Bryce Aron

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Bryce Aron
Aron Wins at Hungaroring.jpg
Aron at the Hungaroring in 2023
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Born (2003-09-30) September 30, 2003 (age 21)
Winnetka, Illinois, United States
Indy NXT career
Debut season 2024
Current team Andretti Global
Car number27
Starts11
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in 2024
Previous series
2023
2021-22
2020
2019
Euroformula Open Championship
GB3 Championship
UK National Formula Ford
US National FF1600
SCCA Majors

Bryce Aron (born September 30, 2003) is an American racing driver with Andretti Global competing in the 2024 Indy NXT Championship. Aron raced in the 2023 Euroformula Open Championship with Motopark Academy where he achieved three wins and five podiums, finishing fourth largely as a result of forgoing the final three races. [1] Aron is a 2024 Formula Regional Oceania race winner with M2 Competition and a race winner in the 2022 GB3 Championship with Hitech GP. Bryce is the winner of the 2020 Team USA Scholarship and made history as the first American to finish top 5 in both events receiving a Podium in the Walter Hayes Trophy Grand Final. [2]

Contents

Career

Formula Ford

BRSCC National Formula Ford Championship

In 2020, Aron moved to the UK to compete with Low Dempsey Racing in the BRSCC National Formula Ford Championship. Due to the pandemic, the championship was shortened to just 3 rounds and 7 races and Aron finished 5th in the standings, having won pole position in the penultimate round at Brands Hatch. In order to supplement the shortened race calendar, Low Dempsey Racing participated in a variety of additional series including the Champion of Brands, Champion of Cadwell and the majority of the Castle Combe Championship. Aron won the Champion of Cadwell. [3]

2020 Team USA Scholarship Winner

Aron was one of three winners of the highly coveted 2020 Team USA Scholarship. At the Formula Ford Festival Aron finished 3rd in the semi-final. In the final, Aron “ran strongly in third place until being elbowed down to fifth following a late-race Safety Car interruption.” [4] Aron then went on to the Walter Hayes Trophy, where out of 103 drivers he finished on the podium in 3rd place, [5] having been the 7th American to finish on the Walter Hayes Podium. Aron made history as the first American to finish with a top 5 and a podium in the two end of year iconic events. [6]

GB3 Championship

2021

Aron joined Carlin for 2021, [7] progressing to the GB3 Championship alongside teammates O’Sullivan and Mansell. Aron had what was hailed as a stunning debut at Brands Hatch where he made bold moves to end the race weekend with a 4th place finish. [8]

2022

In 2022 Aron joined Hitech GP where he contributed to their first GB3 championship team's win. [9] Aron scored 8 top 10 finishes, 5 of which came during the last 2 rounds. Aron ended the season by out-qualifying his teammates and then scoring a race 2 podium. [10] Aron scored 3 podiums and a win in the 2022 championship. [11]

Super Formula

At the end of 2022, Aron partook in Super Formula tests with B-Max Racing at Okayama [12] and Suzuka. [13] Aron was consistently in the top 5 and as high as 2nd fastest in the sessions in which he participated. [14]

Euroformula Open

Aron moved to the Euroformula Open in 2023, with Team Motopark. [15] A championship contender for much of the season, [16] [17] Aron missed the last three races due to a conflict with Indy NXT, [18] finishing 4th overall with 3 wins and 5 podiums.

Formula Regional Oceania

Aron competed in the final two rounds of the 2024 Formula Regional Oceania Championship. Aron won at the Highlands Motorsports Park, during the New Zealand Grand Prix race weekend. In his first weekend in the Formula Regional car, Aron scored fastest race lap at Euromarque Motorsports Park.

Indy NXT

2024

Aron's 2024 Indy NXT car Aron Mid Ohio 2024.jpg
Aron's 2024 Indy NXT car

Aron moved to America, joining Andretti Global to race in the 2024 Indy NXT Championship. [19]

2025

Aron moved to HMD Motorsports for his second season of Indy NXT in 2025. [20]

USF Pro 2000 Championship

In May 2024, Aron competed in one round of the USF Pro 2000 Championship at the Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park with TJ Speed Motorsports, to gain experience in ovals. [21]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2019SCCA Majors Championship Nationwide - Formula FN/A60??28710th
SCCA Hoosier Super Tour - Formula FordK-Hill Motorsports20212N/ANC
F1600 Championship Series2000186393rd
Formula Ford Festival - Pro class - Heats/SemiOldfield Motorsport30000N/ANC
2020National FF1600 ChampionshipLow Dempsey Racing [22] 70100?5th
Formula Ford Festival - Semi10011N/A3rd
Formula Ford Festival 10000N/A5th
Walter Hayes Trophy10001N/A3rd
Formula Ford 1600 Castle Combe Championship60025N/AN/A
Champion of Cadwell21222N/A1st
Champion of Brands30123N/AN/A
2021 GB3 Championship Carlin [23] 24000023712th
2022 GB3 Championship Hitech Grand Prix 24100321512th
2023 Euroformula Open Championship Team Motopark 2030152384th
2024 Indy NXT Andretti Global 1400023029th
Formula Regional Oceania Championship M2 Competition 6101110215th
USF Pro 2000 Championship TJ Speed Motorsports100002626th
2025 Indy NXT HMD Motorsports

* Season still in progress

Complete GB3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2021 Carlin BRH
1

10
BRH
2

9
BRH
3

44
SIL
1

9
SIL
2

11
SIL
3

DSQ
DON1
1

13
DON1
2

11
DON1
3

42
SPA
1

10
SPA
2

11
SPA
3

14
SNE
1

11
SNE
2

6
SNE
3

13
SIL2
1

10
SIL2
2

11
SIL2
3

7
OUL
1

14
OUL
2

8
OUL
3

13
DON2
1

6
DON2
2

6
DON2
3

14
12th237
2022 Hitech Grand Prix OUL
1

12
OUL
2

15
OUL
3

174
SIL1
1

19
SIL1
2

12
SIL1
3

33
DON1
1

12
DON1
2

19
DON1
3

1
SNE
1

11
SNE
2

13
SNE
3

DSQ
SPA
1

9
SPA
2

14
SPA
3

21
SIL2
1

16
SIL2
2

Ret
SIL2
3

147
BRH
1

8
BRH
2

7
BRH
3

101
DON2
1

6
DON2
2

3
DON2
3

135
12th215

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920212223PosPoints
2023 Team Motopark EST
1

5
EST
2

4
EST
3

4
SPA
1

3*
SPA
2

1
SPA
3

5
HUN
1

6
HUN
2

1
HUN
3

4
LEC
1

3
LEC
2

1
LEC
3

4
RBR
1

6
RBR
2

6
RBR
3

6
MNZ
1

7
MNZ
2

Ret
MNZ
3

5
MUG
1

5
MUG
2

8
CAT
1

WD
CAT
2

WD
CAT
3

WD
4th238

Complete Formula Regional Oceania Championship Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415DCPoints
2024 M2 Competition TAU
1

TAU
2

TAU
3

MAN
1

MAN
2

MAN
3

HMP
1

HMP
2

HMP
3

CHR
1

9
CHR
2

10
CHR
3

4
HIG
1

7
HIG
2

1
HIG
3

6
15th99

Complete American open–wheel racing results

USF Pro 2000 Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
2024 TJ Speed Motorsports STP
1
STP
2
LOU
1
LOU
2
LOU
3
IMS
1
IMS
2
IMS
3
IRP
5
ROA
1
ROA
2
ROA
3
MOH
1
MOH
2
TOR
1
TOR
2
POR
1
POR
2
26th26

Indy NXT

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
2024 Andretti Global STP
19
BAR
8
IMS
14
IMS
19
DET
20
RDA
8
LAG
16
LAG
3
MDO
18
IOW
8
GMP
6
POR
3
MIL
4
NSH
7
9th302
2025 HMD Motorsports STP BAR IMS IMS DET GMP RDA MDO IOW LAG LAG POR MIL NSH

* Season still in progress.

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