Paul Aron

Paul Aron (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈpɑu̯l ˈɑ.ron]; born 4 February 2004) is an Estonian racing driver who most recently raced in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Prema Racing. He previously competed in the Formula Regional European Championship for Prema in 2021 and 2022, in which he ended both series in third. Aron is part of the Mercedes Junior Team.[1] He also won the rookie cup in the 2019 Italian F4 Championship and placed third in the regular standings.

Paul Aron
Aron driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2023 Spielberg Formula 3 round.
NationalityEstonia Estonian
Born (2004-02-04) 4 February 2004
Tallinn, Estonia
Related toRalf Aron (brother)
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season2023
Current teamPrema Racing
Car number1
Starts18 (18 entries)
Wins1
Podiums4
Poles0
Fastest laps2
Best finish3rd in 2023
Previous series
2022
2021–2022
2020
2019
2019		FR European Championship
FR Asian Championship
Formula Renault Eurocup
ADAC F4 Championship
Italian F4 Championship

Career

Karting

Starting in Estonia at the age of 8, Aron climbed the karting ladder as he was soon racing all over Europe but mostly in Italy. Aron won the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship in 2018.[2]

Lower formulae

Aron raced in the 2019 ADAC Formula 4 Championship for Prema Powerteam, he finished seventh in the championship with two podiums both of which were wins in Austria and the Netherlands.[3] Aron's more successful campaign in 2019 came in the Italian F4 Championship, also racing for Prema, he took eight podiums and two wins, one of which also coming at the Red Bull Ring, with the other achieved at Mugello. Aron finished the year in third behind Red Bull junior driver Dennis Hauger and Brazilian FDA-member Gianluca Petecof. Thanks to nine rookie victories Aron became the rookie champion.

Formula Renault Eurocup

After testing with them in the post-season test at Paul Ricard in November 2019, Aron was signed to ART Grand Prix's new Formula Renault Eurocup outfit for the 2020 season.[4][5] Despite scoring a second place at the Nürburgring, the Estonian was outscored by his more experienced teammates Grégoire Saucy and eventual champion Victor Martins and finished eleventh in the standings.

2021
Aron in the 2021 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

In 2021 Aron moved back to Prema to partner David Vidales and Dino Beganovic in the Formula Regional European Championship.[6] The Estonian's first podium came at the opening round at Imola, where he finished second in race 2, being beaten only by previous year's teammate Saucy.[7] Aron was able to finish third at the following two rounds respectively, but would then go on a podium drought that lasted until the seventh round of the season, where he ended the first race at the Red Bull Ring in third place.[8] After a round in which he finished fourth and twelfth in Valencia, Aron claimed his first pole position of the season at the Mugello Circuit.[9]

2022
Aron racing in the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

Aron continued with Prema for the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship.

FIA Formula 3 Championship
Aron in 2023 Austrian F3 Grand Prix

In November 2021, Aron partook in the post-season test with Prema Racing on Day 2 and Day 3.[10] [11]

At the end of September 2022, Aron again took part in the FIA Formula 3 post-season test with Prema, contesting on all three days.[12][13][14] During the following month, the team confirmed that Aron had signed up to compete in the 2023 F3 season.[15]

Formula One

In July 2019, the Mercedes Formula One team added Aron to their junior team.[1]

Personal life

Aron's older brother is 2015 Italian F4 champion Ralf Aron, who currently is a team manager at Prema Powerteam.

Karting record

Karting career summary
Season Series Team Position
2012 Estonian Championship — Cadet AIX Racing Team 6th
2015 WSK Gold Cup — 60 Mini 24th
WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini Baby Race Srl 37th
WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini 14th
2016 WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini Baby Race Srl 9th
WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini 13th
WSK Final Cup— 60 Mini 31st
2017 WSK Champions Cup — OKJ Baby Race Srl NC
South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ 34th
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ 22nd
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ 32nd
CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ Ricky Flynn Motorsport 63rd
WSK Final Cup — OKJ Baby Race Srl 33rd
2018 WSK Champions Cup — OKJ Ricky Flynn Motorsport 1st
South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ 1st
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ 3rd
German Karting Championship — Junior 8th
WSK Open Cup — OKJ 31st
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ 1st
CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ 8th
WSK Final Cup — OKJ 17th

Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results

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

Year Team Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points
2017 Baby Race Srl OKJ SAR
QH
37		 SAR
R
DNQ		 CAY
QH
7		 CAY
R
25		 LEM
QH
31		 LEM
R
19		 ALA
QH
28		 ALA
R
NR		 KRI
QH
26		 KRI
R
22		 32nd 4
2018 Ricky Flynn Motorsport OKJ SAR
QH
1		 SAR
R
1		 PFI
QH
15		 PFI
R
(15)		 AMP
QH
3		 AMP
R
1		 AUB
QH
7		 AUB
R
5		 1st 83

Racing record

Racing career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2019 Italian F4 Championship Prema Powerteam 21 2 1 0 9 226 3rd
ADAC Formula 4 Championship 20 2 0 0 2 129 7th
2020 Formula Renault Eurocup ART Grand Prix 20 0 0 0 1 54 11th
2021 Formula Regional European Championship Prema Powerteam 20 2 2 1 7 197 3rd
2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema 15 0 2 1 3 80 8th
Formula Regional European Championship Prema Racing 20 6 7 4 8 241 3rd
Aurum 1006 km - GT3 Circle K milesPLUS Racing Team 1 0 1 0 1 N/A 2nd
2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship Prema Racing 18 1 0 2 4 112 3rd
Macau Grand Prix SJM Theodore Prema Racing

* Season still in progress.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

(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 22 Pos Points
2019 Prema Powerteam VLL
1
5		 VLL
2
12		 VLL
3
Ret		 MIS
1
4		 MIS
2
Ret		 MIS
3
C		 HUN
1
3		 HUN
2
3		 HUN
3
26		 RBR
1
1		 RBR
2
23		 RBR
3
3		 IMO
1
4		 IMO
2
6		 IMO
3
4		 IMO
4
2		 MUG
1
1		 MUG
2
4		 MUG
3
2		 MNZ
1
8		 MNZ
2
3		 MNZ
3
5		 3rd 226

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

(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 Pos Points
2019 Prema Powerteam OSC
1
6		 OSC
2
4		 OSC
3
7		 RBR
1
23		 RBR
2
6		 RBR
3
1		 HOC
1
16		 HOC
2
Ret		 ZAN
1
15		 ZAN
2
1		 ZAN
3
Ret		 NÜR
1
7		 NÜR
2
10		 NÜR
3
6		 HOC
1
4		 HOC
2
9		 HOC
3
Ret		 SAC
1
5		 SAC
2
11		 SAC
3
7		 7th 129

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

(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 DC Points
2020 ART Grand Prix MNZ
1
Ret		 MNZ
2
12		 IMO
1
Ret		 IMO
2
6		 NÜR
1
11		 NÜR
2
2		 MAG
1
10		 MAG
2
12		 ZAN
1
7		 ZAN
2
17		 CAT
1
8		 CAT
2
12		 SPA
1
Ret		 SPA
2
DNS		 IMO
1
Ret		 IMO
2
8		 HOC
1
9		 HOC
2
5		 LEC
1
10		 LEC
2
17		 11th 54

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

(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 DC Points
2021 Prema Powerteam IMO
1
4		 IMO
2
2		 CAT
1
3		 CAT
2
4		 MCO
1
3		 MCO
2
Ret		 LEC
1
14		 LEC
2
26		 ZAN
1
4		 ZAN
2
7		 SPA
1
18		 SPA
2
8		 RBR
1
3		 RBR
2
13		 VAL
1
4		 VAL
2
12		 MUG
1
1		 MUG
2
1		 MNZ
1
6		 MNZ
2
2		 3rd 197
2022 Prema Racing MNZ
1
27		 MNZ
2
1		 IMO
1
3		 IMO
2
6		 MCO
1
25		 MCO
2
DNQ		 LEC
1
1		 LEC
2
4		 ZAN
1
1		 ZAN
2
1		 HUN
1
6		 HUN
2
7		 SPA
1
4		 SPA
2
4		 RBR
1
Ret		 RBR
2
16		 CAT
1
1		 CAT
2
4		 MUG
1
1		 MUG
2
11		 3rd 238

Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2022 Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema ABU
1
Ret		 ABU
2
15		 ABU
3
7		 DUB
1
15		 DUB
2
10		 DUB
3
23		 DUB
1
6		 DUB
2
14		 DUB
3
Ret		 DUB
1
2		 DUB
2
8		 DUB
3
2		 ABU
1
5		 ABU
2
Ret		 ABU
3
3		 8th 80

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points
2023 Prema Racing BHR
SPR
5		 BHR
FEA
12		 MEL
SPR
3		 MEL
FEA
6		 MON
SPR
10		 MON
FEA
3		 CAT
SPR
5		 CAT
FEA
5		 RBR
SPR
1		 RBR
FEA
25		 SIL
SPR
12		 SIL
FEA
4		 HUN
SPR
4		 HUN
FEA
5		 SPA
SPR
3		 SPA
FEA
8		 MNZ
SPR
Ret		 MNZ
FEA
7		 3rd 112

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