Aguri Suzuki

鈴木亜久里　/　すずきあぐり

Japan's first Formula One podium finisher

September 8, 1960 (age 65)　・　Tokyo, Japan

From Tokyo
Racing driver
Formula One driver

My Take

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.

Overview

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.

1. Profile

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
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Active years: Unknown
Occupation: Racing driver / Formula One driver

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Josai University
Debut: Unknown

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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