 Suzuki finished fifth in their debut World Rally Championship season
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Suzuki have pulled out of the World Rally Championship after only one season because of the current global economic crisis.
The Japanese manufacturer started racing in the junior WRC in 2002 and moved to the senior field in 2007.
However, in a statement Suzuki said they had "decided to focus on the core business functions".
Their withdrawal follows Honda's decision earlier this month not to race in Formula One next season.
They too blamed the world's economic crisis for their decision and have set a January deadline to find a buyer or the team will close.
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BBC Sport
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"To secure its own business environment for tomorrow, the organisation reviews every aspect of the operations and decided to focus on the core business functions such as the manufacturing system, environment technologies and development of new-generation powertrains.
"As a result, Suzuki concluded to suspend the WRC activities from 2009."
Suzuki finished fifth in their debut season as drivers Per-Gunnar Andersson and Toni Gardemeister helped the team accumulate a total of 34 points.
They added that they will continue to support participants in the JWRC and also local motorsport events such as Swift Cup in Europe and the rest of the world.
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