Super Aguri F1 was a Formula One team that competed from 2006 to 2008. The team, founded by former F1 driver Aguri Suzuki, was based in Tokyo, Japan, but operated from the former Arrows factory at the Leafield Technical Centre, Oxfordshire, England. The cars were referred to as Super Aguri Hondas, with the team functioning to some degree as an unofficial Honda 'B'-team. After participating in the championship for 2 years and 4 months, the team withdrew from F1 after 4 races in the 2008 season due to financial difficulties. Throughout the team's time in the sport, it scored four points, all of which were scored by Takuma Sato during the 2007 season.
Takuma Sato driving for Super Aguri at the 2006 United States Grand Prix
Franck Montagny at the 2006 French Grand Prix
Sato at the 2007 British Grand Prix
Anthony Davidson driving for Super Aguri at the 2007 Brazilian Grand Prix, the last race of the season. The sponsor was changed from SS United to Fourleaf due to sponsor's nonpayment.
2006 Formula One World Championship
The 2006 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 60th season of Formula One motor racing. It featured the 57th Formula One World Championship which began on 12 March and ended on 22 October after eighteen races. The Drivers' Championship was won by Fernando Alonso of Renault for the second year in a row, with Alonso becoming the youngest ever double world champion at the time. Then-retiring seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher of Scuderia Ferrari finished runner-up, 13 points behind. The Constructors' Championship was won by Renault, which defeated Ferrari by five points.
Fernando Alonso won the Formula One Drivers' Championship for the second time in a row with Renault. He remains the last Renault driver to win a championship.
Michael Schumacher finished the season second with Ferrari 13 points behind in what was then believed to be his final year of Formula One.
Felipe Massa, in his first year with Ferrari, finished third in the standings.
Fernando Alonso driving his Renault R26 car during a testing session held in February 2006 at Circuit de Valencia.