Dmitry Suranovich

Dmitry Igorevich Suranovich (, 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.

Career

Karting 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.

Formula Abarth 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.

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

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

European Formula Three 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 Suranovich officially retired from racing, aged 17.

Personal life 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

Career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 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 (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 CATFEA CATSPR MONFEA MONSPR VALFEA VALSPR SILFEA SILSPR HOCFEA HOCSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR 23rd 0