Ralf Aron

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Ralf Aron
Ralf Aron Zandvoort 2018.jpg
Ralf Aron during the 2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship
Nationality Flag of Estonia.svg Estonian
Born (1998-03-21) 21 March 1998 (age 26)
Tallinn, Estonia
Related to Paul Aron (brother)
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup career
Debut season 2023
Current team Theeba Motorsport
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Car number81
Starts7
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish30th in 2023
Previous series
201618
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.

Contents

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]

Career

Sports car racing

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]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2010Estonian championship — Raket1st
2011Estonian championship — Rotax Junior6th
Rotax Max Euro ChallengeAix Racing Team60th
2012Estonian Championship — Rotax Junior1st
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — JuniorAix Racing Team51st
Rotax International Open — Junior30th
Rotax Max Euro Challenge — JuniorAix Racing14th
Rotax Max Wintercup — Rotax Max JuniorAix Racing Team18th
2013Rotax Max International Open — Junior4th
Estonian Championship — Rotax Junior2nd
CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy 9th
CIK-FIA European ChampionshipKF 41st
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals— JuniorAIX Racing4th
2014Rotax Max Wintercup — Rotax Max Senior9th

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2014 Formula Renault 1.6 NEC Scuderia Nordica1520372632nd
Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic 1353551466th
Formula Renault 1.6 NEZ 73233952nd
Italian F4 Winter Trophy Prema Powerteam 21212N/A1st
2015 Italian F4 Championship Prema Powerteam 21976133311st
ADAC Formula 4 Championship 1210241209th
2016 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Prema Powerteam 2910021667th
2016–17 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 MRF Racing 1210381685th
2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Hitech GP 3001121239th
Macau Grand Prix Van Amersfoort Racing 10001N/A3rd
2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Prema Theodore Racing 304028254.56th
Macau Grand Prix SJM Theodore Racing by Prema 10000N/A6th
Aurum 1006 km - GT Circle K milesPLUS Racing Team 10011N/A2nd
2019 Aurum 1006 km - GT Circle K milesPLUS Racing Team 11001N/A1st
2020 Aurum 1006 km - GT Open Circle K milesPLUS Racing Team 11111N/A1st
2021 Aurum 1006 km - GT Open Circle K milesPLUS Racing Team 11111N/A1st
2022 Aurum 1006 km - GT3 Circle K milesPLUS Racing Team 10101N/A2nd
2023 ADAC GT Masters Haupt Racing Team1211241702nd
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Theeba Motorsport 500000NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Bronze Cup 50000630th
2024 GT World Challenge Asia Climax Racing1001?13420th
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Team ADVAN x HRT3333322*3rd*
Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf
Intercontinental GT Challenge Team ADVAN x HRT
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing
FIA GT World Cup TORO Racing

Complete Formula Renault 1.6 NEC results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415DCPoints
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
2nd263

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
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
1st331

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

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

YearEntrantEngine123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
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
7th166
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
9th123
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
6th242.5

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.

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

YearTeamCarQualifyingQuali RaceMain race
2017 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Van Amersfoort Racing Dallara F317 17th13th3rd
2018 Flag of Italy.svg SJM Theodore Racing by Prema Dallara F317 10th9th6th

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup results

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

YearTeamCarClass1234567Pos.Points
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
30th6

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

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

YearTeamCar123456789101112DCPoints
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
2nd170

Personal life

His younger brother Paul is also a racing driver.

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References

  1. 1 2 Thukral, Rachit (4 April 2023). "Aron in race return as part of 18-driver Mercedes factory GT3 roster". Autosport . Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. "The junior single-seater star managing Prema as a summer job". Formula Scout. 16 July 2019.
  3. "Porsche Sprint Challenge NEZ entries".
Sporting positions
Preceded by Italian Formula 4 Championship
Champion

2015
Succeeded by