Toshio Suzuki is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in Formula 1 for Larrousse. Suzuki has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,425 ranks Suzuki 1874th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1993-11-07 | Adelaide Street Circuit | P14 | −1 |
| 1993-10-24 | Suzuka Circuit | P12 | +26 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | ▸Formula 1 | Larrousse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +24 | 3,430 |
Toshio Suzuki is a retired Japanese racing driver from Saitama Prefecture who competed in Formula 1 during the 1993 season. He made two starts for Larrousse, finishing in twenty-third position overall in the championship with no wins or podium finishes. His entry into the sport came at a time when the grid included several accomplished and highly-rated drivers, and his limited tenure at that level ended after a single campaign.[1]
In his two races Suzuki demonstrated competitive racecraft against established professionals. He finished ahead of Derek Warwick, Pedro Lamy (a two-time champion graded FIA Platinum), and Karl Wendlinger (graded FIA Gold), each on at least one occasion. His average classified finish position across those starts was thirteenth, a respectable metric given the quality of competition in a fully-formed Formula 1 field. The Racer Rating of 3,425 places him within the tier of semi-professional drivers operating at national and international feeder championship level; his single season in the top single-seater category remained his highest point of competition.[2]
Suzuki's post-Formula 1 career appears to have included activity in sports car and endurance racing, though details of that subsequent racing remain outside the scope of this formal record. His brief presence in Formula 1 marked the extent of his documented championship-level tenure before retirement.