Michael Lewis (racing driver)

Michael Lewis walks through the paddocks on a test day for the 2010 Formula BMW Europe race series.

Michael Lewis is shown at speed in the Eurointernational Formula BMW on a test day in 2010.

Michael Lewis (born December 24, 1990) is an American racing driver.

Career

Early career

He began his racing career in 1/4 Midgets at the Pomona, California, oval track in 2003 at the age of 13. He then moved to karting in 2005, racing primarily in local California and western regional events. In 2006, Michael started his European karting experience racing for CRG in the Rotax Junior Series. In 2007 and 2008, he continued his European karting career with Dino Chiesa’s Chiesa Corse kart team with emphasis in Italian Masters and WSK events running in the KF-2 class.

Formula BMW

In 2009, Michael made the step up to racing cars with his commitment to the 2009 Formula BMW Americas series, driving for Antonio Ferrari’s Eurointernational team, earning the Rookie Championship. In 2010 he stayed with Eurointernational, but drove in the Formula BMW Europe series as the Americas series had been disbanded. Lewis finished 14th in points with a best finish of 5th in race 1 at Monza.

Italian Formula 3

For the 2011 racing season, Lewis has signed with Prema Powerteam to race in the Italian Formula Three Championship.^[1]

Michael attends California State University, Fullerton, where he is majoring in business.

References

1. ^ Lewis Signs with Prema Powerteam for 2011 Season, eFormulaCarNews, January 24, 2011, Retrieved 2011-01-24

External links

• Official Michael Lewis Racing website

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