Petri Suvanto

Petri Suvanto
Petri Suvanto
	Petri Suvanto during the 2012 Road Atlanta Star Mazda round
Nationality	Finnish
Born	November 13, 1992 (age 32); Nurmo, Finland
Star Mazda Championship career
Years active	2012–13
Starts	21
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	5th in 2012
Previous series
2011; 2010	U.S. F2000 National Championship; Formula BMW Europe
Championship titles
2011	U.S. F2000 National Championship
	Last updated on: December 11, 2016.

Petri Suvanto (born November 13, 1992) is a Finnish former racing driver from Seinäjoki.

After winning and placing highly in several Finnish karting championships and finishing 4th in 2008 CIK-FIA KF2 European Championships, Suvanto moved to car racing in 2010 in Formula BMW Europe for Josef Kaufmann Racing. He finished eleventh in points with a best finish of sixth at Zandvoort and Silverstone. Seeking a change of venue for 2011, Suvanto entered the American Road to Indy ladder in the U.S. F2000 National Championship.^[1] Suvanto captured four poles, five wins, and finished on the podium in all but one of the season's twelve races. He secured the championship in the first race of the final race weekend of the season over American Spencer Pigot by 47 points. By winning the championship he secured full funding to compete in the Star Mazda Championship in 2012.^[2] He signed to race with Team Pelfrey for the 2012 Star Mazda Championship season.^[3] Suvanto finished fifth in points with only a single podium finish but also only a single DNF on the season. He returned to the series, now called the Pro Mazda Championship, and Team Pelfrey for 2013, however, his season ended after four races due to lack of funding.

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2010	Formula BMW Europe	Josef Kaufmann Racing	16	0	0	0	0	100	11th
2011	U.S. F2000 National Championship	Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing	12	5	5	6	11	328	1st
2012	Star Mazda Championship	Team Pelfrey	17	0	0	0	1	271	5th
2013	Pro Mazda Championship	Team Pelfrey	4	0	0	0	0	57	10th

U.S. F2000 National Championship results

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
2011	Cape Motorsports Wayne Taylor Racing	SEB 2	SEB 3	STP 2	STP 1	ORP 1	MIL 5	MDO 1	MDO 1	ROA 2	ROA 1	BAL 2	BAL 2	1st	328

Star Mazda Championship results

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Rank	Points
2012	Team Pelfrey	STP 5	STP 3	BAR 6	BAR 6	IND 5	IOW 4	TOR 6	TOR 8	EDM 19	EDM 4	TRO 14	TRO 4	BAL 4	BAL 4	LAG 5	LAG 5	ATL 6	5th	271
2013	Team Pelfrey	COA 5	COA 5	STP 11	STP 8	IND	IOW	TOR	TOR	MOS	MOS	MOH	MOH	TRO	TRO	HOU	HOU		10th	57

References

^ Cape Motorsports Adds Petri Suvanto for 2011, Open Paddock, February 7, 2011, Retrieved 2011-09-05
^ Suvanto clinches USF2000 Championship at Baltimore, Racer, September 4, 2011, Retrieved 2011-09-05
^ Petri Suvanto joins Team Pelfrey in Star Mazda Championship, AutoWeek, January 20, 2012, Retrieved 2012-01-21

External links

Official website

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[1] Cape Motorsports Adds Petri Suvanto for 2011, Open Paddock, February 7, 2011, Retrieved 2011-09-05

[2] Suvanto clinches USF2000 Championship at Baltimore, Racer, September 4, 2011, Retrieved 2011-09-05

[3] Petri Suvanto joins Team Pelfrey in Star Mazda Championship, AutoWeek, January 20, 2012, Retrieved 2012-01-21

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