Henrik Furuseth

Henrik Furuseth (Eidsvoll April 24, 1996) is a Norwegian racing driver. He won the U.S. F2000 National Championship in the National Class in 2012.

Henrik Furuseth
Nationality Norwegian
Born (1996-04-26) 26 April 1996
Eidsvoll, Akershus
U.S. F2000 National Championship career
Debut season2012
Current teamJAY Motorsports
Car number96
Former teamsPRL Motorsports
Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing
Starts42
Wins0
Podiums3
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Previous series
2010-11
2012
Formula Basic Norway
U.S. F2000 National Championship National Class
Championship titles
2011
2012
Formula Basic Norway
U.S. F2000 National Championship National Class

Racing career

Henrik started karting when he was 6 years old.[1] He raced his way through the ranks until 2010. In 2010 he made is formula racing debut in the Norwegian Formula Basic. He was ranked third in the championship in his Ford powered Van Diemen. In his second season in Formula Basic he not only won the Norwegian championship but also the Norwegian cup.[2]

In 2012 he made his debut in American autosport in the U.S. F2000 National Championship. Henrik raced for Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing in a Mazda powered Van Diemen DP06 Formula Enterprises.[3] He took his first win in the second race of the season at Sebring.[4] During his debut season he took another six wins and a total of nine podium finishes. But it took until the last round of the season to secure the championship over Mark Eaton.

For 2013 Henrik made the switch to the Championship class in the U.S. F2000 National Championship[5] racing for PRL Motorsports which also made its debut in the Championship class after having competed in the National class. He finished fourth in Championship class points with a pair of second-place finishes in Houston as his best finish. In 2014 he moved to JAY Motorsports and slid to tenth in points with only a single podium finish, a third place at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

Personal

His older brother Sindre Furuseth is a Norwegian rally driver. Their father Vidar Furuseth is the owner of Furuseth Motorsport which runs Sindre's rally car. Anders Krohn manages and coaches Henrik Furuseth as of 2012.

U.S. F2000 National Championship

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2013 PRL Motorsports SEB
10
SEB
8
STP
11
STP
10
LOR
6
TOR
4
TOR
21
MDO
7
MDO
6
MDO
4
LAG
DNS
LAG
11
HOU
2
HOU
2
4th 189
2014 JAY Motorsports STP
8
STP
13
BAR
8
BAR
9
IMS
21
IMS
5
LOR
13
TOR
18
TOR
20
MDO
5
MDO
3
MDO
10
SNM
8
SNM
5
10th 149

References

  1. "Om oss". furusethmotorsport.no. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  2. "Henrik Furuseth career statistics at Driver Database". Driver Database. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  3. "USF2000: Cape Motorsports Signs Norwegian Furuseth". eFormulaCarNews.com. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  4. "USF2000: Bold Re-Start Pass Propels Pigot to Sebring Win". eFormulaCarNews.com. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  5. "Henrik Furuseth joins PRL Motorsports for 2013 USF2000 Campaign". usf2000.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.


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