Dmitry Igorevich Suranovich (Russian: Дмитрий Игоревич Суранович, born 27 June 1995 in Minsk) is a retired professional racing driver from Belarus, who has Russian citizenship and raced under a Russian racing licence.

Dmitry Suranovich
NationalityRussia Russian
Belarus Belarusian
Born (1995-06-27) 27 June 1995 (age 29)
Minsk (Belarus)
Retired2013
FIA European Formula 3 Championship
Years active2013
TeamsFortec Motorsports
Starts3
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Previous series
2012
2012
2011
GP3 Series
Toyota Racing Series
Formula Abarth

Career

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Karting

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Suranovich began karting in 2008 and raced in various international series, working his way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the KF3 and KF2 category by 2011. He was a champion in Russian KF3 and KF2 championships in 2009 and 2010 respectively.[1]

Formula Abarth

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In 2011 just after reaching 16 years old, Suranovich graduated to single–seaters, racing in the Formula Abarth for Euronova Racing by Fortec joining compatriot Sergey Sirotkin. He made his début at Red Bull Ring with four rounds to spare, finishing in both Italian and European Series standings with just a single point.[2][3]

Toyota Racing Series

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In 2012 Suranovich joined Victory Motor Racing for participation in Toyota Racing Series[4] At Timaru he scored his first podium, finishing on second place.[5]

GP3 Series

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Also in 2012 Suranovich will make his debut in GP3 Series with Marussia Manor Racing.[6] He was excluded from the second race in Monaco for ignoring black and orange flags and then causing a major collision with Conor Daly.[7]

European Formula Three

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For 2013, Suranovich made his debut in European Formula Three with Fortec alongside Britain's Josh Hill, Brazil's Pipo Derani and Puerto Rico's Félix Serrallés. After the first round in Monza, Suranovich began having money trouble and could not continue to compete and pulled out of the second round at Silverstone.

Retirement

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Suranovich officially retired from racing, aged 17.

Personal life

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His father is Igor Suranovich, a famous former Belarusian fencer. Dmitry also enjoys archery and tennis. In 2017, he got a degree in Numerical Analysis.

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2011 Formula Abarth European Series Euronova Racing by Fortec 8 0 0 0 0 1 25th
Formula Abarth Italian Series 4 0 0 0 0 1 24th
2012 Toyota Racing Series Victory Motor Racing 9 0 0 0 1 319 9th
GP3 Series Marussia Manor Racing 15 0 0 0 0 0 23rd
2013 Formula 3 Brazil Open Hitech Racing Brazil 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
FIA European Formula 3 Championship Fortec Motorsports 3 0 0 0 0 0 33rd

Complete GP3 Series results

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(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 DC Points
2012 Marussia Manor Racing CAT
FEA

11
CAT
SPR

Ret
MON
FEA

16
MON
SPR

DSQ
VAL
FEA

Ret
VAL
SPR

15
SIL
FEA

22
SIL
SPR

20
HOC
FEA

15
HOC
SPR

14
HUN
FEA

Ret
HUN
SPR

16
SPA
FEA

22
SPA
SPR

18
MNZ
FEA

22
MNZ
SPR

DNS
23rd 0

References

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  1. ^ "Дмитрий Суранович готовится к дебюту в Евросерии Формулы Abarth" [Dmitry Suranovich set to Formula Abarth European Series debut] (in Russian). f1-world.ru. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Campionato Italiano Formula ACICSAI Abarth 2010". Driver Database. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Formula Abarth European Series 2011". Driver Database. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  4. ^ "2012 Toyota Racing Series Competitor List" (PDF). Toyota Racing Series. Toyota Racing Management. 28 December 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Дмитрий Суранович поднялся на подиум Toyota Racing Series" [Dmitry Suranovich scored podium position in Toyota Racing Series] (in Russian). F1news.ru. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Russia's Dmitry Suranovich will drive for the team in this year's GP3 Series". Marussia F1. 3 February 2012. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  7. ^ Dmitry Suranovich excluded from Monaco Race 2 Classification Archived 30 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine, GP3 Series.
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