Dino Beganovic ( bs, Beganović �dino bɛˈɡanovitɕ born 19 January 2004) is a Swedish-Bosnian

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, currently set to compete in the

2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship The 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship is a planned motor racing championship for Formula 3 cars that is sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship will be the fourteenth season of Formula 3 racing and the ...

with Prema Racing. He was the 2022 Formula Regional European champion. He is a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy.

Career

Karting

Beganovic started karting in 2011. He won multiple national championships, such as the Swedish OK Junior

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category in 2018. In 2019, Beganovic won the OK category in both the Swedish and Italian championships and finished second in WSK Euro Series the same year.

Lower formulae

In 2020 Beganovic made his single-seater debut, competing in the

Italian F4 Championship Italian Formula 4 Championship is the first formula racing series regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural season was the 2014 Italian F4 Championship, effectively replacing the Formula Abarth. History Gerhard Berger and th ...

with

Prema Powerteam Prema Powerteam (competing as Prema Racing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, the FIA Formula 3 Championship and European Le Mans Series and as Prema Orlen Team in the FIA World Endurance Championship) is a motorsport team from Italy. It mainly ...

. There, he won one race at

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and finished third in the standings, only behind Francesco Pizzi and champion Gabriele Minì. He also participated in selected rounds of the

ADAC Formula 4 ADAC Formula 4 (german: ADAC Formel 4) is a racing series regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural season was the 2015 ADAC Formula 4. It replaced the ADAC Formel Masters, held from 2008 to 2014. History Gerhard Berger and ...

with the Italian team, scoring twelve points across two weekends.

Formula Regional European Championship

2021

Beganovic made his Formula Three debut in 2021, competing in both the F3 Asian Championship and the Formula Regional European Championship with Prema. Despite only racing for three of the five rounds in the Asian series, the Swede achieved four podiums and five Rookie Cup victories, and ended up seventh in the overall standings. He then competed in his first season in the Formula Regional European Championship, where he achieved two rookie victories, one podium, and one pole position.

2022

Beganovic remained in the Formula Regional European Championship with

. Before his main campaign, he took part in the

Formula Regional Asian Championship The Formula Regional Asian Championship is an FIA-certified regional Formula 3 racing series, which started in 2018. On 26 January 2018 it was confirmed that pan-Asian promoter Top Speed would organise the championship. Despite using Formula Reg ...

with Mumbai Falcons. He took one victory and three further second-places to end fifth overall. He then participated in his second Formula Regional campaign, taking four wins and thirteen podiums to win the championship with one race to spare.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

On 20 September, Prema announced that Beganovic would be participating in a three-day FIA F3 test at Jerez, alongside

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and

Zak O'Sullivan Zak O'Sullivan (born 6 February 2005) is a British racing driver of Irish descent who is set to compete in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Prema Racing. He most recently competed in the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Carlin. He is ...

. A month later, Beganovic was confirmed to drive for the team for the

, having the "FDA oeverything to get 2023 F3 seat at Prema".

Formula One

At the start of 2020 and his single-seater career, Beganovic was announced to be joining the Ferrari Driver Academy. During the

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lockdown period, Beganovic was called up by

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to race in the Bahrain Virtual GP.

Personal life

Beganovic was born in Linköping, Sweden. His parents, Fikret and Mirnesa emigrated to Sweden from

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

before he was born. He has a younger brother, Emir. In addition to his native

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and Bosnian languages, Beganovic also speaks

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and Italian.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

* Season still in progress.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

(

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

(

) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Beganovic, Dino 2004 births Living people Ferrari people Italian F4 Championship drivers People from Linköping Swedish racing drivers Swedish people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent F3 Asian Championship drivers Formula Regional Asian Championship drivers Formula Regional European Championship drivers Prema Powerteam drivers Sportspeople from Östergötland County ADAC Formula 4 drivers Karting World Championship drivers FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers