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Ralf Aron | |
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Nationality | Estonian |
Born | Tallinn, Estonia | 21 March 1998
Related to | Paul Aron (brother) |
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup career | |
Debut season | 2023 |
Current team | Theeba Motorsport |
Racing licence | FIA Gold |
Car number | 81 |
Starts | 7 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 30th in 2023 |
Previous series | |
2016–18 2015 2015 2014 2014 2014 2014 | FIA F3 European Championship Italian F4 Championship ADAC Formula 4 Italian F4 Winter Trophy Formula Renault 1.6 NEZ Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic Formula Renault 1.6 NEC |
Championship titles | |
2015 2014 | Italian F4 Championship Italian F4 Winter Trophy |
Ralf Aron (born 21 March 1998) is an Estonian racing driver, who currently competes in the 2024 GT World Challenge Asia driving for Climax Racing. [1] He previously competed in the Italian F4 Championship, ADAC Formula 4 and European Formula 3 championships for Prema Powerteam and Hitech GP.
He is now a team manager at Prema, but continues to race sporadically – winning the Palanga 1000 GT race three times [2] and also raced in the Porsche Sprint Challenge NEZ. [3]
In 2023, Aron returned to full-time racing for the first time since 2018. Aron pivoted to GT3 racing, signing with Mercedes-AMG to become part of their factory Junior driver lineup. In line with his factory duties, Aron competed with customer teams Theeba Motorsport and Haupt Racing Team in the GT World Challenge Europe and ADAC GT Masters respectively. [1]
Season | Series | Team | Position |
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2010 | Estonian championship — Raket | 1st | |
2011 | Estonian championship — Rotax Junior | 6th | |
Rotax Max Euro Challenge | Aix Racing Team | 60th | |
2012 | Estonian Championship — Rotax Junior | 1st | |
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Junior | Aix Racing Team | 51st | |
Rotax International Open — Junior | 30th | ||
Rotax Max Euro Challenge — Junior | Aix Racing | 14th | |
Rotax Max Wintercup — Rotax Max Junior | Aix Racing Team | 18th | |
2013 | Rotax Max International Open — Junior | 4th | |
Estonian Championship — Rotax Junior | 2nd | ||
CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy | 9th | ||
CIK-FIA European Championship — KF | 41st | ||
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals— Junior | AIX Racing | 4th | |
2014 | Rotax Max Wintercup — Rotax Max Senior | 9th |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
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2014 | Scuderia Nordica | ZAN1 1 8 | ZAN1 2 5 | SPA1 1 8 | SPA1 2 7 | NÜR 1 7 | NÜR 2 8 | ASS 1 2 | ASS 2 1 | ZOL 1 3 | ZOL 2 2 | SPA2 1 2 | SPA2 2 1 | ZAN2 1 5 | ZAN2 2 6 | ZAN2 3 2 | 2nd | 263 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
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2015 | Prema Powerteam | VLL 1 1 | VLL 2 11 | VLL 3 1 | MNZ 1 3 | MNZ 2 6 | MNZ 3 2 | IMO1 1 1 | IMO1 2 15 | IMO1 3 1 | MUG 1 1 | MUG 2 11 | MUG 3 1 | ADR 1 3 | ADR 2 6 | ADR 3 2 | IMO2 1 1 | IMO2 2 4 | IMO2 3 1 | MIS 1 1 | MIS 2 Ret | MIS 3 20 | 1st | 331 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
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2016 | Prema Powerteam | Mercedes | LEC 1 7 | LEC 2 Ret | LEC 3 7 | HUN 1 1 | HUN 2 2 | HUN 3 DNS | PAU 1 13 | PAU 2 6 | PAU 3 15 | RBR 1 9 | RBR 2 12 | RBR 3 9 | NOR 1 4 | NOR 2 10 | NOR 3 9 | ZAN 1 14 | ZAN 2 6 | ZAN 3 8 | SPA 1 8 | SPA 2 14 | SPA 3 13 | NÜR 1 6 | NÜR 2 4 | NÜR 3 14 | IMO 1 7 | IMO 2 4 | IMO 3 4 | HOC 1 4 | HOC 2 5 | HOC 3 8 | 7th | 166 |
2017 | Hitech GP | Mercedes | SIL 1 Ret | SIL 2 16 | SIL 3 10 | MNZ 2 8 | MNZ 2 9 | MNZ 3 8 | PAU 1 5 | PAU 2 5 | PAU 3 3 | HUN 1 Ret | HUN 2 12 | HUN 3 13 | NOR 1 9 | NOR 2 5 | NOR 3 4 | SPA 1 11 | SPA 2 8 | SPA 3 7 | ZAN 1 Ret | ZAN 2 10 | ZAN 3 8 | NÜR 1 14 | NÜR 2 5 | NÜR 3 3 | RBR 1 12 | RBR 2 6 | RBR 3 18† | HOC 1 8 | HOC 2 10 | HOC 3 19 | 9th | 123 |
2018 | Prema Theodore Racing | Mercedes | PAU 1 2 | PAU 2 8 | PAU 3 1‡ | HUN 1 5 | HUN 2 12 | HUN 3 7 | NOR 1 2 | NOR 2 13 | NOR 3 6 | ZAN 1 1 | ZAN 2 1 | ZAN 3 14 | SPA 1 3 | SPA 2 Ret | SPA 3 14 | SIL 1 Ret | SIL 2 10 | SIL 3 Ret | MIS 1 7 | MIS 2 5 | MIS 3 1 | NÜR 1 5 | NÜR 2 5 | NÜR 3 8 | RBR 1 23 | RBR 2 5 | RBR 3 9 | HOC 1 6 | HOC 2 3 | HOC 3 15 | 6th | 242.5 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
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2017 | Van Amersfoort Racing | Dallara F317 | 17th | 13th | 3rd |
2018 | SJM Theodore Racing by Prema | Dallara F317 | 10th | 9th | 6th |
(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
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2023 | Theeba Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Bronze | MNZ 38 | LEC 43† | SPA 6H 52 | SPA 12H 60† | SPA 24H Ret | NÜR 29 | CAT 36 | 30th | 6 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
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2023 | Haupt Racing Team | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | HOC 1 7 | HOC 2 9 | NOR 1 4 | NOR 2 5 | NÜR 1 2 | NÜR 2 10 | SAC 1 4 | SAC 2 33 | RBR 1 42 | RBR 2 7 | HOC 1 22 | HOC 2 11 | 2nd | 170 |
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