Dino Beganovic set to make official F1 debut with Ferrari in Bahrain

Dino Beganovic will make his official Formula 1 debut during the first practice session of the Bahrain Grand Prix. This will take place alongside his existing responsibilities in F2 as he and Hitech TGR ready themselves for a busy weekend.

The Swedish driver taking part in FP1 will begin to fulfill Charles Leclerc’s obligation to hand over his car to a rookie for two sessions this season, but will also make him a fifth member of Ferrari’s famous Driver Academy to join an official F1 weekend. He joins a list of drivers that includes Charles and Arthur Leclerc, Robert Schwartzman, and Oliver Bearman

Beganovic began racing in karts in his home country, quickly establishing himself as a talented driver within Europe. On joining Formula 4 in 2020, he immediately proved his talent when he finished third in the Italian race with PREMA. He was able to quickly ascend through the junior formulas, with his hard work bearing fruit with 13 podiums, four race wins, and an FRECA championship to his name in 2022.

Moving to Formula  3, he finished sixth in the drivers' standings in both 2023 and 2024 seasons, and at the end of the year had a taste of F2, where he scored a podium finish with DAMS Lucas Oil at the Yas Marina sprint race. Currently, he sits 15th in the standings with Hitech TGR after the Australian season opener.

Dino Beganovic, Ferrari Driver Academy

Photo by: Ferrari

"Having the opportunity to do those two rounds in F2, the whole aim was just to have some experience going into this year, gain as much experience as possible and just have a baseline of where we can work from,” he said earlier this year. “Obviously, we have a very good baseline to work from now.

“It went very well and I’m very, very happy with how it went after a tough season in Formula 3. I’m very happy that, jumping in a new car and just doing well and proving some people wrong, I think it was very important for me, but also some other people to see what I’m capable of.

“It’s a good starting point of what we can build on this year with my new team, Hitech.”

2020 saw the driver become part of the Ferrari Driver Academy, giving him access to the world-class training and facilities the Scuderia has to offer. And next weekend, he'll become only the second Swede in motorsport to drive a Ferrari F1 car.