Introduction
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.
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.
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. 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[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 |
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 | CATFEA 18 |
CATSPR 10 |
VALFEA Ret |
VALSPR Ret |
SILFEA 14 |
SILSPR 10 |
NÜRFEA Ret |
NÜRSPR 21 |
HUNFEA 18 |
HUNSPR 16 |
SPAFEA | SPASPR | MNZFEA | MNZSPR | YMCFEA | YMCSPR | 22nd | 0 |