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Ralf Aron
Estonian racing driver
Ralf Aron (born 21 March 1998) is an Estonian racing driver, who currently competes in the 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup driving for Theeba Motorsport.[1] He previously competed in the Italian F4 Championship, ADAC Formula 4 and European Formula 3 championships for Prema Powerteam and Hitech GP.
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| Ralf Aron | |
|---|---|
 Ralf Aron during the 2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship | |
| Nationality |  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 |
| Car number | 81 |
| Starts | 2 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | TBD 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 |
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]
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 career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Career summary
Complete Formula Renault 1.6 NEC results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results
(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Complete Macau Grand Prix results
| Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 |  Van Amersfoort Racing |
Dallara F317 | 17th | 13th | 3rd |
| 2018 |  SJM Theodore Racing by Prema |
Dallara F317 | 10th | 9th | 6th |
Complete GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup results
(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
* Season still in progress.
Complete ADAC GT Masters results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
His younger brother Paul is also a racing driver.
- Thukral, Rachit (4 April 2023). "Aron in race return as part of 18-driver Mercedes factory GT3 roster". Autosport. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- "The junior single-seater star managing Prema as a summer job". Formula Scout. 16 July 2019.
- Ralf Aron career summary at DriverDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Italian Formula 4 Championship Champion 2015 |
Succeeded by |