Aguri Suzuki

For me, Aguri Suzuki is the guy who made F1 feel possible for Japan. I still get a little chill thinking about Suzuka in 1990, when he climbed onto that podium and became the first Japanese driver to finish on it at his home Grand Prix, the rising sun flag right there in the sport's most ruthless arena. That's not luck, that's nerve. What I love most, though, is what came after the cockpit: he didn't just retire and disappear, he went and built his own outfit, the Super Aguri team, betting his name on the whole thing. And off the track he reads as this easygoing, chatty Tokyo guy, the kind of relaxed cool you only get from surviving a sport that genuinely tries to kill you.

Aguri Suzuki is a Japanese racing driver born on September 8, 1960, in Tokyo. He competed in Formula One and became the first Japanese driver to stand on the F1 podium, achieving third place at the 1990 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. After retiring from driving, he continued his involvement in motorsport by founding and leading the Super Aguri F1 team. He is widely regarded as a pioneering figure in Japanese Formula One history.

Name (English)

Aguri Suzuki

Name (Japanese)

鈴木亜久里

Reading

すずき あぐり

Born

September 8, 1960 (age 65)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rat (子)

Origin

Tokyo, Japan

Occupation

Racing driver / Formula One driver

University

Josai University

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.super-aguri.co.jp/
• Xhttps://x.com/Aguri1960
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%88%B4%E6%9C%A8%E4%BA%9C%E4%B9%85%E9%87%8C

Tags

• From Tokyo
• Racing driver
• Formula One driver

Last updated

2026-06-02

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