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Jensen MotorSport is an auto racing team that competes in theFormula Regional Americas Championship. It formerly competed in theFirestone Indy Lights series,Champ Car Atlantic Championship, theFormula BMW Americas Championship, and fielded a car for oneChamp Car World Series race. It is owned by former Atlantics competitorEric Jensen.
The team ran in Indy Lights and Atlantic competition in the late 1990s with Eric Jensen driving with sponsorship from Columbia TriStar Films, Colgate-Palmolive, Sony PlayStation, Miller Brewing, and Starwood Hotels (Westin & Sheraton brands). In 1999, Eric Jensen formed Jensen MotorSport, Inc. and since 2003, the team has trained and operated race cars for more than 100 professional race car drivers. Jensen MotorSport also provides marketing services to corporate partners and hosts events at professional races worldwide.
In 2015, Jensen began operating race cars for drivers other than himself, entering two cars in the CART Toyota Atlantic championship for drivers Jensen andPhil Fayer. In 2004, the team expanded to also operate race cars in the first year Formula BMW USA championship. A Jensen MotorSport car driven byGerardo Bonilla qualified 2nd for the first ever Formula BMW USA race. The team operated race cars for drivers in the 2004 season includingAlan Sciuto,Daniel Herrington, Eric Jensen,Adam Pecorari. In2005, Jensen MotorSport competed in its first Champ Car World Series event at the Long Beach Grand Prix with Italian driverFabrizio del Monte. The team also competed in the Champ Car Atlantic championship with drivers Adam Pecorari, Eric Jensen, andLeonardo Maia. Jensen MotorSport also operated a four car team in the Formula BMW USA championship with drivers Daniel Herrington, Doug Boyer, John Zartarian, and Jules Duc.
In 2006, Jensen MotorSport competed in the Champ Car Atlantic championship with driversTim Bridgman andSteve Ott. Jensen MotorSport also operated a two car team in the Formula BMW USA championship for driversTom Sutherland andFrankie Muniz. Muniz was already a well known celebrity, having starred in the FOX television showMalcolm in the Middle, and contracted Jensen MotorSport for development as a professional race car driver over a 2-year term.
In2007, Jensen MotorSport again competed in the Champ Car Atlantic series with 3 cars for Muniz, Tom Sutherland, andDominick Muermans. Sutherland finished 21st in points with a best finish of 13th. Muniz finished 22nd with a best finish of ninth atToronto. Muermans only competed in the first two rounds of the championship.
In2008, the Champ Car World Series merged with theIndyCar Series. Jensen MotorSport continued in the Atlantic Championship with one car for Finnish driverHenri Karjalainen, who finished 17th in points with a best finish of 10th atCircuit Trois-Rivières.
In2009, Jensen MotorSport operated two cars in the Atlantic Championship with drivers including 2008 series championMarkus Niemelä, Matt Lee, andDavíd Garza Pérez. Niemelä finished sixth in points, making seven starts with the team after driving in the first five races forNewman Wachs Racing. Jensen MotorSport returned to full-time competition in the Formula BMW Americas championship with American driverBarrett Mertens. The company also was contracted by Dipdive Network to shoot a series of videos with music group Black Eyed Peas. Team owner Eric Jensen was awarded the Team Owner of the Year award at the end of season Atlantic Championship banquet.
In2010, Atlantic Championship ownership put the series on hiatus in March 2010.
Jensen MotorSport announced in November 2010 that it would enter multiple cars in the Firestone Indy Lights championship in2011 with CanadianDavid Ostella driving one car in a partnership with Dipdive Network. MexicanJuan Pablo García was signed to drive the second car. Ostella finished ninth in points with a best finish of fourth in the season opener atSt. Petersburg. García drove in the first four races of the season before leaving the team with a best finish of eighth. Team owner Eric Jensen attempted to drive in theToronto race but was unable to run competitive practice speeds after several years out of the cockpit and did not start the race. British driverOliver Webb made four starts later in the season for the team and finished on the podium in third in his first start atEdmonton. Webb finished 18th in points. Jensen MotorSport also announced Driver Development initiatives to train young race car drivers.
The team is based inToronto, Ontario, Canada; with locations inMontreal, Quebec andOrlando, Florida, USA.