A look back in photographs to 10 different years of Motor-Racing history:
1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1997.


Larrousse-Lola (1988 & 1990-1991), Zakspeed (1989),
Footwork/Arrows (1992-1993), Jordan (1994), Ligier (1995)

Born: September 8, 1960, Japan
Races contested: 87
Best result: 3th
Total points: 8



Above: Aguri Suzuki in the Larrousse-Lola at Spa-Francorchamps in 1990 (left),
in his Zakspeed-Yamaha in 1989 at Hockenheim doing a bit of rallye-driving (middle),
and in the Larrousse-Lola at the Hungaroring in 1991 (right).

Aguri Suzuki had been successful as a racing driver in his home-country for a few years
in Formula 3, Formula 2, touring cars and Formula 3000 (he won the Japanese title in 1988),
when he made his Formula 1 debut in 1988 with Larrousse-Lola in Japan.
A race he finished as 16th.
In 1989 he was picked up by Zakspeed to act as their second driver.
That year was a complete disaster with the underpowered Yamaha engine
the Zakspeed cars were slow and Aguri never managed to get past pre-qualifying in 16 races that year.
In 1989 he returned to Larrousse-Lola and at the Japanese Grand Prix,
after the disqualification of Ayrton Senna Aguri became the very first Japanese driver to get on a F1 podium.
It was the highlight of his career. After that he only scored two more points and
had more frustrating years with Larrousse-Lola, Footwork and Ligier.
At the Japanese Grand Prix of 1995 Suzuki crashed heavily and injured his neck.
He decided to retire from racing and became a team owner in Japan and the United States,
where he has his own Formula Nippon team and an IRL team together with Adrian Fernandez,
under the name of Super Aguri Fernandez Racing, with driver Kosuke Matsuura.


Above: Aguri in the Larrousse-Lola at Hockenheim in 1991 (left),
in the Zakspeed at Hockenheim in 1989 (middle), and in the Larrousse-Lola at Spa in 1990 (right).


Above: in the Larrousse-Lola in 1990 at Paul Ricard (left),
at the Hungaroring in the Larrousse-Lola in 1991 (middle),
and going through the Ost-Kurve chicane at Hockenheim in 1990 (right).


Above: Aguri Suzuki in the Larrousse-Lola in 1991 at the Hungaroring (left and right),
and a close-up at Francorchamps in 1990 (middle).


Above: Aguri standing at this Toyota Group C sportscar at Spa-Francorchamps, 1990 (left),
in the Larrousse-Lola at Paul Ricard in 1990 (middle),
and behind the wheel of the Toyota Group C sportscar at Spa-Francorchamps in 1990 (right).


Above: Aguri in the Toyota Group C at Spa-Francorchamps in 1990.
He shared this car in this 1000km event together with Geoff Lees.


AUTOGRAPH



All pictures copyright Patrick Beckers 1989-1990-1991

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