Suzuki World Rally Team

{{short description|2007–2008 rallying team, participant in the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers}} {{WRC team |Short_name = Suzuki Sport |Long_name = Suzuki World Rally Team |Logo = 200px |Base = |Principal = Nobuhiro Tajima<ref>[http://media.suzuki-wrc.com/index.php?pageid=0-6 Suzuki WRC Press Room: Home] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030154803/http://media.suzuki-wrc.com/index.php?pageid=0-6 |date=2007-10-30 }}</ref> |Director = {{ill|Shusuke Inagaki|ja|稲垣秋介}}<ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite web|url=http://www.crash.net/motorsport/wrc/news/158393-0/suzuki_appoints_new_technical_manager.html |title=WRC: Suzuki appoints new technical manager |publisher=Crash.net |date=2008-01-02 |accessdate=2011-11-27}}</ref> |Co-drivers = |Chassis = Suzuki SX4 |Tyres = Pirelli |Debut = 2007 Tour de Corse<ref name=autogenerated1>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071012112328/http://wrc.com/page/News/BreakingNewsDetail/0,,10111~1132407,00.html Bonjour Suzuki! | World Rally | News | WRC | WRC Latest News]</ref> |Last_event = {{Nowrap|2008 Wales Rally GB}} |Cons_champ = 0 |Drivers_champ = 0 |Wins = 0 }} The '''Suzuki World Rally Team''', also known as the '''Suzuki WRC Challenge''', was Suzuki's factory backed World Rally Championship team, as part of the '''Suzuki Sport''' organization. The team debuted for the first time at the 2007 Tour de Corse in France.<ref name=autogenerated3>{{cite web |url=http://www.rallysportmag.com.au/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2008&Itemid=2 |title=RallySport Magazine – Suzuki WRC – the dream has begun |publisher=Rallysportmag.com.au |date=2007-10-12 |access-date=2011-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002060306/http://www.rallysportmag.com.au/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2008&Itemid=2 |archive-date=2011-10-02 |url-status=dead |df= }}</ref> After just one full season in 2008, in which the team finished fifth in the manufacturers' championship, Suzuki announced that they would be pulling out of the WRC.<ref>{{cite web |title=Suzuki suspends its WRC programme |url=http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=101&id=3532&desc=Suzuki%20suspends%20its%20WRC%20programme |work=wrc.com |date=2008-12-15 |access-date=2008-12-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216012307/http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=101&id=3532&desc=Suzuki%20suspends%20its%20WRC%20programme |archive-date=2008-12-16 |df= }}</ref> The decision was attributed to falling car sales caused by the economic crisis, although reports had surfaced that Suzuki were ready to abandon its WRC program before the economic downturn began.<ref>{{cite web | author = David Evans | title = Suzuki's WRC future in question | url = http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/67077 | work = Autosport.com | date = 2008-05-02 | accessdate = 2008-12-15}}</ref>

==History==

===JWRC (2002–2007)=== thumb|right|Suzuki Swift Super 1600 In 2002 Suzuki began competing in the FIA Junior World Rally Championship with a Super 1600 version of the Ignis. The following year it won two events with Daniel Carlsson and in 2004 it won the FIA Junior World Rally Championship title with Per-Gunnar Andersson. To gain experience of all the rallies in the series, Suzuki contested all 16-rounds of the WRC in 2005 and introduced a new model, the Swift S1600 in Finland. British driver Guy Wilks finished runner-up in that year's championship. In 2007 the team had its best ever year in the J-WRC. Andersson won the title for the second time, while Urmo Aava finished second in the standings in an identical Swift S1600.

===2007=== Testing of the Suzuki SX4 WRC car was conducted in Japan in February 2007, before relocating to Europe in March.<ref>[http://www.suzukigreenlane.co.nz/news/index_dynamic/containerNameToReplace=Middle/focusModuleID=3405/overideSkinName=newsArticle-full.tpl New Suzuki SX4 WRC to begin European Test Programme]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Gravel testing was undertaken in Southern France in April.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.suzuki-wrc.com/report/test1/e/index.html |title=SUZUKI WRC CHALLENGE | Reports | Test Report #01 SX4 WRC moves on to European tests |publisher=Suzuki-wrc.com |date= |access-date=2011-11-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002080741/http://www.suzuki-wrc.com/report/test1/e/index.html |archive-date=2011-10-02 |df= }}</ref>

The Suzuki SX4 WRC made a competitive debut in Corsica, at the 2007 Tour de Corse, driven by Nicolas Bernardi and co-driver Jean-Marc Fortin, and set several stage times just outside the top ten.<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>{{cite web|author=PaddockTalk |url=http://www.paddocktalk.com/news/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=69190 |title=Corsica Rally: Suzuki WRC Leg 1 Recap – SX4 Debuts |publisher=PaddockTalk |date= |access-date=2011-11-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928025948/http://www.paddocktalk.com/news/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=69190 |archive-date=2011-09-28 |df= }}</ref> The team also participated in 2007 Rally GB with driver Sebastian Lindholm and co-driver Tomi Tuominen.<ref name=autogenerated3 />

===2008=== [[Image:Toni Gardemeister - 2008 Rallye de France SS5.jpg|thumb|Toni Gardemeister at the 2008 Tour de Corse.]] Drivers for the 2008 season were announced Monday, December 17, to be Toni Gardemeister and Per-Gunnar Andersson.<ref>[http://www.crash.net/motorsport/wrc/news/158198-0/official:_suzuki_names_drivers_for_'08.html WRC: Official: Suzuki names drivers for '08.]</ref> Technical Director Michel Nandan has been replaced by Shusuke Inagaki and Akira Kawada has been appointed as team manager.<ref name=autogenerated2 />

Suzuki scored on their proper debut with Andersson finishing eighth in the 2008 Monte Carlo Rally, with Suzuki getting two points in the manufacturers' title race. In the 2008 Swedish Rally, Gardemeister finished seventh, earning Suzuki three more manufacturers' points.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=101&id=316&desc=Gardemeister%20takes%20Suzuki%E2%80%99s%20best%20WRC%20result%20to%20date |title=World Rally Championship – News – Gardemeister takes Suzuki's best WRC result to date |access-date=2008-02-10 |archive-date=2025-01-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250120094734/https://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=101&id=316&desc=Gardemeister%20takes%20Suzuki%E2%80%99s%20best%20WRC%20result%20to%20date |url-status=dead }}</ref> Both of these early races were marred by engine problems due to faulty head gaskets, with Gardemeister retiring from the Monte Carlo Rally and Andersson retiring from the Swedish Rally, before both cars retired from the Rally of Mexico.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=101&id=257&desc=P-G%20Andersson%20out%20of%20Rally%20Sweden%20-%20UPDATED |title=World Rally Championship – News – P-G Andersson out of Rally Sweden – UPDATED |publisher=Wrc.com |date= |access-date=2011-11-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081112013108/http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=101&id=257&desc=P-G%20Andersson%20out%20of%20Rally%20Sweden%20-%20UPDATED |archive-date=2008-11-12 |df= }}</ref>

After struggling with reliability issues for several rallies, Suzuki achieved their best result in New Zealand, with Andersson finishing sixth and Gardemeister seventh. At their home event, the 2008 Rally Japan, the team did even better and took fifth and sixth places. During a super special stage in the Sapporo Dome, Gardemeister also gave Suzuki and the SX4 WRC their first stage win. Andersson challenged for a podium in the early stages of Rally GB before going on to finish fifth, while Gardemeister finished seventh ahead of the works Ford of Mikko Hirvonen.

==WRC Results==

===JWRC=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |- ! Year ! Entrant ! Car ! No ! Driver ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! JWRC ! Points |- | rowspan="3"| 2002 ! rowspan="3"| Suzuki Sport ! rowspan="3"| Suzuki Ignis S1600 ! 59 ! {{flagicon|FIN}} Juha Kangas | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MON 9 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP 11 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GRE Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER Ret | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA 14 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR Ret | | | ! – ! 0 |- ! 68 ! {{flagicon|GER}} Niki Schelle | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON 6 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP 8 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GRE Ret | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GER 3 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA 7 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR Ret | | | ! 8th ! 5 |- ! 75 ! {{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuhiko Niwa | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ESP Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GRE Ret | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER 9 | ITA | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR Ret | | | ! – ! 0 |- | rowspan="4"| 2003 ! rowspan="4"| Suzuki Sport ! rowspan="4"| Suzuki Ignis S1600 ! 52 ! {{flagicon|SWE}} Daniel Carlsson | style="background:#FFFFFF;"| MON EX | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TUR Ret | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GRE 2 | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| FIN 1 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA Ret | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ESP 4 | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GBR 1 | | | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd''' | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''33''' |- ! 64 ! {{flagicon|FIN}} Ville-Pertti Teuronen | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON Ret | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TUR 4 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GRE Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIN Ret | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA 4 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ESP 6 | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GBR 3 | | ! 6th ! 19 |- ! 69 ! {{flagicon|ESP}} Salvador Cañellas | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON Ret | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TUR 2 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GRE 4 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FIN 5 | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ITA 2 | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ESP 3 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR 4 | | | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd''' | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''36''' |- ! 71 ! {{flagicon|EST}} Urmo Aava |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON 4 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TUR Ret |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GRE 3 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FIN 4 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ESP 5 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR Ret | | ! 4th ! 20 |- | rowspan="6"| 2004 ! rowspan="6"| Suzuki Sport ! rowspan="6"| Suzuki Ignis S1600 ! 31 ! {{flagicon|SMR}} Mirco Baldacci | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON 6 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GRE Ret | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TUR 6 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FIN 4 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR Ret | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ITA 3 | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ESP 3 | | ! 5th ! 23 |- ! 32 ! {{flagicon|EST}} Urmo Aava | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MON 2 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GRE Ret | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TUR 5 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FIN 5 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ESP Ret | | ! 8th ! 16 |- ! 33 ! {{flagicon|GBR}} Guy Wilks | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON Ret | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GRE 1 | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TUR 3 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIN Ret | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GBR 1 | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ITA 2 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ESP Ret | | | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd''' | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''34''' |- ! 35 ! {{flagicon|FIN}} Kosti Katajamäki | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GRE Ret | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TUR 2 | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FIN 2 | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GBR 3 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA 4 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ESP 5 | | ! 4th ! 31 |- ! 43 ! {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala | MON | GRE | TUR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIN Ret | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR 4 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA Ret | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP 9 | | ! 13th ! 5 |- ! 45 ! {{flagicon|SWE}} Per-Gunnar Andersson |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON 8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GRE Ret |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| TUR 1 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| FIN 1 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR Ret |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ITA 1 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ESP 2 | | |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st''' |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''39''' |- | rowspan="6"| 2005 ! rowspan="6"| Suzuki Sport Europe ! Suzuki Ignis S1600 ! rowspan="2"| 31 ! rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Per-Gunnar Andersson | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON 6 | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MEX 2 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA 5 | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GRE 1 | | | | | ! rowspan="2"| 6th ! rowspan="2"| 30 |- ! Suzuki Swift S1600 | | | | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIN Ret | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER 4 | FRA | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ESP Ret | |- ! Suzuki Ignis S1600 ! rowspan="2"| 32 ! rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Guy Wilks | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON 7 | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MEX 1 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA 6 | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GRE 2 | | | | | | style="background:#DFDFDF;" rowspan=2| '''2nd''' | style="background:#DFDFDF;" rowspan=2| '''35''' |- ! Suzuki Swift S1600 | | | | | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| FIN 3 | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GER 3 | FRA | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ESP Ret | |- ! rowspan="2"| Suzuki Ignis S1600 ! 33 ! {{flagicon|FIN}} Kosti Katajamäki | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MON 2 | MEX | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA Ret | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GRE 4 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIN Ret | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER 5 | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| FRA 3 | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ESP 2 | ! 5th ! 31 |- ! 36 ! {{flagicon|EST}} Urmo Aava | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON Ret | MEX | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ITA 2 | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GRE 3 | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FIN 2 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER Ret | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA 4 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ESP 4 | ! 4th ! 32 |- | rowspan="5"| 2006 ! rowspan="5"| Suzuki Sport Europe ! rowspan="5"| Suzuki Swift S1600 ! 33 ! {{flagicon|EST}} Urmo Aava | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SWE 3 | ESP | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FRA 2 | ARG | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ITA 3 | GER | style="background:#000000; color:#ffffff"| FIN DSQ | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| TUR 1 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR 9 | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd''' | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''31''' |- ! 35 ! {{flagicon|SWE}} Per-Gunnar Andersson | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SWE 1 | ESP | FRA | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ARG 3 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA 4 | GER | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FIN 2 | style="background:#000000; color:#ffffff"| TUR DSQ | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR Ret | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd''' | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''29''' |- ! 37 ! {{flagicon|CZE}} Pavel Valoušek | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SWE 4 | ESP | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA Ret | ARG | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA 14 | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GER 3 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FIN 12 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TUR 13 | GBR ! 15th ! 11 |- ! 43 ! {{flagicon|EST}} Jaan Mölder | SWE | ESP | FRA | ARG | ITA | GER | FIN | TUR | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GBR 1 ! 9th ! 18 |- ! 48 ! {{flagicon|GBR}} Guy Wilks | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SWE 9 | ESP | FRA | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ARG 1 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA 8 | GER | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| FIN 1 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TUR 4 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR 11 ! 4th ! 26 |- | rowspan="6"| 2007 ! rowspan="6"| Suzuki Sport Europe ! rowspan="6"| Suzuki Swift S1600 ! 33 ! {{flagicon|EST}} Urmo Aava | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NOR 3 | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| POR 2 | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ITA 1 | FIN | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GER 2 | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ESP 3 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA Ret | | | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd''' | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''38''' |- ! 36 ! {{flagicon|EST}} Jaan Mölder | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NOR 4 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR 4 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA 5 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FIN 13 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER 6 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ESP 6 |FRA | | ! 5th ! 20 |- ! 42 ! {{flagicon|EST}} Aigar Pärs | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NOR 12 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR 14 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIN Ret | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER 8 | ESP | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA Ret | | ! 21st ! 1 |- ! 43 ! {{flagicon|LAT}} Vilius Rožukas | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NOR 11 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR 8 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA 9 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FIN 6 | GER | ESP | FRA | | ! 12th ! 4 |- ! rowspan="2"| 45 ! {{flagicon|SWE}} Per-Gunnar Andersson | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NOR 1 | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| POR 1 | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ITA 2 | FIN | GER | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ESP 1 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA 4 | | | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st''' | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''43''' |- ! {{flagicon|GBR}} James Wozencroft | NOR | POR | ITA | FIN | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER 13 | ESP | FRA | | ! – ! 0 |- | rowspan="4"| 2008 ! rowspan="4"| Suzuki Sport Europe ! rowspan="4"| Suzuki Swift S1600 ! 32 ! {{flagicon|EST}} Jaan Mölder | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MEX 2 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| JOR Ret | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA 9 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIN Ret | GER | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ESP 6 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FRA 11 | | ! 8th ! 11 |- ! 35 ! {{flagicon|POL}} Michał Kościuszko | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MEX 3 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| JOR Ret | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ITA 1 | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| FIN 3 | GER | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP 9 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA Ret | | ! 5th ! 22 |- ! 43 ! {{flagicon|GER}} Florian Niegel | MEX | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JOR 4 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA Ret | FIN | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER 8 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP 10 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA 7 | | ! 11th ! 8 |- ! 60 ! {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Marche | MEX | JOR | ITA | FIN | GER | ESP | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA 4 | | ! 15th ! 5 |- | rowspan="3"| 2009 ! rowspan="3"| Suzuki Sport Europe ! rowspan="3"| Suzuki Swift S1600 ! 31 ! {{flagicon|GER}} Aaron Burkart | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| IRE 1 | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CYP 3 | POR | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ARG 2 | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ITA 3 | POL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FIN 4 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ESP 5 | | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd''' | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''39''' |- ! 32 ! {{flagicon|POL}} Michał Kościuszko | IRE | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CYP 2 | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| POR 1 | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ARG 1 | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ITA 2 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POL Ret | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| FIN 3 | ESP | | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd''' | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''42''' |- ! 33 ! {{flagicon|ITA}} Simone Bertolotti | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| IRE 3 | CYP | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR 6 | ARG | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA 7 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POL 5 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FIN 6 | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ESP 2 | ! 6th ! 26 |- | rowspan="2"| 2010 ! Suzuki Sport Europe ! rowspan="2"| Suzuki Swift S1600 ! 21 ! {{flagicon|GER}} Aaron Burkart | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| TUR 1 | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POR 3 | BUL | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GER 2 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA 5 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ESP 4 | | | | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st''' | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''80''' |- ! World Rally Team Estonia ! 30 ! {{flagicon|EST}} Karl Kruuda | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TUR 6 | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| POR 2 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BUL 5 | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GER 3 | FRA | ESP | | | ! 4th ! 51 |- |}

===WRC=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |- ! Year ! Car ! No ! Driver ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! WDC ! Points ! TC ! Points |- | rowspan="2"| 2007 ! rowspan="2"| Suzuki SX4 WRC ! rowspan="2"| 19 ! {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Bernardi | MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | GRE | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FRA 31 | JPN | IRE | ! – ! 0 ! rowspan="2"| – ! rowspan="2"| 0 |- ! {{flagicon|FIN}} Sebastian Lindholm | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR 27 ! – ! 0 |- | rowspan="2"| 2008 ! rowspan="2"| Suzuki SX4 WRC ! 11 ! {{flagicon|FIN}} Toni Gardemeister | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON Ret | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SWE 7 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MEX Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ARG Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| JOR Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA Ret | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GRE 9 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TUR Ret | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FIN 8 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER 10 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NZL 7 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP 13 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FRA 13 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JPN 6 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR 7 | ! 13th ! 10 ! rowspan="2"| 5th ! rowspan="2"| 34 |- ! 12 ! {{flagicon|SWE}} Per-Gunnar Andersson | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON 8 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SWE Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MEX Ret | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ARG 24 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| JOR Ret | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA 9 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GRE 11 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TUR Ret | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIN Ret | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER 15 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NZL 6 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP 32 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FRA 17 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JPN 5 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR 5 | ! 12th ! 12 |}

==Gallery== <gallery> Image:Suzuki sx4 profil.JPG|SX4 WRC in Paris in 2006. Image:Suzuki SX4 WRC 2007.jpg|SX4 WRC at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show. Image:Sebastian Lindholm-2007 Wales Rally GB 001.jpg|Sebastian Lindholm at the 2007 Wales Rally GB. Image:Per-Gunnar Andersson - 2008 Rallye Deutschland 2.jpg|PG Andersson at the 2008 Rallye Deutschland. Image:Toni Gardemeister - 2008 Rallye de France SS10.jpg|Toni Gardemeister at the 2008 Tour de Corse Image:Toni Gardemeister - 2008 Rally Japan 2.jpg|Gardemeister at the 2008 Rally Japan. </gallery>

==References== {{Reflist}}

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