Steven Goldstein (racing driver)

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Steven Goldstein
Steven Goldstein - Black Lamborghini.jpg
NationalityColombian
Born (1981-02-23) 23 February 1981 (age 43)
Bogotá, Colombia
Awards
2004

2011, 2012, 2013
Formula Dodge Eastern Race Series, Sportsman Division
GTS Cup Trophy

Steven Goldstein is a Colombian racing driver.

Racing career

In 2004 he won the Sportsman Division of the Formula Dodge Eastern Race Series [1] in the United States. In 2005 he won a Panoz GT Summer Series race. [2]

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In 2006 he made his debut in the Italian Superstars Championship with an Audi RS4 entered by Audi Sport Italia, finishing eleventh overall after taking part in the last four races; in the following two seasons he raced with the same team, finishing eighth in 2007 and twelfth in 2008, [3] when he missed the final two races.

In 2009 he took part in the Italian CSAI GT Cup on board a Ferrari 430 entered by the Kessel Racing team. [4] In the same year he won the 6 Hours of Bogotá on board a Ferrari 430 and a Radical. Driving two separate cars he won the race in two different categories and finished first and second in the overall ranking. [5]

In 2010 he raced in the European championship Trofeo Maserati and finished second overall alongside Peter Sundberg. [6]

In 2011 he competed in the International GT Sprint Series on board a Ferrari 430 with Spanish teammate Antonio de la Reina; they won the GTS Cup Trophy. [7] In 2012 he raced both a Lamborghini Gallardo and a Porsche 997; [7] Goldstein claimed again the trophy, this time by a margin of 4 points. [8] In 2013, for the third year in a row, he was first in the standings again paired with de la Reina. [9]

In 2014 he competed in the Italian GT Championship first division on board a Lamborghini Gallardo, finishing second in the Pirelli Tyres Cup standings. [10]

In 2015, there was news that Goldstein was joining the Formula One as test driver for the Force India team. [11]

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