Dino Beganovic

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
2015 	Juniorfestivalen — Junior 60 	Ward Racing 	1st
2015 	Göteborgs Stora Pris — Junior 60 	Ward Racing 	1st
2015 	MKR Series Sweden — Junior 60 	Ward Racing 	2nd
2015 	Lidköping Open — Junior 60 	Ward Racing 	1st
2015 	Tom Trana Trophy — Junior 60 	Ward Racing 	5th
2015 	Sydsvenskans Kart Champion Cup — Junior 60	Ward Racing 	7th
2015 	Swedish Karting Championship — Junior 60 	Ward Racing 	22nd
2016 	Juniorfestivalen — Junior 60 	Ward Racing 	2nd
2016 	Göteborgs Stora Pris — Junior 60 	Ward Racing 	2nd
2016 	WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini 	Ward Racing 	100th
2016 	Swedish Karting Championship — Junior 60 	Ward Racing 	30th
2016 	WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini 	Ward Racing 	18th
2017 	WSK Champions Cup — OKJ 	Ward Racing 	34th
2017 	WSK Super Master Series — OKJ 	Ward Racing 	25th
2017 	CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ 	Ward Racing 	23rd
2017 	Swedish Karting Championship — OKJ 	Ward Racing 	13th
2017 	CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ 	Ward Racing 	31st
2017 	Trofeo delle Industrie — OKJ 	Ward Racing 	3rd
2017 	WSK Final Cup — OKJ 	Ward Racing 	28th
2018 	WSK Champions Cup — OKJ 	Ward Racing 	7th
2018 	South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ 	Ward Racing 	14th
2018 	WSK Super Master Series — OKJ 	Ward Racing 	8th
2018 	CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ 	Ward Racing 	9th
2018 	Swedish Karting Championship — OKJ 	Ward Racing 	1st
2018 	CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ 	Ward Racing 	7th
2018 	WSK Final Cup — OK 	Ward Racing 	18th
2019 	South Garda Winter Cup — OK 	Ward Racing 	28th
2019 	WSK Super Master Series — OK 	Ward Racing 	4th
2019 	WSK Euro Series — OK 	Ward Racing 	2nd
2019 	Championnat de France — OK 	Ward Racing 	14th
2019 	CIK-FIA European Championship — OK 	Ward Racing 	6th
2019 	Italian Championship — OK 	Ward Racing 	1st
2019 	Swedish Karting Championship — OK 	Ward Racing 	1st
2019 	CIK-FIA World Championship — OK 	Ward Racing 	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
2020 	ADAC Formula 4 Championship 	Prema Powerteam 	6 	0 	0 	0 	0 	12 	16th
2021 	Formula Regional European Championship 	Prema Powerteam 	20 	0 	1 	2 	1 	53 	13th
2021 	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
2022 	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
2023 	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 ==
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==Formula One Career==
Year 	Entrant 	Team 	Pts 	WDC Pos. 	Report
Youth Career	Youth Career 	Youth Career	Youth Career	Youth Career	Youth Career
2020 - 	Ferrari Driver Academy	 	 	 	
==References==
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