Steven Goldstein (racing driver)
| 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 |
Steven Goldstein (born 23 February 1981) is a Colombian racing driver.
Racing career
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ↑ "2014 GT3 Driver Categorisation" (PDF). fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ↑ "Past Champions". formuladodge.com. Formula Dodge. Archived from the original on 14 April 2005. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ↑ "2005 Summer Series Final Point standings". panozracingseries.com. Panoz Racing Series. Archived from the original on 2 November 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ↑ "Steven Goldstein". driverdb.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ↑ "Classifica piloti 2009 Trofeo Nazionale CSAI GT Cup". nuvolari3000.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ↑ "Sebastián Saavedra, Steven Goldstein, Felipe Merjch y Frank Kanayet, ganadores de 6 Horas de Bogotá". eltiempo.com (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ↑ "Trofeo Maserati: Zumerle e Sicart i vincitori dei due titoli 2010". duemotori.com (in Italian). 13 October 2010. Archived from the original on November 13, 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- 1 2 "Steven Goldstein (Porsche 997 – GDL Racing) leads Roberto Delli Guanti, Gianfranco Bocellari (Ferrari 430 – Kessel Racing) by five points going into closing stint of 2012". flagworld.com. Flagworld Communications. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ↑ "International GTS Cup Trophy Standing" (PDF). superstarsworld.com. Superstars Series. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ↑ "International GTS Cup Trophy Standing". superstarsworld.com. Superstars Series. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ↑ "Campionato Italiano Gran Turismo 2014 Classe GT Cup – Classifica "Pirelli Tyres Cup"" (PDF). acisportitalia.it. ACI Sport. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ↑ "El colombiano Steven Goldstein llega al mundo de la F1". 25 March 2015.
External links
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- Official website
- Steven Goldstein career summary at DriverDB.com