Suzuki SX4 WRC
Transmission | Five-speed sequential 4-wheel drive | ||||||||
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Weight | 1,230 kg (2,711.7 lb) | ||||||||
Tyres | Pirelli | ||||||||
Competition history (WRC) | |||||||||
Notable entrants | Suzuki World Rally Team | ||||||||
Notable drivers | |||||||||
Debut | 2007 Tour de Corse | ||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The Suzuki SX4 WRC is a World Rally Car built for the Suzuki World Rally Team by Suzuki in the World Rally Championship. It is based upon the Suzuki SX4 road car, and was debuted at the 2007 Tour de Corse.[2]
Competition history
World Rally Championship
At the 2007
The SX4 competed on a test basis in two 2007 WRC events: the Rallye de France in October 2007 (finishing 31st overall) and the
Hillclimbing
A race car called 'Suzuki SX4 Hill Climb Special' was used at the 2011 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. It was a specially adapted Suzuki SX4, with a twin turbocharged 3.1 litre V6 engine producing 910 hp (679 kW; 923 PS) and 890 N⋅m (660 lb⋅ft) of torque. Driver Nobuhiro Tajima won the event in Suzukis for six years running, the last three of which were in the SX4 HCS, and set the track record time of 9:51.278.[6]
Rally results
Complete World Rally Championship results
Year | Car | No | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points | TC | Points |
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2007
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Suzuki World Rally Team | 19 | Nicolas Bernardi | MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR
|
ARG | ITA | GRE | FIN | GER
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NZL | ESP | FRA 31 |
JPN | IRE | – | 0 | – | 0 | |
Sebastian Lindholm | GBR 27 |
– | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2008
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Suzuki World Rally Team | 11 | Toni Gardemeister | MON Ret |
SWE 7 |
MEX Ret |
ARG Ret |
JOR Ret |
ITA Ret |
GRE 9 |
TUR Ret |
FIN 8 |
GER 10 |
NZL 7 |
ESP 13 |
FRA 13 |
JPN 6 |
GBR 7 |
13th | 10 | 5th | 34 | |
12 | Per-Gunnar Andersson | MON 8 |
SWE Ret |
MEX Ret |
ARG 24 |
JOR Ret |
ITA 9 |
GRE 11 |
TUR Ret |
FIN Ret |
GER 15 |
NZL 6 |
ESP 32 |
FRA 17 |
JPN 5 |
GBR 5 |
12th | 12 |
References
- ^ "Suzuki SX4 WRC". juwra.com. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Suzuki SX4 WRC". e-wrc.com. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "SUZUKI WRC CHALLENGE | Reports | Test Report #01 SX4 WRC moves on to European tests". Suzuki-wrc.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
- ^ "Suzuki World Rally Team". 28 July 2008. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
- ^ "Loeb clinches record Monte win". Autosport. Archived from the original on 30 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
- ^ Woodyard, Chris (27 June 2011). "Video: Monster Suzuki blows away Hyundai on Pikes Peak". USA Today. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)