Editing Suzuki Swift (section)

== Motorsport ==
{{see also|Suzuki Swift Sport Cup|Australian Suzuki Swift Series}}
The Suzuki Swift Sport is well known for being competitive in [[rallying]], especially under 2.0-liter class. In 2007 and 2010, [[Per-Gunnar Andersson (rally driver)|Per-Gunnar Andersson]] and [[Aaron Burkart]] won the [[Junior World Rally Championship|JWRC S1600 rally class]] and also dominating the top three from 2006 to 2010. In 2009, Luke Pinder won the [[British Rally Championship]] R1 class.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lukepinder.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52:pinder-baker-take-brc-r2-championship-lead&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=63 |title=Pinder / Baker take BRC R2 Championship Lead |access-date=15 July 2015 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715182551/http://www.lukepinder.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52%3Apinder-baker-take-brc-r2-championship-lead&catid=1%3Alatest-news&Itemid=63 |archive-date=15 July 2015}}</ref> The Swift Sport also successfully won the All-Japan Rally Championship ({{ill|全日本ラリー選手権|ja|vertical-align=sup}}), winning in JN1 class from 2016 to 2018 and later in the JN4 class from 2019 to 2023. In Italy, the Swift has been used for Suzuki Rally Cup since 2007 and followed by Rally Italia Talent since 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rallyssimo.it/2022/02/03/presentata-la-suzuki-rally-cup-2022/|title=PRESENTATA LA SUZUKI RALLY CUP 2022|language=Italian|date=3 February 2022|website=www.rallyssimo.it}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rallyitaliatalent.it/rallysuzuki-swift-auto-ufficiale-grande-fratello-motori-19-scendera-pista-per-il-talent-2019-targato-aci-ansa-roma-8-gen/#.Y7LK3GSlYVE|title=Rally:Suzuki Swift auto ufficiale Grande Fratello motori '19 Scenderà in pista per il Talent 2019 targato Aci (ANSA) – ROMA, 8 GEN -|language=Italian|date=8 January 2019|website=www.rallyitaliatalent.it}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rallyitaliatalent.it/suzuki-swift-sport-e-lauto-ufficiale-della-6-edizione-di-aci-rally-italia-talent-2019/#.Y7LLg2SlYVE|title=SUZUKI SWIFT SPORT E' L'AUTO UFFICIALE DELLA 6^ EDIZIONE DI ACI RALLY ITALIA TALENT 2019|language=Italian|date=8 January 2019|website=www.rallyitaliatalent.it}}</ref>

In 2019, Michael Hopp and Steve Pittman it won the [[2019 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour]] E class, finished at 21st place with 113 laps. In 2021 (after the 2020 Bathurst 6 Hour was cancelled due to [[COVID-19]]), Ian Cowley, Daniel Natoli & Matt Thewlis finished 2nd [[2021 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour]] Class E and Michael Hopp, Steve McHugh & Michael Rice finished 3rd [[2021 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour]] Class E, a double podium for the TEAM Group Suzuki Racing Team.

They are also used in the British RallyCross, where they form both their own category, and the car, all drivers in the 14 to 17 year old Junior category must use. As of 2022, there are 12 Juniors and 8 Senior Swifts.

Javier Pardo and co-driver Adrián Pérez from Suzuki Motor Ibérica won the [[2021 European Rally Championship]] in the ERC-2 category by winning all the six rally events in which they were participated.<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://auto.suzuki.es/actualidad/javier-pardo-campeon-europa-rally-fia-erc2-suzuki-swift/|title=JAVIER PARDO, CAMPEÓN DE EUROPA DE RALLYES FIA ERC2 CON SUZUKI IBÉRICA|language=Spanish|date=11 November 2021|publisher=Suzuki Ibérica}}</ref>

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File:Suzuki Swift JWRC 05 001.JPG|2005 Suzuki Swift JWRC rally car
File:Rally Rias Baixas 2013 (Antxustegui).jpg|Second generation Suzuki Swift rally car
File:2020 Rally Bohemia - Madsen.jpg|Third generation Suzuki Swift rally car
File:Hopp Pittman 2019 Bathurst 6 Hour.jpg|The Class E-winning Suzuki Swift Sport of Michael Hopp and Steve Pittman at the [[2019 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour]]
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