Paul Aron

Paul Aron (born 4 February 2004) is an Estonian racing driver currently racing in the Formula Renault Eurocup and a member of the Mercedes Junior Team.[1]

Paul Aron
Nationality Estonian
Born (2004-02-04) 4 February 2004
Tallinn, Estonia
Related toRalf Aron (brother)
Formula Renault Eurocup career
Debut season2020
Current teamART Grand Prix
Car number91
Starts19
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish2nd in 2020
Previous series
2019
2019		ADAC F4 Championship
Italian F4 Championship

Career

Karting

Starting in Estonia at the age 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.

Lower formula

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.[2] 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 archieved 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's 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.[3][4] 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.

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 is a race engineer at Prema Powerteam.

Racing record

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

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 19 19 20 Pos 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

References
  1. "F4 racer Paul Aron joins Mercedes F1 junior programme". Formula Scout. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. "European junior karting champion Paul Aron steps up to F4 with Prema". Formula Scout. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. Costa, Massimo (27 November 2019). "Test a Le Castellet, 4 turno Martins si conferma al top (Test in Le Castellet, 4th round Martins is confirmed at the top)". Italiaracing.net. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  4. "Paul Aron signs with ART Grand Prix for 2020 Formula Renault Eurocup". 17 February 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
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