Petri Suvanto (born 13 November 1992) is a Finnish former racing driver from Seinäjoki.
After winning and placing highly in several Finnish karting championships and finishing fourth 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.Cape Motorsports Adds Petri Suvanto for 2011, Open Paddock, February 7, 2011, Retrieved 2011-09-05 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.Suvanto clinches USF2000 Championship at Baltimore, Racer, September 4, 2011, Retrieved 2011-09-05 He signed to race with Team Pelfrey for the 2012 Star Mazda Championship season.Petri Suvanto joins Team Pelfrey in Star Mazda Championship, AutoWeek, January 20, 2012, Retrieved 2012-01-21 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 SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2010 Formula BMW Europe Josef Kaufmann Racing16000010011th 2011 U.S. F2000 National Championship Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing12556113281st 2012 Star Mazda Championship Team Pelfrey1700012715th 2013 Pro Mazda Championship Team Pelfrey400005710th
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 SEB2 SEB3 STP2 STP1 ORP1 MIL5 MOH1 MOH1 ROA2 ROA1 BAL2 BAL2 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 STP5 STP3 BAR6 BAR6 IND5 IOW4 TOR6 TOR8 EDM19 EDM4 TRO14 TRO4 BAL4 BAL4 LAG5 LAG5 ATL6 5th 271 2013 Team Pelfrey COA5 COA5 STP11 STP8 IND IOW TOR TOR MOS MOS MOH MOH TRO TRO HOU HOU 10th 57
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