Suzuki World Rally Team

Suzuki Sport
Full nameSuzuki World Rally Team
Team principal(s)Nobuhiro Tajima
Technical directorShusuke Inagaki
ChassisSuzuki SX4
TyresPirelli
World Rally Championship history
Debut2007 Tour de Corse
Last event2008 Wales Rally GB
Manufacturers' Championships0
Drivers' Championships0
Rally wins0

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. 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. 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.