Ferrari junior Dino Beganovic has been announced as the second driver by Prema for the 2023 FIA Formula 3 (F3) season.
PREMA Racing is delighted to announce that 2022 Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine Champion Dino Beganovic will graduate to the FIA Formula 3 Championship with the team in 2023.
A longtime Ferrari Driver Academy member, the 18-year-old Swede began his career with PREMA in 2020 and quickly proved competitive in Formula 4. For 2021, he moved to the highly-competitive Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine, claiming his first podium in his maiden season.
For 2022, he stayed in the FRECA championship and quickly emerged as a leading contender, winning three races in the first three events, and adding a fourth later in the season. His outstanding performance and consistency eventually allowed him to wrap up the title at the end of race 1 of the series finale at Mugello.
Beganovic already drove a PREMA-prepared FIA Formula 3 car in the postseason collective test at Jerez de la Frontera. “I am extremely happy to be racing with PREMA, my team, in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship,” said Beganovic. “It will be our fourth year together, and I’m very proud to continue working together. PREMA has an amazing history in Formula 3 and won at least one championship per year there.
“I think it is definitely a step in the right direction for my future and for the team, as we have been working for a long time together. Testing in Jerez put us in a good position with the preparations for next year, and we want to continue from that.”
At the same time, Rene Rosin said: “We have been working with Dino since the very beginning of his career, and we are elated to continue for 2023. We went through Formula 4 and Formula Regional with increasingly impressive results together, and his current championship lead in FRECA shows how competent and outstanding he has become as a driver.
“The 2023 season will be a key step in shaping up the rest of his career. We are willing to support Dino in making a positive impact right from the start, and we will work as hard as possible throughout the winter months.”
2023 F3 line-up so far:
Trident: Gabriel Bortoleto
Prema: Paul Aron, Dino Beganovic
[Note: The story is as per press release]