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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
Lichtenstein is Jewish
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 |
(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 |
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