Suzuki SX4 WRC

Suzuki SX4 WRC
Race Car
Category	World Rally Car
Constructor	Suzuki
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Engine	J20 1,995 cc (121.7 cu in) I4 turbo charger Front transverse
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Transmission	Five-speed sequential 4-wheel drive
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Tyres	Pirelli
Notable entrants	🇯🇵 Suzuki World Rally Team
Notable drivers	🇸🇪 Per-Gunnar Andersson 🇨🇵 Nicolas Bernardi 🇫🇮 Toni Gardemeister 🇫🇮Sebastian Lindholm
Debut	🇨🇵 2007 Tour de Corse
Races competed	17
Race victories	0
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Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0
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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.

Competition history

World Rally Championship

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 320 hp (239 kW; 324 PS) and 590 N⋅m (440 lb⋅ft) of torque. 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). In the first event of 2008, the Rallye Monte Carlo, Suzuki driver Per-Gunnar Andersson finished eighth.

Hillclimbing

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 910 hp (679 kW; 923 PS) and 890 N⋅m (660 lb⋅ft) 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.

Rally results

Complete World Rally Championship results

Year	Team	No.	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	WDC	Points	TC	Points
2007	🇯🇵 Suzuki World Rally Team	19	🇨🇵 Nicolas Bernardi													FRA 31st				-	0	-	0
			🇫🇮 Sebastian Lindholm																GBR 27th	-	0
2008		11	🇫🇮 Toni Gardemeister	MON Ret	SWE 7th	MÉX Ret	ARG Ret	JOR Ret	ITA Ret	GRE 9th	TUR Ret	FIN 8th	GER 10th	NZL 7th	ESP 13th	FRA 13th	JPN 6th	GBR 7th		13th	10	5th	34
		12	🇸🇪 Per-Gunnar Andersson	MON 8th	SWE Ret	MÉX Ret	ARG 24th	JOR Ret	ITA 9th	GRE 11th	TUR Ret	FIN Ret	GER 15th	NZL 6th	ESP 32nd	FRA 17th	JPN 5th	GBR 5th		12th	12