Eric Lichtenstein
Eric Lichtenstein | |
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Born | Buenos Aires (Argentina) | 6 October 1994
GP3 Series career | |
Debut season | 2013 |
Current team | Carlin |
Car number | 7 |
Previous series | |
2012 2011 | British Formula Ford Formula Pilota China |
Eric Lichtenstein (born 6 October 1994) is a racing driver from Argentina.
Career
[edit]Karting
[edit]Born in Buenos Aires, Lichtenstein began his karting career at the age of ten. He raced primarily in his native Argentina up to 2011, becoming a champion in various regional karting championships.[1]
Early career
[edit]In 2011, Lichtenstein graduated to single-seaters, racing in the Fórmula Metropolitana series. He also competed in the newly created Formula Pilota China championship.[2]
Formula Ford
[edit]For the next year, Lichtenstein moved to Europe to compete in the British Formula Ford Championship with Jamun Racing, with the support of Velociudad Driver Management, who signed him as their first driver for their program designed to support young Argentine talents. He dominated the second half of the season, winning eleven races total and ultimately finishing third overall in the championship.[3]
GP3 Series
[edit]Lichtenstein will step up to the GP3 Series with Carlin in 2013.[4] After the race at the Hungaroring his contract with Carlin has been terminated by the team due to non-payment of outstanding driver fees by Velociudad Driver Management.[5]
Personal
[edit]Racing record
[edit]Career summary
[edit]Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2010–11 | Top Race Series | Crespi Competición Alpine | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 11th |
2011 | Formula Pilota China | Asia Racing Team | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17th |
Fórmula Metropolitana | Scuderia Ramini | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 22nd | |
2012 | British Formula Ford | Jamun Racing | 23 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 484 | 3rd |
Formula Ford EuroCup | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | N/A | N/A | ||
2013 | GP3 Series | Carlin | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd |
Complete GP3 Series results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | D.C. | Points |
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2013 | Carlin | CAT FEA 18 |
CAT SPR 10 |
VAL FEA Ret |
VAL SPR Ret |
SIL FEA 14 |
SIL SPR 10 |
NÜR FEA Ret |
NÜR SPR 21 |
HUN FEA 18 |
HUN SPR 16 |
SPA FEA |
SPA SPR |
MNZ FEA |
MNZ SPR |
YMC FEA |
YMC SPR |
22nd | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Eric Lichtenstein". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ "Formula Pilota China 2011". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ "Championship" (PDF). British Formula Ford Championship. Max Communications. Retrieved 4 January 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Allen, Peter (13 September 2012). "Formula Ford ace to make GP3 step with Carlin". motorstv.com. Motors TV. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ ""SIMS REPLACES LICHTENSTEIN AT CARLINe"". Carlin. 5 September 2013. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Eric Lichtenstein career summary at DriverDB.com
- Eric Lichtenstein on X