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, Suzuki started to compete at the age of ten 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 0Jenichen 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/A2014 Stock Car Brasil ProGP21000047.527th2015 Stock Car Brasil RZ Motorsport2100005127th2016 Stock Car Brasil Vogel Motorsport18000011717th2017 Stock Car Brasil Cavaleiro Racing2200109318th 2018 Stock Car Brasil Bardahl Hot Car2100106116th 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 Team2023 Stock Car Pro Series Pole Motorsport2400412636th TCR South America Touring Car Championship PMO Motorsport1620243316th TCR World Tour20000547thTCR Brazil Touring Car Championship1120232215th2024 Stock Car Pro Series TMG Racing TCR South America Touring Car Championship PMO Racing1410112718th TCR World Tour400002416thTCR Brazil Touring Car Championship730231867th2025 GT Winter Series - GT3 Comtoyou Racing GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 600000NC GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Bronze1000817th2026Porsche Carrera Cup Brasil

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 HOC11 HOC12 OSC11 OSC12 NÜR11 NÜR12 HOC21HOC22 ASS1 ASS2 NÜR21 NÜR22 LAU1 LAU2 SAC1 SAC2 OSC21 OSC22 7th 55 2009 Performance Racing Dallara F305 Volkswagen OSC11 OSC12 NÜR11 NÜR12 HOC1 HOC2 OSC21 OSC22 LAU1 LAU2 4th 65 HS Technik Motorsport Mercedes ASS1 ASS2 NÜR21 NÜR22 OSC31 OSC32 Jenichen Motorsport OPC Challenge SAC1 SAC2

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 INT1 SCZ1 SCZ2 BRA1 BRA2 GOI1 GOI2 GOI1 CAS1 CAS2 CUR1 CUR2 VEL1 VEL2 SCZ1 SCZ2 TAR1 TAR2 SAL1 SAL2 CUR1 27th 47.5 2015 RZ Motorsport Chevrolet Sonic GOI1 RBP1 RBP2 VEL1 VEL2 CUR1 CUR2 SCZ1 SCZ2 CUR1 CUR2 GOI1 CAS1 CAS2 MOU1 MOU2 CUR1 CUR2 TAR1 TAR2 INT1 27th 51 2016 Vogel Motorsport Chevrolet Cruze CUR1 VEL1 VEL2 GOI1 GOI2 SCZ1 SCZ2 TAR1 TAR2 CAS1 CAS2 INT1 LON1 LON2 CUR1 CUR2 GOI1 GOI2 CRI1 CRI2 INT1 17th 117 2017 Cavaleiro Sports Chevrolet Cruze GOI1 GOI2 VEL1 VEL2 SCZ1 SCZ2 CAS1 CAS2 CUR1 CRI1 CRI2 VCA1 VCA2 LON1 LON2 ARG1 ARG2 TAR1 TAR2 GOI1 GOI2 INT1 18th 93 2018 Bardahl Hot Car Chevrolet Cruze INT1 CUR1 CUR2 VEL1 VEL2 LON1 LON2 SCZ1 SCZ2 GOI1 MOU1 MOU2 CAS1 CAS2 VCA1 VCA2 TAR1 TAR2 GOI1 GOI2 INT1 16th 61 2019 Hot Car Competições Chevrolet Cruze VEL1 VCA1 VCA2 GOI1 GOI2 LON1 LON2 SCZ1 SCZ2 MOU1 MOU2 INT1 VEL1 VEL2 CAS1 CAS2 VCA1 VCA2 GOI1 GOI2 INT1 23rd 94 2020 Full Time Bassani Toyota Corolla GOI1 GOI2 INT1 INT2 LON1 LON2 CAS1 CAS2 CAS3 VCA1 VCA2 CUR1 CUR2 CUR3 GOI1 GOI2 GOI3 INT1 14th 172 2021 Full Time Bassani Toyota Corolla GOI1 GOI2 INT1 INT2 VCA1 VCA2 VCA1 VCA2 CAS1 CAS2 CUR1 CUR2 CUR1 CUR2 GOI1 GOI2 GOI1 GOI2 VCA1 VCA2 SCZ1 SCZ2 INT1 INT2 16th 185 2022 Full Time Bassani Toyota Corolla INT1 GOI1 GOI2 RIO1 RIO2 VCA1 VCA2 VEL1 VEL2 VEL1 VEL2 INT1 INT2 SCZ1 SCZ2 VCA1 VCA2 GOI1 GOI2 GOI1 GOI2 BRA1 BRA2 13th 1722023Pole MotorsportChevrolet Cruze GOI1 GOI2 INT1 INT2 TAR1 TAR2 CAS1 CAS2 INT1 INT2 VCA1 VCA2 GOI1 GOI2 VEL1 VEL2 BUE1 BUE2 VCA1 VCA2 CAS1 CAS2 INT1 INT26th263

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