Rafael Suzuki

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Rafael Suzuki
Nationality

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

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Poles Wins Podiums F.Laps Points Position
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 46 4th
HS Technik Motorsport 6 0 0 1 0 17
Jenichen Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 2
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[1] 16 2 0 2 4 331 6th
TCR World Tour 2 0 0 0 0 5 47th
2024 TCR South America Touring Car Championship PMO - Full Time Sports

Complete Stock Car Brasil results

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Rank Points
2014 ProGP
Chevrolet Sonic
INT
1

25
SCZ
1

20
SCZ
2

17
BRA
1

23
BRA
2

Ret
GOI
1

Ret
GOI
2

DNS
GOI
1

Ret
CAS
1

15
CAS
2

20
CUR
1

20
CUR
2

27
VEL
1

19
VEL
2

18
SCZ
1

18
SCZ
2

15
TAR
1

16
TAR
2

18
SAL
1

19
SAL
2

13
CUR
1

8
27th 47.5
2015 RZ Motorsport
Chevrolet Sonic
GOI
1

27
RBP
1

16
RBP
2

11
VEL
1

15
VEL
2

19
CUR
1

19
CUR
2

22
SCZ
1

19
SCZ
2

18
CUR
1

13
CUR
2

11
GOI
1

19
CAS
1

28
CAS
2

15
MOU
1

17
MOU
2

18
CUR
1

7
CUR
2

17
TAR
1

Ret
TAR
2

DNS
INT
1

Ret
27th 51
2016
Vogel Motorsport Chevrolet Cruze CUR
1

10
VEL
1

15
VEL
2

10
GOI
1

10
GOI
2

21
SCZ
1

16
SCZ
2

8
TAR
1

DSQ
TAR
2

EX
CAS
1

7
CAS
2

14
INT
1

Ret
LON
1

Ret
LON
2

Ret
CUR
1

20
CUR
2

11
GOI
1

19
GOI
2

12
CRI
1

13
CRI
2

20
INT
1

7
17th 117
2017
Cavaleiro Sports Chevrolet Cruze GOI
1

13
GOI
2

11
VEL
1

15
VEL
2

15
SCZ
1

21
SCZ
2

5
CAS
1

14
CAS
2

16
CUR
1

25
CRI
1

9
CRI
2

5
VCA
1

20
VCA
2

17
LON
1

15
LON
2

11
ARG
1

20
ARG
2

3
TAR
1

Ret
TAR
2

17
GOI
1

19
GOI
2

14
INT
1

23
18th 93
2018 Bardahl Hot Car Chevrolet Cruze
INT
1

9
CUR
1

10
CUR
2

6
VEL
1

16
VEL
2

11
LON
1

22
LON
2

17
SCZ
1

12
SCZ
2

Ret
GOI
1

14
MOU
1

15
MOU
2

10
CAS
1

10
CAS
2

3
VCA
1

22
VCA
2

21
TAR
1

DSQ
TAR
2

Ret
GOI
1

11
GOI
2

10
INT
1

25
16th 61
2019 Hot Car Competições Chevrolet Cruze VEL
1

15
VCA
1

12
VCA
2

18
GOI
1

17
GOI
2

17
LON
1

17
LON
2

Ret
SCZ
1

12
SCZ
2

Ret
MOU
1

Ret
MOU
2

Ret
INT
1

16
VEL
1

24
VEL
2

11
CAS
1

9
CAS
2

6
VCA
1

14
VCA
2

20
GOI
1

Ret
GOI
2

18
INT
1

Ret
23rd 94
2020
Full Time Bassani
Toyota Corolla GOI
1

Ret
GOI
2

7
INT
1

4
INT
2

13
LON
1

1
LON
2

Ret
CAS
1

8
CAS
2

17
CAS
3

6
VCA
1

17
VCA
2

10
CUR
1

18
CUR
2

14
CUR
3

17
GOI
1

15
GOI
2

11
GOI
3

16
INT
1

11
14th 172
2021
Full Time Bassani
Toyota Corolla GOI
1

12
GOI
2

16
INT
1

12
INT
2

15
VCA
1

6
VCA
2

11
VCA
1

15
VCA
2

21
CAS
1

8
CAS
2

27
CUR
1

9
CUR
2

24
CUR
1

1
CUR
2

5
GOI
1

16
GOI
2

14
GOI
1

22
GOI
2

10
VCA
1

23
VCA
2

14
SCZ
1

23
SCZ
2

2
INT
1

21
INT
2

Ret
16th 185
2022
Full Time Bassani
Toyota Corolla
INT
1

96
GOI
1

4
GOI
2

Ret
RIO
1

9
RIO
2

Ret
VCA
1

16
VCA
2

17
VEL
1

7
VEL
2

5
VEL
1

7
VEL
2

7
INT
1

23
INT
2

19
SCZ
1

26
SCZ
2

Ret
VCA
1

10
VCA
2

10
GOI
1

11
GOI
2

20
GOI
1

Ret
GOI
2

14
BRA
1

12
BRA
2

17
13th 172
2023 Pole Motorsport Chevrolet Cruze GOI
1

Ret
GOI
2

Ret
INT
1

29
INT
2

2
TAR
1

6
TAR
2

9
CAS
1

8
CAS
2

3
INT
1

15
INT
2

12
VCA
1

6
VCA
2

7
GOI
1

5
GOI
2

2
VEL
1

12
VEL
2

17
BUE
1

7
BUE
2

3
VCA
1

7
VCA
2

23
CAS
1

7
CAS
2

13
INT
1

4
INT
2

20
6th 263

References

  1. ^ "TCR South America: Rafael Suzuki estreia na categoria". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 24 March 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

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