Petri Suvanto (born November 13, 1992) is a

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racing driver from

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. After winning and placing highly in several Finnish

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championships and finishing 4th in 2008 CIK-FIA KF2 European Championships, Suvanto moved to car racing in

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in Formula BMW Europe for

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. He finished eleventh in points with a best finish of sixth at

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and

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. Seeking a change of venue for 2011, Suvanto entered the American

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ladder in the

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. Suvanto captured four poles, five wins, and finished on the podium in all but one of the

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's twelve races. He secured the championship in the first race of the final race weekend of the season over American Spencer Pigot by 47 points. By winning the championship he secured full funding to compete in the

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in 2012. He signed to race with Team Pelfrey for the

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.Petri Suvanto joins Team Pelfrey in Star Mazda Championship
''AutoWeek'', January 20, 2012, Retrieved 2012-01-21 Suvanto finished fifth in points with only a single podium finish but also only a single DNF on the season. He returned to the series, now called the Pro Mazda Championship, and Team Pelfrey for

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, however, his season ended after four races due to lack of funding.

Racing record

Career summary

U.S. F2000 National Championship results

Star Mazda Championship results

References

External links

* 1992 births Finnish racing drivers Formula BMW Europe drivers People from Seinäjoki Living people Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers Sportspeople from South Ostrobothnia {{Europe-autoracing-bio-stub Josef Kaufmann Racing drivers Wayne Taylor Racing drivers Team Pelfrey drivers