Ferrari promotes F2 racer to F1 reserve driver role
Ferrari is promoting its junior driver Dino Beganovic to a Formula 1 reserve driver role for the 2027 season. Beganovic has been a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy for the past seven years, after he won the Italian and Swedish karting championships and took the runner-up spot in the WSK Euro Series. During his time in the young-driver programme, Beganovic finished third as a ... Keep reading
Ferrari has announced that its young driver Dino Beganovic will be promoted to a Formula 1 reserve driver role for the 2027 season. Beganovic, who has been part of the Ferrari Driver Academy for seven years, has achieved significant success in various karting championships and European racing series. He finished third in the Italian F4, claimed the Formula Regional European Championship title on his second attempt, and secured sixth place in both his F3 seasons.
Currently, Beganovic ranks fifth in the 2026 F2 standings, having recorded back-to-back victories in Madring and Baku. Despite his impressive record, Beganovic has been surpassed by another Ferrari talent, Rafael Camara, who leads the F2 championship as a rookie and has signed a 2027 F1 deal with Haas. Consequently, Beganovic's junior career will conclude without an F1 drive, and he will join Antonio Giovinazzi in Ferrari's reserve roster for the 2027 season.
As a result of Camara and Beganovic moving on from F2, there will be another Ferrari protege competing in F1's feeder series next year. Tuukka Taponen, who finished third in the 2026 F3 season, will graduate from F3 to F1 after his outstanding performance with three podium finishes in the final two rounds.
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