Eric Lichtenstein (born 6 October 1994) is a
racing driver
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from
Argentina.
Career
Karting
Born in
Buenos Aires, Lichtenstein began his
karting
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career at the age of ten. He raced primarily in his native Argentina up to 2011, becoming a champion in various regional karting championships.
Early career
In 2011, Lichtenstein graduated to
single-seaters
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, racing in the Fórmula Metropolitana series. He also competed in the newly created
Formula Pilota China championship.
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.
GP3 Series
Lichtenstein will step up to the
GP3 Series with
Carlin in
2013
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. 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.
Personal
Lichtenstein is
Jewish
Racing record
Career summary
Complete GP3 Series results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
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1994 births
Living people
Argentine Jews
Jewish Argentine sportspeople
Racing drivers from Buenos Aires
Formula Ford drivers
Formula Masters China drivers
Argentine GP3 Series drivers
Carlin racing drivers
Asia Racing Team drivers
Argentine racing drivers