Eric Lichtenstein

Eric Lichtenstein
Born	(1994-10-06) 6 October 1994 (age 30) Buenos Aires (Argentina)
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

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 Jewish[1]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
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

(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
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

1. "Eric Lichtenstein". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
2. "Formula Pilota China 2011". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
3. "Championship" (PDF). British Formula Ford Championship. Max Communications. Retrieved 4 January 2013.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
4. 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.
5. ""SIMS REPLACES LICHTENSTEIN AT CARLINe"". Carlin. 5 September 2013. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.

External links

• Official website
• Eric Lichtenstein career summary at DriverDB.com
• Eric Lichtenstein on Twitter