Car Name: | Suzuki SX4 WRC |
Category: | World Rally Car |
Constructor: | Suzuki World Rally Team |
Wrc: | yes |
Team: | Suzuki World Rally Team |
Technical Ref: | [1] |
Length: | 41351NaN1 |
Width: | 17701NaN1 |
Height: | 14501NaN1 |
Wheelbase: | 25501NaN1 |
Engine Name: | J20 |
Capacity: | 19951NaN1 |
Configuration: | I4 |
Turbo/Na: | turbo charge |
Engine Position: | Front transverse |
Gears: | Five-speed sequential |
Type: | 4-wheel drive |
Weight: | 12301NaN1 |
Tyres: | Pirelli |
Debut: | 2007 Tour de Corse |
Races: | 17 |
Podiums: | 0 |
Wins: | 0 |
Titles: | 0 |
Cons Champ: | 0 |
Drivers Champ: | 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]
At the 2007 Geneva Motor Show, Suzuki announced it would enter the FIA World Rally Championship, with the factory backed Suzuki World Rally Team in the World Rally Car category in 2007, using the SX4 WRC with AWD and the J20 engine producing 3200NaN0 and 590Nm of torque.[3] However, due to WRC calendar changes Suzuki officially debuted in 2008, using the season of 2007 as further development time for the SX4.
The SX4 competed on a test basis in two 2007 WRC events: the Rallye de France in October 2007 (finishing 31st overall) and the Rally GB in November 2007 (finishing 27th overall).[4] In the first event of 2008, the Rallye Monte Carlo, Suzuki driver Per-Gunnar Andersson finished eighth.[5]
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 9100NaN0 and 890Nm 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]
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 | Suzuki World Rally Team | 19 | Nicolas Bernardi | MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | GRE | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA 31 | JPN | IRE | – | 0 | – | 0 | |
Sebastian Lindholm | GBR 27 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | 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 |