Steven Goldstein (racing driver)
Colombian racing driver (born 1981)
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Steven Goldstein (born 23 February 1981) is a Colombian racing driver.
Colombian
FIA Silver[1]2011, 2012, 2013Formula Dodge Eastern Race Series, Sportsman Division
GTS Cup Trophy
| Steven Goldstein | |
|---|---|
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| Nationality | Colombian |
| Born | 23 February 1981 Bogotá, Colombia |
| Categorisation | FIA Silver[1] |
| Awards | |
| 2004 2011, 2012, 2013 | Formula Dodge Eastern Race Series, Sportsman Division GTS Cup Trophy |
Racing career
In 2004, Goldstein won the Sportsman Division of the Formula Dodge Eastern Race Series[2] in the United States. In 2005, he won a Panoz GT Summer Series race.[3]
In 2006, Goldstein made his debut in the Italian Superstars Championship with an Audi RS4 entered by Audi Sport Italia, finishing eleventh overall after taking part in the last four races; in the following two seasons he raced with the same team, finishing eighth in 2007 and twelfth in 2008,[4] when he missed the final two races.
In 2009, Goldstein took part in the Italian CSAI GT Cup on board a Ferrari 430 entered by the Kessel Racing team.[5] In the same year, he won the 6 Hours of Bogotá on board a Ferrari 430 and a Radical. Driving two separate cars, he won the race in two different categories and finished first and second in the overall ranking.[6]
In 2010, Goldstein raced in the European championship Trofeo Maserati and finished second overall alongside Peter Sundberg.[7]
In 2011, Goldstein competed in the International GT Sprint Series on board a Ferrari 430 with Spanish teammate Antonio de la Reina; they won the GTS Cup Trophy.[8] In 2012, he raced both a Lamborghini Gallardo and a Porsche 997;[8] Goldstein claimed again the trophy, this time by a margin of four points.[9] In 2013, for the third year in a row, he was first in the standings again paired with de la Reina.[10]
In 2014, Goldstein competed in the Italian GT Championship first division on board a Lamborghini Gallardo, finishing second in the Pirelli Tyres Cup standings.[11]
In 2015, there was news that Goldstein was joining the Formula One as test driver for the Force India team.[12]
