Thor–Christian Ebbesvik | |
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Nationality | Norwegian |
Born |
Bergen (Norway) |
17 December 1983
Le Mans Series – LMP2 career | |
Debut season | 2010 |
Current team | Race Performance |
Car no. | TBA |
Former teams | Team Bruichladdich |
Starts | 5 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 5th in 2010 |
Previous series | |
2009 2009 2007–08 2005–06 |
European F3 Open Formula Le Mans Cup Spanish Formula Three British Formula Ford |
Championship titles | |
2007 | Spanish F3 Copa de España |
Thor–Christian Ebbesvik (born 17 December 1983 in Bergen) is a professional racing driver from Norway.
Ebbesvik began his racing career in 2005, driving for Team JLR in the British Formula Ford Championship. He finished the year in sixth place and also took part in the end–of–season Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch, where he failed to finish. He continued in the series in 2006, improving to fourth place in the championship. He took four podium finishes during the season, including a win at Thruxton. He again took part in the Formula Ford Festival, this time competing in the Duratec class, but once again retired from the race.
In 2007, Ebbesvik moved up to Formula Three, competing in the Spanish championship for the British outfit Team West–Tec. He was entered into the secondary Copa de España class, which featured older–generation Dallara chassis. At the end of the season, he finished tied on points with Peruvian driver Juan Manuel Polar, but took the title by virtue of taking more second places than Polar after they scored seven class wins each.
For 2008, he remained with Team West–Tec in Spanish Formula Three, beginning the year with a Dallara F306 chassis before switching to a newer F308 model after the first two rounds of the season. In August of that year, Ebbesvik dominated the most prestigious race of the season to win on the Valencia Street Circuit, with the race acting as a support event for the Formula One European Grand Prix. He took a further race win at Jerez in October to finish the championship in tenth place, one position ahead of team–mate Jonathan Legris.