Zdeněk Chovanec

Zdeněk Chovanec López (born 9 October 2004), otherwise known as Zdeněk Chovanec Jr. or simply Zdeněk Chovanec, is a Czech-Portuguese-Venezuelan[2] racing driver who most recently competed in the 2022 BOSS GP Series with MM International Motorsport,[3] and the FIA F3 Championship with Charouz Racing System.[4]

Zdeněk Chovanec
Chovanec in 2022
NationalityCzech Republic Czech
Portugal Portuguese
Venezuela Venezuelan
via triple nationality
Born (2004-10-09) 9 October 2004[1]
Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season2021
Current teamCharouz Racing System
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number15
Starts12 (13 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish34th in 2021
Previous series
2021
2021
2020
2020		F3 Asian Championship
Euroformula Open Championship
Formula 4 UAE Championship
Italian F4 Championship

He raced with Double R Racing in the Euroformula Open Championship in 2021,[5] 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.[6] Chovanec has previously competed in the 2020 Italian Formula 4 championship.[7]

Early career
Chovanec driving at the Red Bull Ring in BOSS GP in 2022.

Karting

Originally from the Czech Republic but born in Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela,[8] Chovanec started karting professionally in 2018 at the age of 14, fairly late compared to other drivers.[9]

2020

In early 2020 Chovanec made his car racing debut, competing with Xcel Motorsport in the 2020 Formula 4 UAE Championship.[10] 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.[11]

2021

Chovanec started 2021 stepping up to the F3 Asian Championship for the first round of the season with BlackArts Racing,[12] 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.[6] He achieved a best finish of 20th twice and finished second last in the championship.

2022
Chovanec driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2022 Spielberg Formula 3 round.

In 2022, Chovanec drove for MM International Motorsport in BOSS GP.[13] Chovanec also drove for Charouz Racing System in his return to the 2022 FIA F3 season in Silverstone, replacing Lirim Zendeli.[14] He was retained at Spielberg,[15] 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.[16] Chovanec ended the season 40th and last in the standings with no points.[17]

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.[18] However, he withdrew from the season before the opening round.[19]

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
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
FIA Formula 3 Championship Charouz Racing System 8 0 0 0 0 0 34th
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
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* 12th*

*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 12th* 24*

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