Steven Goldstein (racing driver) explained

Steven Goldstein
Nationality:Colombian
Birth Date:23 February 1981
Birth Place:Bogotá, Colombia
Awards:Formula Dodge Eastern Race Series, Sportsman Division
GTS Cup Trophy
Award Years:2004

Steven Goldstein is a Colombian racing driver.

Racing career

In 2004 he won the Sportsman Division of the Formula Dodge Eastern Race Series[1] in the United States. In 2005 he won a Panoz GT Summer Series race.[2]

In 2006 he 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,[3] when he missed the final two races.

In 2009 he took part in the Italian CSAI GT Cup on board a Ferrari 430 entered by the Kessel Racing team.[4] 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.[5]

In 2010 he raced in the European championship Trofeo Maserati and finished second overall alongside Peter Sundberg.[6]

In 2011 he 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.[7] In 2012 he raced both a Lamborghini Gallardo and a Porsche 997;[7] Goldstein claimed again the trophy, this time by a margin of 4 points.[8] In 2013, for the third year in a row, he was first in the standings again paired with de la Reina.[9]

In 2014 he competed in the Italian GT Championship first division on board a Lamborghini Gallardo, finishing second in the Pirelli Tyres Cup standings.[10]

In 2015, there was news that Goldstein was joining the Formula One as test driver for the Force India team.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Past Champions. formuladodge.com. Formula Dodge. 26 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20050414010745/http://www.formuladodge.com/pastChampions.html. 14 April 2005.
  2. Web site: 2005 Summer Series Final Point standings. panozracingseries.com. Panoz Racing Series. 26 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20061102202347/http://www.panozracingseries.com/SUmmerStandings/summer05.htm. 2 November 2006.
  3. Web site: Steven Goldstein. driverdb.com. 26 January 2015.
  4. Web site: Classifica piloti 2009 Trofeo Nazionale CSAI GT Cup. nuvolari3000.com. 4 February 2015. Italian. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150204194701/http://www.nuvolari3000.com/gt/classifica.php?year=2009. 4 February 2015.
  5. News: Sebastián Saavedra, Steven Goldstein, Felipe Merjch y Frank Kanayet, ganadores de 6 Horas de Bogotá. eltiempo.com. El Tiempo. Spanish. 7 December 2009. 26 January 2015.
  6. News: Trofeo Maserati: Zumerle e Sicart i vincitori dei due titoli 2010. duemotori.com. Italian. 13 October 2010. 26 January 2015.
  7. News: Steven Goldstein (Porsche 997 – GDL Racing) leads Roberto Delli Guanti, Gianfranco Bocellari (Ferrari 430 – Kessel Racing) by 5 points going into closing stint of 2012. flagworld.com. Flagworld Communications. 25 July 2012. 26 January 2015.
  8. Web site: International GTS Cup Trophy Standing. superstarsworld.com. Superstars Series. 26 January 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150203181835/http://www.superstarsworld.com/App_Themes/Archivio-Risultati-GT/2012-gt-gts-cup-trophy-standing.pdf. 3 February 2015.
  9. Web site: International GTS Cup Trophy Standing. superstarsworld.com. Superstars Series. 26 January 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150203173130/http://www.superstarsworld.com/GTSprint/Standings-and-Results/GTSCup.aspx. 3 February 2015.
  10. News: Campionato Italiano Gran Turismo 2014 Classe GT Cup – Classifica "Pirelli Tyres Cup". acisportitalia.it. ACI Sport. 26 October 2014. 26 January 2015.
  11. News: El colombiano Steven Goldstein llega al mundo de la F1. 25 March 2015.

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