Dino Beganovic born 19 January 2004 is a Swedish racing driver, currently competing in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship 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 karting 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 with Prema Powerteam. There, he won one race at Imola 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 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 Prema Powerteam. Before his main campaign, he took part in the Formula Regional Asian Championship 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.
2023[]
At the start of 2023 before his main F3 campaign, Beganovic returned to the newly rebranded Formula Regional Middle East Championship with Mumbai Falcons.
FIA Formula 3 Championship[]
On 20 September, Prema announced that Beganovic would be participating in a three-day FIA F3 test at Jerez, alongside Paul Aron and Zak O'Sullivan. A month later, Beganovic was confirmed to drive for the team for the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship, having the "FDA [do] everything 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 Covid-19 lockdown period, Beganovic was called up by Ferrari 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 before he was born. He has a younger brother, Emir.
In addition to his native Swedish and Bosnian languages, Beganovic also speaks English and Italian.
Karting record[]
Karting career summary[]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | MKR Series Sweden — Cadet | Linköpings MS | NC |
| 2013 | Juniorfestivalen — Formula Micro | 13th | |
| 2014 | Lidköping Open — Junior 60 | Ward Racing | 10th |
| 2015 | Kristianstad KK Grande Finale — Junior 60 | Ward Racing | 1st |
| Juniorfestivalen — Junior 60 | 1st | ||
| Göteborgs Stora Pris — Junior 60 | 1st | ||
| MKR Series Sweden — Junior 60 | 2nd | ||
| Lidköping Open — Junior 60 | 1st | ||
| Tom Trana Trophy — Junior 60 | 5th | ||
| Sydsvenskans Kart Champion Cup — Junior 60 | 7th | ||
| Swedish Karting Championship — Junior 60 | 22nd | ||
| 2016 | Juniorfestivalen — Junior 60 | Ward Racing | 2nd |
| Göteborgs Stora Pris — Junior 60 | 2nd | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | 100th | ||
| Swedish Karting Championship — Junior 60 | 30th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | 18th | ||
| 2017 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | Ward Racing | 34th |
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | 25th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | 23rd | ||
| Swedish Karting Championship — OKJ | 13th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | 31st | ||
| Trofeo delle Industrie — OKJ | 3rd | ||
| WSK Final Cup — OKJ | 28th | ||
| 2018 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | Ward Racing | 7th |
| South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | 14th | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | 8th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | 9th | ||
| Swedish Karting Championship — OKJ | 1st | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | 7th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — OK | 18th | ||
| 2019 | South Garda Winter Cup — OK | Ward Racing | 28th |
| WSK Super Master Series — OK | 4th | ||
| WSK Euro Series — OK | 2nd | ||
| Championnat de France — OK | 14th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | 6th | ||
| Italian Championship — OK | 1st | ||
| Swedish Karting Championship — OK | 1st | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OK | 27th |
Racing record[]
Racing career summary[]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Italian F4 Championship | Prema Powerteam | 20 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 179 | 3rd |
| ADAC Formula 4 Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16th | ||
| 2021 | Formula Regional European Championship | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 13th | |
| F3 Asian Championship | Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 88 | 7th | |
| 2022 | Formula Regional Asian Championship | Mumbai Falcons India Racing | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 130 | 5th |
| Formula Regional European Championship | Prema Racing | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 282 | 1st | |
| 2023 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 11th |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship | Prema Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 75* | 5th* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete Italian F4 Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Prema Powerteam | MIS
1 5 |
MIS
2 19 |
MIS
3 3 |
IMO114 | IMO1
2 4 |
IMO1
3 12 |
RBR
1 11 |
RBR25 | RBR
3 8 |
MUG
1 6 |
MUG
2 3 |
MUG
3 2 |
MNZ
1 17 |
MNZ
2 15 |
MNZ37 | IMO212 | IMO221 | IMO2
3 3 |
VLL
1 5 |
VLL
2 C |
VLL
3 10 |
3rd | 179 |
Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | DUB
1 5 |
DUB
2 2 |
DUB
3 2 |
ABU
1 21† |
ABU
2 3 |
ABU
3 11 |
ABU
1 4 |
ABU
2 3 |
ABU
3 Ret |
DUB
1 |
DUB
2 |
DUB
3 |
ABU
1 |
ABU
2 |
ABU
3 |
7th | 88 |
| 2022 | Mumbai Falcons India Racing | ABU
1 5 |
ABU
2 Ret |
ABU
3 11 |
DUB
1 5 |
DUB
2 2 |
DUB
3 5 |
DUB
1 3 |
DUB21 | DUB
3 15 |
DUB
1 Ret |
DUB
2 14 |
DUB327† | ABU
1 2 |
ABU
2 2 |
ABU
3 7 |
5th | 130 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Prema Powerteam | IMO
1 8 |
IMO
2 19 |
CAT
1 15 |
CAT
2 10 |
MCO
1 17 |
MCO
2 Ret |
LEC
1 10 |
LEC
2 11 |
ZAN
1 8 |
ZAN
2 17 |
SPA
1 4 |
SPA
2 14 |
RBR
1 14 |
RBR
2 11 |
VAL
1 10 |
VAL2Ret | MUG
1 Ret |
MUG
2 2 |
MNZ
1 5 |
MNZ231† | 13th | 53 |
| 2022 | Prema Racing | MNZ11 | MNZ
2 2 |
IMO
1 1 |
IMO2
2 |
MCO
1 2 |
MCO21 | LEC12 | LEC
2 2 |
ZAN
1 4 |
ZAN
2 3 |
HUN
1 7 |
HUN
2 16 |
SPA11 | SPA
2 3 |
RBR
1 4 |
RBR
2 2 |
CAT
1 11 |
CAT
2 10 |
MUG
1 4 |
MUG
2 3 |
1st | 300 |
Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | DUB111 | DUB1
2 Ret |
DUB1
3 9 |
KUW1
1 1 |
KUW1
2 15 |
KUW1
3 5 |
KUW2
1 |
KUW2
2 |
KUW2
3 |
DUB2
1 |
DUB2
2 |
DUB2
3 |
ABU
1 |
ABU
2 |
ABU
3 |
11th | 62 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Prema Racing | BHR
SPR 4 |
BHR
FEA 3 |
MEL
SPR 5 |
MEL
FEA 13 |
MON
SPR 12 |
MON
FEA 2 |
CAT
SPR Ret |
CAT
FEA 3 |
RBR
SPR 8 |
RBRFEA5 | SIL
SPR 13 |
SIL
FEA 14 |
HUN
SPR |
HUN
FEA |
SPA
SPR |
SPA
FEA |
MNZ
SPR |
MNZ
FEA |
5th* | 75* |
References[]
Formula One Career[]
| Year | Entrant | Team | Pts | WDC Pos. | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youth Career | |||||
| 2020 - | Ferrari Driver Academy | ||||
