Dmitry Igorevich Suranovich (russian: Дмитрий Игоревич Суранович, born 27 June 1995 in Minsk) is a retired professional

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from Belarus, who has Russian citizenship and races under a Russian racing licence.

Career

Karting

Suranovich began

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in 2008 and raced in various international series, working his way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the KF3 and KF2 category by 2011. He was a champion in Russian KF3 and KF2 championships in 2009 and 2010 respectively.

Formula Abarth

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just after reaching 16 years old, Suranovich graduated to single–seaters, racing in the Formula Abarth for Euronova Racing by Fortec joining compatriot

Sergey Sirotkin Sergey Olegovich Sirotkin ( rus, Серге́й Оле́гович Сиро́ткин, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej ɐˈlʲeɡəvʲɪtɕ sʲɪˈrotkʲɪn; born 27 August 1995) is a Russian former professional racing driver who competed in Formula One in ...

. He made his début at

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with four rounds to spare, finishing in both Italian and European Series standings with just a single point.

Toyota Racing Series

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Suranovich joined Victory Motor Racing for participation in Toyota Racing Series At Timaru he scored his first podium, finishing on second place.

GP3 Series

Also in

Suranovich will make his debut in GP3 Series with Marussia Manor Racing. He was excluded from the second race in Monaco for ignoring black and orange flags and then causing a major collision with Conor Daly.Dmitry Suranovich excluded from Monaco Race 2 Classification
, GP3 Series.

European Formula Three

For

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, Suranovich made his debut in European Formula Three with Fortec alongside Britain's Josh Hill, Brazil's Pipo Derani and Puerto Rico's Félix Serrallés. After the first round in

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, Suranovich began having money trouble and could not continue to compete and pulled out of the second round at

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Retirement

Suranovich officially retired from racing, aged 17.

Personal life

His father is

Igor Suranovich Igor may refer to: People * Igor (given name), an East Slavic given name and a list of people with the name * Mighty Igor (1931–2002), former American professional wrestler * Igor Volkoff, a professional wrestler from NWA All-Star Wrestling * ...

, a famous former Belarusian fencer. Dmitry also enjoys

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and tennis. In 2017, he got a degree in Numerical Analysis.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete GP3 Series results

(

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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Suranovich, Dmitry 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Minsk Russian racing drivers Formula Abarth drivers Toyota Racing Series drivers Russian GP3 Series drivers FIA Formula 3 European Championship drivers Manor Motorsport drivers Euronova Racing drivers Fortec Motorsport drivers Hitech Grand Prix drivers