# Zdeněk Chovanec

Zdeněk Chovanec López (born 9 October 2004), otherwise known as Zdeněk Chovanec Jr. or simply Zdeněk Chovanec, is a Czech-Portuguese-Venezuelan racing driver, who most recently competed in the 2022 BOSS GP Series with MM International Motorsport, and the FIA F3 Championship with Charouz Racing System.
He raced with Double R Racing in the Euroformula Open Championship in 2021, and made the switch to FIA F3 with Charouz Racing System prior to round five of the championship, following Reshad de Gerus' departure from the team. Chovanec has previously competed in the 2020 Italian Formula 4 championship.

## Early career
### Karting

Originally from the Czech Republic but born in Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela, Chovanec started karting professionally in 2018 at the age of 14, fairly late compared to other drivers.

### Lower formulae
#### 2020

In early 2020 Chovanec made his car racing debut, competing with Xcel Motorsport in the 2020 Formula 4 UAE Championship. He was 7th in the standings with two podium finishes. He then went on to race with Bhaitech in the Italian F4 Championship, finishing 17th in the championship with 18 points.

#### 2021

Chovanec started 2021 stepping up to the F3 Asian Championship for the first round of the season with BlackArts Racing, and scored points in only his third race. He later signed with Double R Racing to compete in the Euroformula Open Championship. After five rounds in which he generally was a backmarker, he moved to Charouz Racing System to take part in the remaining five events of the 2021 FIA F3 season, replacing Reshad de Gerus. He achieved a best finish of 20th twice and finished second last in the championship.

#### 2022

In 2022, Chovanec drove for MM International Motorsport in BOSS GP. Chovanec also drove for Charouz Racing System in his return to the 2022 FIA F3 season in Silverstone, replacing Lirim Zendeli. He was retained at Spielberg, where in the feature race he was involved in an accident with teammate Francesco Pizzi, as the Italian spun Chovanec out of the race. However, for the Budapest round, Chovanec was replaced by Christian Mansell. Chovanec ended the season 40th and last in the standings with no points.

## Sportscar career
### 2023 season

The 2023 season would see Chovanec making a move to sportscar racing, driving a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo for the GetSpeed Performance alongside Lance Bergstein and Aaron Walker in the Silver Cup class of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. However, he withdrew from the season before the opening round.

## Racing record
### Karting career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Position |
| 2019 | IAME Winter Cup - X30 Senior | Monlau Junior Team | N/A |

### Racing career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2020 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Xcel Motorsport | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 7th |
| 2020 | Italian F4 Championship | Bhaitech | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17th |
| 2021 | Euroformula Open Championship | Double R Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 15th |
| 2021 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Charouz Racing System | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34th |
| 2021 | F3 Asian Championship | BlackArts Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18th |
| 2022 | BOSS GP Series - Formula Class | MM International Motorsport | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 147 | 5th |
| 2022 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Charouz Racing System | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40th |
| 2023 | Ultimate Cup Series - Proto P3 | TS Corse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 15th |
*Season still in progress.

### Complete Formula 4 UAE 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 |
| 2020 | Xcel Motorsport | DUB1 1 7 | DUB1 2 6 | DUB1 3 Ret | DUB1 4 C | YMC1 1 5 | YMC1 2 3 | YMC1 3 5 | YMC1 4 4 | YMC2 1 5 | YMC2 2 7 | YMC2 3 7 | YMC2 4 Ret | DUB2 1 10 | DUB2 2 8 | DUB2 3 6 | DUB2 4 Ret | DUB3 1 11 | DUB3 2 10 | DUB3 3 10 | DUB3 4 3 | 7th | 113 |

### 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 | Bhaitech | MIS 1 Ret | MIS 2 14 | MIS 3 13 | IMO1 1 5 | IMO1 2 19 | IMO1 3 Ret | RBR 1 Ret | RBR 2 27 | RBR 3 24† | MUG 1 18 | MUG 2 27 | MUG 3 6 | MNZ 1 14 | MNZ 2 Ret | MNZ 3 13 | IMO2 1 | IMO2 2 | IMO2 3 | VLL 1 | VLL 2 | VLL 3 | 17th | 18 |

### Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
| 2021 | Double R Racing | POR 1 12 | POR 2 8 | POR 3 9 | LEC 1 9 | LEC 2 10 | LEC 3 9 | SPA 1 Ret | SPA 2 9 | SPA 3 Ret | HUN 1 9 | HUN 2 11 | HUN 3 9 | IMO 1 7 | IMO 2 11 | IMO 3 7 | RBR 1 11* | RBR 2 11 | RBR 3 Ret | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MNZ 3 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | CAT 3 | 15th | 33 |

### Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
| 2021 | Charouz Racing System | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | CAT 3 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | LEC 3 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | RBR 3 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | HUN 3 | SPA 1 26 | SPA 2 26 | SPA 3 24 | ZAN 1 26 | ZAN 2 20 | ZAN 3 23 | SOC 1 26 | SOC 2 C | SOC 3 20 | 34th | 0 |
| 2022 | Charouz Racing System | BHR SPR | BHR FEA | IMO SPR | IMO FEA | CAT SPR | CAT FEA | SIL SPR Ret | SIL FEA 24 | RBR SPR 26 | RBR FEA Ret | HUN SPR | HUN FEA | SPA SPR | SPA FEA | ZAN SPR | ZAN FEA | MNZ SPR | MNZ SPR | | | | 40th | 0 |

### Complete BOSS GP Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
| 2022 | MM International Motorsport | Dallara GP2/11 | Formula | HOC 1 4 | HOC 2 6 | RBR 1 3 | RBR 2 3 | LEC 1 3 | LEC 2 2 | BRN 1 | BRN 2 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | 5th | 147 |

### Complete Ultimate Cup Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
| 2023 | TS Corse | LMP3 | Duqueine M30 - D08 | LEC1 | NAV | HOC | EST 11 | MAG | LEC2 | 15th | 24 |