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Suleiman Zanfari
Zanfari in June 2019.
NationalityMorocco Moroccan
Born (2005-07-11) 11 July 2005 (age 19)
El Jadida, Morocco
Eurocup-3 career
Debut season2023
Current teamCampos Racing
Car number52
Starts16 (17 entries)
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Best finish9th in 2023
Previous series
2022
2021
20202022
2019
Formula 4 UAE Championship
Italian F4 Championship
F4 Spanish Championship
Ginetta Junior Championship

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.

Career

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Karting

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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

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In 2019 Zanfari made his car racing debut in the Ginetta Junior Championship by competing in the final two rounds with Elite Motorpsort.[10]

Formula 4

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2020

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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

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In 2021 he 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

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In 2022 he 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' stanfings after having to withdraw from the final two rounds for medical reasons.[14][15]

Eurocup-3

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2023

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In 2023 he joined Campos Racing to compete in the inaugural Eurocup-3 season.[9][14][16]

2024

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Zanfari racing at the Red Bull Ring during the 2024 Eurocup-3 season.

Zanfari remained with Campos Racing for the 2024 Eurocup-3 season.[17]

Sports car racing

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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

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Career summary

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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 4 1 2 1 2 N/A NC
2024 F4 Saudi Arabian Championship Altawkilat Meritus.GP 20 3 2 2 4 149 4th
Eurocup-3 Campos Racing 4 0 0 0 0 11* 16th*
GT4 European Series - Silver Allied-Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0* NC*

* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

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(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

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(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 DC Points
2022 MP Motorsport YMC1
1

Ret
YMC1
2

14
YMC1
3

10
YMC1
4

12
DUB1
1

13
DUB1
2

13
DUB1
3

11
DUB1
4

4
DUB2
1

11
DUB2
2

22
DUB2
3

12
DUB2
4

26†
DUB3
1

Ret
DUB3
2

Ret
DUB3
3

15
DUB3
4

14
YMC2
1

11
YMC2
2

10
YMC2
3

7
YMC2
4

7
17th 26

Complete Eurocup-3 results

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(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

16th* 11*

* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 Saudi Arabian Championship results

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(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
2024 Altawkilat Meritus.GP KMT1
1

1
KMT1
2

4
KMT1
3

9
KMT1
4

4
KMT2
1

1
KMT2
2

6
KMT2
3

9
KMT2
4

2
LSL
1

4
LSL
2

Ret
LSL
3

10
LSL
4

7
JED1
1

8
JED1
2

Ret
JED1
3

7
JED2
1

Ret
JED2
2

Ret
JED2
3

WD
JED3
1

5
JED3
2

1
JED3
3

7
4th 149

References

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  5. ^ a b "Moroccan Suleiman Zanfari Enters F4 Spanish Championship | MapNews". www.mapnews.ma. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  6. ^ a b Administration (2020-07-14). "Suleiman Zanfari en Championnat d'Espagne de F4". FRMSA (in French). Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  7. ^ Mele, Giovanni (2019-07-31). "Suleiman Zanfari, campione svedese OK-Junior 2019". TKART - News, tips, tech about karting (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  8. ^ a b Yabiladi.com. "Moroccan Suleiman Zanfari takes part in FIA karting World Championship in Finland". en.yabiladi.com. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  9. ^ a b "Campos Racing". www.camposracing.com. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  10. ^ a b Wood, Ida (2020-07-14). "Moroccan talent Suleiman Zanfari joins GRS in Spanish F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  11. ^ Wood, Ida (2021-01-11). "Teo Martin Motorsport signs its first driver for single-seater return in F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  12. ^ Wood, Ida (2021-05-06). "Montoya tops Paul Ricard test day one, Zanfari joins Italian F4 grid". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  13. ^ Wood, Ida (2022-04-13). "MP reveals Spanish F4 driver roster to be split into two line-ups". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
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  16. ^ "Suleiman Zanfari sets 2023 as the year for Formula 3 Regional". KartXpress. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
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