Zdeněk Chovanec

Zdeněk Chovanec
Chovanec in 2022
Nationality	Czech Portuguese Venezuelan via triple nationality
Born	(2004-10-09) 9 October 2004 (age 20)[1] Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season	2021
Current team	Charouz Racing System
Racing licence	FIA Silver
Car number	15
Starts	12 (13 entries)
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	34th in 2021
Previous series
2021 2021 2020 2020	F3 Asian Championship Euroformula Open Championship Formula 4 UAE Championship Italian F4 Championship

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]

Lower formulae

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	15th

*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	15th	24

References

1. "Zdenek Chovanec". Formula 3. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
2. "Jovem português Zdenek Chovanec vence em Paul Ricard".
3. "#51 ZDENEK CHOVANEC LOPEZ". BOSS GP. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
4. "Zdenek Chovanec to return to Charouz and FIA F3 at Silverstone". Formula Scout. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
5. "Double R Racing announces Zdenek Chovanec for 2021 Euroformula season". Euroformula Open. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
6. "Yeany and Chovanec join Charouz FIA F3 Lineup for Spa". Formula Scout. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
7. "BhaiTech Announces Zdenek Chovanec for the 2020 Italian F4 Championship". KartXpress. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
8. "Zdenek Chovanec, el checo-venezolano que competirá en la Euroformula Open 2021". SportHD.news (in Spanish). 12 April 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
9. "Zdenek Chovanec becomes Euroformula's first driver of 2021". Formula Scout. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
10. "Zdenek Chovanec | Racing career". DriverDB. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
11. "BhaiTech announces Zdenek Chovanec for 2020 Italian F4 championship". Kartxpress. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
12. "BlackArts Racing signs Zdenek Chovanec for Asian F3". Formula Scout. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
13. "Zdenek Chovanec Lopez".
14. Gascoigne, Roger (29 June 2022). "Zdenek Chovanec to return to Charouz and FIA F3 at Silverstone". Formula Scout. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
15. Alonso Lopez, Alejandro (6 July 2022). "Chovanec retained by Charouz for Red Bull Ring in FIA F3". Formula Scout. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
16. "Charouz Racing System confirms Christian Mansell for Budapest". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
17. "Driver Standings for the FIA Formula 3 2022 Championship". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
18. "Un nouveau trio chez GetSpeed sur les manches Endurance". Endurance Info (in French). Retrieved 4 March 2023.
19. Lloyd, Daniel (22 February 2023). "GetSpeed Increasing Endurance Cup Effort to Three Cars". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 22 February 2023.

External links

• Zdeněk Chovanec career summary at DriverDB.com