2000
Now under the Benetton Playlife banner, Azuma’s 2000 season was an erratic one with 4 DNFs countered by 6 podiums. He put together a good string of results towards the end of the season with a fifth, two second places and a win at the final round in Australia, but the inconsistency up to then meant he couldn’t challenge for the title. He finished the Championship in 4th.
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