Ferrari announce Charles Leclerc replacement for Austrian Grand Prix session

Ferrari have confirmed that young star Dino Beganovic will be driving at the Austrian Grand Prix this weekend, replacing Charles Leclerc for FP1.

This is the second time this season that Leclerc will be replaced for a practice session, with Ferrari having also put Beganovic in at the Chinese Grand Prix back in March.

It will certainly be interesting to see how the lack of practice affects the Monegasque driver. Leclerc also missed the majority of Friday practice at the Canadian Grand Prix following a huge crash at the beginning of FP1, and that arguably affected his qualifying performance, with Lewis Hamilton outqualifying him for the second successive race weekend.

As per F1's rules, all teams this season have to field a rookie driver in both of their cars at least twice in 2025, up from once per car in 2024.

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A big moment in red 🔴@DinoBeganovic4 will get back behind the wheel of Charles’ car for FP1 in Spielberg pic.twitter.com/9JOrLWOZhn

— Scuderia Ferrari HP (@ScuderiaFerrari) June 23, 2025

Who is Dino Beganovic?

21-year-old Beganovic has been a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy since 2020, and made his F1 session debut earlier this year during FP1 at the Bahrain GP.

Beganovic is currently racing in F2 with Hitech Racing, and is sat 10th in the drivers' standings after claiming two podiums so far in the season.

The Swedish-Bosnian racer won the Formula Regional European championship in 2022, before impressing in F3 with Prema Racing in both 2023 and 2024.

The 21-year-old's first outing in F1 earlier in 2025 saw him claim 14th in FP1, second out of all of the rookies that were taking part in that particular session.

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