Eric Jensen (racing driver) explained

Eric Jensen (born February 1, 1970) is a Canadian professional race team owner and a former professional race car driver from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

As a driver, Jensen competed in the Atlantic Championship and Firestone Indy Lights series during a 13-year career from 1997 to 2009.

Jensen currently owns the professional car racing team Jensen MotorSport.

Jensen MotorSport continues to operate race cars in several professional race series. In 2011, Jensen MotorSport operated race cars in the Firestone Indy Lights which is a race series that runs together with IndyCar. The team operated three cars during the 2011 season for drivers Oliver Webb, David Ostella, and Juan Pablo Garcia. The team scored a season best result of 3rd at the Edmonton Indy and set a lap record for Indy Lights at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Jensen MotorSport competed in the Atlantic Championship for eleven years from 1999 until 2009. Eric Jensen won the Team Owner of the Year award in the final season of the series in 2009. Jensen drivers in 2009 included Markus Niemela and Matt Lee. Henri Karjalainen drove for the team in 2008.

Under Champ Car sanction, in the 2007 season Jensen operated race cars in the Champ Car Atlantic series for drivers Frankie Muniz, Tom Sutherland, and Dominick Muermans. In 2006, the team operated race cars in the Champ Car Atlantic series for drivers Tim Bridgman and Steve Ott. Jensen MotorSport also operated race cars for Frankie Muniz and Tom Sutherland in the Formula BMW USA championship.

Motorsports career results

American Open-Wheel racing results

(key)

Indy Lights

(key)

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
1997Autosport RacingMIALBHNAZSAVSTLMILDETPORTOR
TROVANLSFON31st0
1998Genoa RacingMIALBH
NAZSTLMILDETPORCLETORMISTROVANLSFON31st0
2011Jensen MotorSportSTPALALBHINDYMILIOWTOR
EDM1EDM2TRONHMBALKTYLVS--

Atlantic Championship

YearTeam12345678910111213RankPoints
1997Binder RacingHMSLBHNAZMILMTL
CLETORTRRMDOROAVANLSNR0
1998World Speed MotorsportsLBHNAZGATMILMTL
CLETOR
TRR
MDOROAVAN
LSHOUNR0
1999Jensen MotorSportLBH
NAZGATMILMTL
ROATRR
MDOCHIVANLSHOU32nd0
2000Jensen MotorSportHMS1HMS2LBH
MILMTL
CLETOR
TRRROA
LS
GATHOU
33rd0
2001Jensen MotorSportLBH
NAZMILMTL
CLETOR
CHITRRROAVANHOULS33rd0
2002Jensen MotorSportMTYLBHMILLSPORCHITOR
CLETRR
ROAMTL
DEN
34rd0
2003Jensen MotorSportMTY
LBH
MILLS
POR
CLE
TOR
TRR
MDO
MTL
DEN
MIA
12th49
2004Jensen MotorSportLBH
MTYMILPOR1POR2CLE
TOR
VAN
ROA
DEN
MTLLS15th71
2005Jensen MotorSportLBHMTYPOR1POR2CLE1CLE2TOR
EDM
SJODENROAMTL
14th54
2008Jensen MotorSportLBHLSMTTEDM1EDM2ROA1ROA2TRR
NJ
UTAATL25th9
2009Jensen MotorSportSEBUTANJ1NJ2LIMACC1ACC2
MDOTRR
MOS
ATLLS12th16

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