Czech-Venezuelan racing driver
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]
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 still in progress.
(key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
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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)
Complete Ultimate Cup Series results
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