Car Pro Series | Full Time Bassani | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 185 | 16th |
Porsche Endurance Series - GT3 Cup | N/A | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 199 | 2nd | |
2022 | Stock Car Pro Series | Full Time Bassani | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 13th |
24H GT Series - 992 | Three Sixty Racing Team | ||||||||
2023 | Stock Car Pro Series | Pole Motorsport | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 263 | 6th |
TCR South America Touring Car Championship | PMO Motorsport | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 331 | 6th | |
TCR World Tour | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 47th | ||
2024 | Stock Car Pro Series | TMG Racing | |||||||
TCR South America Touring Car Championship | PMO Racing | ||||||||
TCR World Tour | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16th |
Complete German Formula Three Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
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2008 | Performance Racing | Dallara F305 | OPC-Challenge | HOC1 1 4 |
HOC1 2 5 |
OSC1 1 9 |
OSC1 2 4 |
NÜR1 1 10 |
NÜR1 2 14 |
HOC2 1 5 |
HOC2 2 8 |
ASS 1 3 |
ASS 2 6 |
NÜR2 1 5 |
NÜR2 2 3 |
LAU 1 7 |
LAU 2 5 |
SAC 1 6 |
SAC 2 6 |
OSC2 1 Ret |
OSC2 2 5 |
7th | 55 |
2009 | Performance Racing | Dallara F305 | Volkswagen | OSC1 1 4 |
OSC1 2 3 |
NÜR1 1 4 |
NÜR1 2 7 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 4 |
OSC2 1 4 |
OSC2 2 3 |
LAU 1 2 |
LAU 2 6 |
4th | 65 | ||||||||
HS Technik Motorsport | Mercedes | ASS 1 4 |
ASS 2 3 |
NÜR2 1 6 |
NÜR2 2 6 |
OSC3 1 Ret |
OSC3 2 13 | ||||||||||||||||
Jenichen Motorsport | OPC Challenge | SAC 1 9 |
SAC 2 10 |
Complete Stock Car Brasil results
References
- "TCR South America: Rafael Suzuki estreia na categoria". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 24 March 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Rafael Suzuki career summary at DriverDB.com
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Brazilian people of Japanese descent
- Sportspeople of Japanese descent
- Brazilian racing drivers
- Racing drivers from São Paulo
- Formula 3 Sudamericana drivers
- Asian Formula Three Championship drivers
- German Formula Three Championship drivers
- Japanese Formula 3 Championship drivers
- Auto GP drivers
- International GT Open drivers
- Stock Car Brasil drivers
- Karting World Championship drivers
- Performance Racing drivers
- TOM'S drivers
- Ombra Racing drivers
- Bhaitech drivers
- 24H Series drivers
- Lamborghini Super Trofeo drivers
- TCR South America Touring Car Championship drivers