Henrik Furuseth (

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April 24, 1996) is a

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racing driver. He won the

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in the National Class in 2012.

Racing career

Henrik started karting when he was 6 years old. He raced his way through the ranks until 2010. In 2010 he made his

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debut in the Norwegian Formula Basic. He was ranked third in the championship in his

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. In his second season in Formula Basic he not only won the Norwegian championship but also the Norwegian cup. In 2012 he made his debut in American autosport in the

. Henrik raced for

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Racing in a

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DP06

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. He took his first win in the second race of the season at Sebring. During his debut season he took another six wins and a total of nine podium finishes. But it took until the last round of the season to secure the championship over

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. For 2013 Henrik made the switch to the Championship class in the

racing for PRL Motorsports which also made its debut in the Championship class after having competed in the National class. He finished fourth in Championship class points with a pair of second-place finishes in

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as his best finish. In 2014 he moved to JAY Motorsports and slid to tenth in points with only a single podium finish, a third place at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

Personal

His older brother Sindre Furuseth is a Norwegian

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driver. Their father Vidar Furuseth is the owner of Furuseth Motorsport which runs Sindre's rally car.

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manages and coaches Henrik Furuseth as of 2012.

U.S. F2000 National Championship

References

External links

Furuseth Motorsport
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