He then turned to touring car racing and, driving for the Nissan factory team won the Japanese title in 1986.

He shared a Ligier with Martin Brundle in 1995, but only scored one point in his races, and was criticised by Mika Salo after the two collided in Buenos Aires.

A massive crash in practice for the 1995 Japanese Grand Prix caused a neck injury which saw him miss the race,[1] and he immediately announced his retirement.

At the time he retired, he was the second most successful Japanese F1 driver after Satoru Nakajima in terms of points scored, but Takuma Sato and Kamui Kobayashi have since passed them both.

Suzuki later raced in the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship, and remained involved in Japanese driver development.

In 2007, Takuma Sato scored two top-eight finishes, earning the team its first points, and Super Aguri ended up ninth in the Constructors' World Championship.

On 6 May 2008, after competing in the opening four races of the season, the team withdrew from Formula One due to financial problems.