Rafael Suzuki

Rafael Suzuki
Rafael Suzuki in 2024
NationalityBrazil Brazilian
Born (1987-08-13) 13 August 1987
São Paulo, Brazil
Stock Car Pro Series career
Debut season2014
Current teamPole Motorsport
Car number8
Starts211
Wins2
Podiums2
Poles1
Best finish6th 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
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[1] 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
2025 GT Winter Series - GT3 Comtoyou Racing
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

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
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

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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