Eric Lichtenstein Explained

Eric Lichtenstein
Birth Date:6 October 1994
Birth Place:Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Current Series:GP3 Series
First Year:2013
Current Team:Carlin
Car Number:7
Prev Series:British Formula Ford
Formula Pilota China
Prev Series Years:2012
2011

Eric Lichtenstein (born 6 October 1994) is a racing driver from Argentina.

Career

Karting

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

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

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

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

Lichtenstein is Jewishhttp://www.thejc.com/news/world-news/67099/they-call-him-baby-driver-argentina

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2010–11Top Race SeriesCrespi Competición Alpine600013311th
2011Formula Pilota ChinaAsia Racing Team600001017th
Fórmula MetropolitanaScuderia Ramini20000922nd
2012British Formula Fordalign=left rowspan=2Jamun Racing2311117154843rd
Formula Ford EuroCup1235411N/AN/A
2013GP3 SeriesCarlin100000022nd

Complete GP3 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eric Lichtenstein. driverdb.com. Driver Database. 4 January 2013.
  2. Web site: Formula Pilota China 2011. driverdb.com. Driver Database. 4 January 2013.
  3. Web site: Championship. British Formula Ford Championship. Max Communications. 4 January 2013.
  4. News: Formula Ford ace to make GP3 step with Carlin . Allen . Peter . 13 September 2012 . motorstv.com . . 13 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130614082153/http://www.motorstv.com/car/single-seater/gp3-series/13092012/formula-ford-ace-make-gp3-step-carlin . 14 June 2013 . dmy .
  5. Web site: "SIMS REPLACES LICHTENSTEIN AT CARLINe" . https://archive.today/20130906061436/http://www.carlin.co.uk/news/SimsreplacesLichtensteinatCarlin.htm . dead . 2013-09-06 . Carlin . 2013-09-05 . 2013-09-06 .