Eric Lichtenstein (born 6 October 1994) is an

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former

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Career

Karting

Born in

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, Lichtenstein began his

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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

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, racing in the Fórmula Metropolitana series. He also competed in the newly created

Formula Pilota China Formula Masters China, FMCS () (previously known as Formula Pilota China), was a single-seater racing series based in Asia. The series was created in 2011 after the success of the Formula Abarth championship that was created a year before. Eve ...

championship.

Formula Ford

For the

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, Lichtenstein moved to Europe to compete in the

British Formula Ford Championship The British Formula Ford Championship was an entry-level single seater Auto racing, motor racing category, designed to give racing drivers their first step into car racing after karting. Drivers from around the world were attracted to the United ...

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 stepped up to the

GP3 Series The GP3 Series, or GP3 for short, was a single-seater motor racing series launched in 2010 as a feeder series for the GP2 Series, introduced by GP2 organiser Bruno Michel. GP3 followed the entire European leg of the Formula One series and the ...

with Carlin in

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. After the race at the Hungaroring his contract with Carlin was terminated by the team due to non-payment of outstanding driver fees by Velociudad Driver Management. At the end of the season, he was 22nd in the standings with a best finish of 10th.

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

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lichtenstein, Eric 1994 births Living people 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