Eric Jensen (racing driver)
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[edit]
American Open-Wheel racing results[edit]
(key)
Indy Lights[edit]
(key)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Autosport Racing | MIA | LBH | NAZ | SAV | STL | MIL | DET | POR | TOR 16 |
TRO | VAN | LS | FON | 31st | 0 | |
| 1998 | Genoa Racing | MIA | LBH 17 |
NAZ | STL | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MIS | TRO | VAN | LS | FON | 31st | 0 |
| 2011 | Jensen MotorSport | STP | ALA | LBH | INDY | MIL | IOW | TOR DNQ |
EDM1 | EDM2 | TRO | NHM | BAL | KTY | LVS | - | - |
Atlantic Championship[edit]
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Binder Racing | HMS | LBH | NAZ | MIL | MTL 31 |
CLE | TOR | TRR | MDO | ROA | VAN | LS | NR | 0 | |
| 1998 | World Speed Motorsports | LBH | NAZ | GAT | MIL | MTL DNS |
CLE | TOR 26 |
TRR 26 |
MDO | ROA | VAN 16 |
LS | HOU | NR | 0 |
| 1999 | Jensen MotorSport | LBH 15 |
NAZ | GAT | MIL | MTL 17 |
ROA | TRR 16 |
MDO | CHI | VAN | LS | HOU | 32nd | 0 | |
| 2000 | Jensen MotorSport | HMS1 | HMS2 | LBH 18 |
MIL | MTL 21 |
CLE | TOR 16 |
TRR | ROA 22 |
LS 20 |
GAT | HOU 15 |
33rd | 0 | |
| 2001 | Jensen MotorSport | LBH 16 |
NAZ | MIL | MTL 19 |
CLE | TOR 18 |
CHI | TRR | ROA | VAN | HOU | LS | 33rd | 0 | |
| 2002 | Jensen MotorSport | MTY | LBH | MIL | LS | POR | CHI | TOR 17 |
CLE | TRR 19 |
ROA | MTL 19 |
DEN 20 |
34rd | 0 | |
| 2003 | Jensen MotorSport | MTY 12 |
LBH 11 |
MIL | LS 9 |
POR 14 |
CLE 8 |
TOR 13 |
TRR 11 |
MDO 13 |
MTL 14 |
DEN 12 |
MIA 10 |
12th | 49 | |
| 2004 | Jensen MotorSport | LBH 20 |
MTY | MIL | POR1 | POR2 | CLE 11 |
TOR 10 |
VAN 8 |
ROA 10 |
DEN 11 |
MTL | LS | 15th | 71 | |
| 2005 | Jensen MotorSport | LBH | MTY | POR1 | POR2 | CLE1 | CLE2 | TOR 5 |
EDM 7 |
SJO | DEN | ROA | MTL 8 |
14th | 54 | |
| 2008 | Jensen MotorSport | LBH | LS | MTT | EDM1 | EDM2 | ROA1 | ROA2 | TRR 15 |
NJ 18 |
UTA | ATL | 25th | 9 | ||
| 2009 | Jensen MotorSport | SEB | UTA | NJ1 | NJ2 | LIM | ACC1 | ACC2 10 |
MDO | TRR 8 |
MOS 9 |
ATL | LS | 12th | 16 |
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