Suleiman Zanfari
Moroccan racing driver
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Suleiman Zanfari (born 11 July 2005 in El Jadida) is a Moroccan racing driver who is currently racing in the 2024 Eurocup-3 season with Campos Racing.
| Suleiman Zanfari | |
|---|---|
Zanfari in June 2019. | |
| Nationality |  Moroccan |
| Born | 11 July 2005 |
| Eurocup-3 career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | Campos Racing |
| Car number | 52 |
| Starts | 16 (17 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 9th in 2023 |
| Previous series | |
| 2022 2021 2020–2022 2019 | Formula 4 UAE Championship Italian F4 Championship F4 Spanish Championship Ginetta Junior Championship |
Career
Karting
Zanfari started karting competitively in Italy at the age of eight.[1][2] At the age of ten, he started training with the Campos Academy.[2] In 2018, he finished fourth in the OK Junior category of the Italian Karting Championship and seventh in the Karting Academy Trophy.[3][4][5][6] In 2019, he became the OK Junior champion of the Swedish Karting Championship.[3][6][7][8][9] Following his success in the Swedish Championship, he also competed in the Karting World Championship.[8]
Ginetta Junior Championship
In 2019, Zanfari made his car racing debut in the Ginetta Junior Championship by competing in the final two rounds with Elite Motorsport.[10]
Formula 4
2020
In 2020, Zanfari made his single-seater racing debut in the F4 Spanish Championship for Global Racing Service.[10] He finished the season in seventeenth after scoring his maiden pole at Circuito de Jerez.[3]
2021
In 2021, Zanfari joined MP Motorsport in the F4 Spanish Championship.[5][11] He finished the season in eleventh. He also joined Cram Motorsport to compete in the opening round of the Italian F4 Championship.[12]
2022
In 2022, Zanfari remained with MP Motorsport.[3] In addition to competing in the F4 Spanish Championship he also competed in the Formula 4 UAE Championship.[13] In the Formula 4 UAE Championship, he finished seventeenth in the drivers' standings.[14] In the opening round of F4 Spanish Championship at Algarve International Circuit, he claimed his first podium in the series. At the end of the season, he was seventh in the drivers' standings after having to withdraw from the final two rounds for medical reasons.[14][15]
Eurocup-3
2023
In 2023, Zanfari joined Campos Racing to compete in the inaugural Eurocup-3 season.[9][14][16]
2024
Zanfari remained with Campos Racing for the 2024 Eurocup-3 season.[17]
Sports car racing
In 2023, Zanfari also made his debut in sports car racing, competing for MMi Motorsport in the Prototype Cup Germany. Together with Enzo Scionti, he contested the round at Circuit Zandvoort as a guest driver.[18]
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F. Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Ginetta Junior Championship | Elite Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 27th |
| 2020 | F4 Spanish Championship | Global Racing Service | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17th |
| 2021 | F4 Spanish Championship | MP Motorsport | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 11th |
| Italian F4 Championship | Cram Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44th | |
| 2022 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | MP Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 17th |
| F4 Spanish Championship | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 7th | ||
| 2023 | Eurocup-3 | Campos Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 9th |
| Prototype Cup Germany | MMi Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| F4 Saudi Arabian Championship - Trophy Event | Altawkilat Meritus.GP | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | N/A | NC | |
| 2024 | F4 Saudi Arabian Championship | Altawkilat Meritus.GP | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 102 | 8th |
| Eurocup-3 | Campos Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17th | |
| GT4 European Series - Silver | Allied-Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
* Season still in progress.
Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Global Racing Service | NAV 1 14 |
NAV 2 16 |
NAV 3 13 |
LEC 1 12 |
LEC 2 19† |
LEC 3 9 |
JER 1 DSQ |
JER 2 DSQ |
JER 3 9 |
CRT 1 16 |
CRT 2 5 |
CRT 3 19 |
ARA 1 11 |
ARA 2 13 |
ARA 3 7 |
JAR 1 12 |
JAR 2 6 |
JAR 3 10 |
CAT 1 15 |
CAT 2 12 |
CAT 3 16 |
16th | 22 |
| 2021 | MP Motorsport | SPA 1 12 |
SPA 2 12 |
SPA 3 Ret |
NAV 1 10 |
NAV 2 8 |
NAV 3 15 |
ALG 1 20 |
ALG 2 10 |
ALG 3 9 |
ARA 1 11 |
ARA 2 14 |
ARA 3 15 |
CRT 1 4 |
CRT 2 14 |
CRT 3 6 |
JER 1 7 |
JER 2 8 |
JER 3 4 |
CAT 1 21 |
CAT 2 8 |
CAT 3 6 |
11th | 52 |
| 2022 | MP Motorsports | ALG 1 5 |
ALG 2 3 |
ALG 3 6 |
JER 1 14 |
JER 2 15 |
JER 3 4 |
CRT 1 6 |
CRT 2 6 |
CRT 3 17 |
SPA 1 10 |
SPA 2 13 |
SPA 3 5 |
ARA 1 Ret |
ARA 2 8 |
ARA 3 7 |
NAV 1 |
NAV 2 |
NAV 3 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
CAT 3 |
7th | 70 |
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Eurocup-3 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Campos Racing | SPA 1 3 |
SPA 2 11 |
ARA 1 7 |
ARA 2 5 |
MNZ 1 12 |
MNZ 2 13 |
ZAN 1 7 |
ZAN 2 11 |
JER 1 DNS |
JER 2 12 |
EST 1 12 |
EST 2 12 |
CRT 1 7 |
CRT 2 Ret |
CAT 1 9 |
CAT 2 Ret |
9th | 45 | |
| 2024 | Campos Racing | SPA 1 5 |
SPA 2 C |
RBR 1 DNS |
RBR 2 DNS |
POR 1 19† |
POR 2 19 |
POR 3 10 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ARA 1 |
ARA 2 |
JER 1 |
JER 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
17th | 11 |
* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 Saudi Arabian Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
