Paul Aron

Paul Aron
Paul Aron
Born	February 4, 2004 (age 22); Tallinn, Estonia
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2019–present
Known for	Reserve driver for Alpine Formula One team, competitor in FIA Formula 2 Championship

Paul Aron (; born 4 February 2004) is an Estonian racing driver currently serving as a reserve driver for the Alpine Formula One outfit. His latest participation was in the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship representing Hitech.

Originating from Tallinn, Aron is the younger sibling of sportscar competitor Ralf Aron. After clinching the 2018 junior direct-drive Karting European Championship, he transitioned into junior formula racing. In 2019, Aron competed in both the Italian F4 Championship and ADAC Formula 4 Championship with Prema, where he secured third place in Italian F4, emerging as the highest-ranked rookie. He progressed to the Formula Renault Eurocup in 2020, which later merged into the Formula Regional European Championship. Aron achieved third place finishes in both 2021 and 2022 seasons with Prema before advancing to FIA Formula 3, where he again finished third during his rookie year in 2023. He made his Formula 2 debut at the 2023 Yas Island round, then stepped up to a full-time seat in 2024, earning his inaugural victory at Lusail and concluding the season third overall behind Gabriel Bortoleto and Isack Hadjar.

Between 2019 and 2023, Aron was part of the Mercedes Junior Team before joining Alpine as a reserve driver. He made his Formula One free practice debut at the Grand Prix. Additionally, he entered Formula E competition with Envision Racing at the 2024 Berlin ePrix.

Karting

Aron began karting in Estonia at eight years old and rapidly advanced through the ranks, primarily competing throughout Europe, with Italy as a frequent venue. He secured the title at the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship in 2018.

Lower formulae

Aron’s single-seater debut came in the 2019 ADAC Formula 4 Championship driving for Prema Powerteam. He claimed his first victories at the Austrian and then at Zandvoort, Netherlands, which stood as his only podium finishes that year. Consistent point-scoring enabled him to finish seventh overall.

More significantly, during the 2019 Italian F4 Championship campaign with Prema, Aron won races at Austria and later at Mugello. Adding six further podium finishes, he ended third overall behind Red Bull junior driver Dennis Hauger and Ferrari Driver Academy member Gianluca Petecof. Aron also earned the rookie championship title by securing nine wins among rookies.

Formula Renault Eurocup

Following testing sessions at Circuit Paul Ricard in November 2019, Aron signed with ART Grand Prix for the 2020 season of the Formula Renault Eurocup. His top result was a runner-up finish at the Nürburgring, but he placed eleventh in the championship standings, trailing teammates Grégoire Saucy and title winner Victor Martins.

2021

In 2021, Aron returned to compete with Prema in the Formula Regional European Championship, joining teammates David Vidales and Dino Beganovic. He achieved his first podium by finishing second at Imola, followed by two third-place results. After a period without podiums, he regained momentum with another third-place finish at the Red Bull Ring. Aron then secured his first pole position and victory of the season at Mugello Circuit, repeating this success on the following day for back-to-back wins. He closed out the campaign with a second-place finish at Monza Circuit, ultimately ranking third overall with 197 points, two wins, and seven podiums behind Saucy and fellow contender Hadrien David.

2022

At the start of 2022, Aron joined Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema to compete in the Asian Championship. Although he did not claim any race victories, Aron secured two pole positions during the Dubai round and achieved three podium finishes, ending the championship in ninth place overall.

Aron remained with Prema for the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship. He began the season impressively by taking pole position and winning at Monza, followed by a third-place finish at Imola. A qualifying crash in Monaco impacted his points accumulation, but he bounced back with wins at Paul Ricard and a commanding clean sweep at Zandvoort. Despite earning two poles at Spa-Francorchamps and the Red Bull Ring, Aron experienced a three-round stretch without podium finishes.

He regained momentum in Barcelona, securing both a victory and a podium. During the final round at Mugello, Aron won the opening race but ultimately lost the championship to teammate Dino Beganovic. A disappointing second race resulted in him finishing third overall behind race winner Gabriele Minì, missing out on second place by just four points. Aron surpassed his previous season’s performance by scoring 238 points, recording the highest number of wins (6) and poles (7) among all drivers that year.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

In November 2021, Aron participated in post-season testing with Prema Racing on the second and third days. Later, at the end of September 2022, he again took part in all three days of FIA Formula 3 post-season testing with Prema. The team subsequently confirmed his signing for the 2023 F3 season, where he would line up alongside FREC rival Dino Beganovic and GB3 champion Zak O'Sullivan.

Aron made a solid debut in Bahrain, finishing fifth initially but dropping out of points contention in the feature race after receiving a penalty for forcing teammate O'Sullivan off track. He qualified sixth and finished fourth in the sprint race, later promoted to his first podium following the disqualification of race winner Franco Colapinto. He secured sixth place in the feature race. In Monaco, Aron qualified third and scored points in both sprint and feature races, maintaining third position in the latter. At Barcelona, he qualified fifth and finished fifth in both races.

During the Austria round, Aron initially claimed pole position but was relegated to fourth due to exceeding track limits. He redeemed himself by winning the sprint race after an impressive recovery from eighth place. The feature race proved more challenging following damage to his front wing that required repairs. At Silverstone, he achieved fourth place in the feature race. In Budapest, Aron qualified sixth and finished consistently with fourth and fifth places across both races.

At Spa-Francorchamps, despite qualifying 11th, Aron fought back to claim third place in the sprint race after overtaking competitors. However, his strategic tyre change from wet to dry under safety car conditions on a drying track during the feature race did not pay off, resulting in an eighth-place finish. For the Monza finale, he qualified third; however, failing to secure pole allowed Gabriel Bortoleto to clinch the championship title. A collision ended his sprint race prematurely, and he completed the feature race in seventh after a difficult contest. Aron wrapped up the season third overall with 112 points, including one victory and four podiums, contributing significantly to Prema's teams' championship triumph.

Aron took part in the 2023 Macau Grand Prix driving for SJM Theodore Prema Racing. Unfortunately, his debut was overshadowed by a severe accident during the main race that resulted in his car splitting into two sections.

2023

Ahead of the concluding round at Yas Marina during the 2023 FIA Formula 2 Championship, Trident brought Aron on board as a replacement for Clément Novalak. Making his F2 debut, he qualified in 21st position and finished 16th in the sprint race and 18th in the feature event. In November 2023, Aron took part in the post-season testing with Hitech Pulse-Eight.

2024

In November 2023, Aron progressed to Formula 2 by joining Hitech Pulse-Eight for the 2024 season, teaming up with Amaury Cordeel. At the Bahrain season opener, he secured 12th on the grid, placing fifth in the sprint and achieving his maiden F2 podium by finishing third in the feature race despite incurring a pitlane speeding penalty. During the Jeddah round, Aron started from reverse pole position, led initially in the sprint race, and ultimately finished second following a disqualification ahead; he concluded tenth in the feature race after a late collision.

In Melbourne, an incident affected his sprint race where he ended up 18th, but he recovered impressively to claim second place in the feature, marking his third successive podium finish. At Imola, Aron led early in the sprint before settling for second and placed sixth in the feature race, narrowing the gap to championship leader Zane Maloney to five points. Qualifying fourth at Monaco, he finished seventh in the sprint and secured third in the feature race to take over the championship lead.

Aron earned his first Formula 2 pole position at Barcelona. He initially crossed the line fourth in the sprint but was promoted to third due to penalties applied to others. A fourth-place finish in the feature race allowed him to maintain his points advantage despite stiff competition. In Austria, he qualified fifth and achieved third place in the sprint and fifth in the feature, even after receiving a penalty. A challenging weekend at Silverstone saw him retire from the sprint and finish 12th in the feature, which caused him to drop to second overall.

He bounced back by claiming pole position at Hungary but retired from that feature race following a collision. Consecutive poles came at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium; however, an engine failure on the final lap deprived him of a podium finish and second place in the standings. At Monza, Aron qualified third but was hampered by penalties and retirements that pushed him out of podium contention.

In Baku, he started from 12th on the grid and finished sixth in both races, placing him fourth heading into the final rounds. At Qatar, Aron achieved his fourth pole of the season and was awarded his first F2 victory after a rival received a penalty. Remaining a title contender, he qualified third for the Yas Marina finale. Although he initially secured third place in a strong sprint race performance, he was disqualified due to an illegal DRS modification and had to start from the pit lane for the feature race, where he finished 11th.

Aron wrapped up the season third overall with one win, four poles, eight podiums, and a total of 163 points.

Formula One

In July 2019, Mercedes revealed that Aron had joined their Junior Team, though he departed from this programme in November 2023. His first experience with Formula One machinery came during Alpine’s post-season test at Yas Marina, where he drove the A524, completing 121 laps and recording the ninth fastest time. In November 2024, Alpine appointed Aron as a reserve driver for the upcoming season.

Aron made his debut in free practice sessions with Sauber at the Grand Prix held at , driving Nico Hülkenberg's C45, and repeated this role during the Hungarian GP.

Formula E

Aron made his first appearance in Formula E during the 2024 Berlin ePrix, driving for Envision Racing as a replacement for Sébastien Buemi, who was engaged in the 6 Hours of Spa event with Toyota Gazoo Racing. While he did not manage to earn points, Aron secured 13th and 14th place finishes across the two races, reflecting a commendable showing.

Personal life

Aron's elder sibling, Ralf Aron, who won the Italian F4 championship in 2015, currently serves as a team manager at Prema Powerteam.

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	Baby Race Srl	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 Karting European Championship — OKJ		32nd
	Karting 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 Karting European Championship — OKJ		1st
	Karting World Championship — OKJ		8th
	WSK Final Cup — OKJ		17th

Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results

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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	' style='background:#FFFFBF;' 'SAR QH Template:Small\	' style='background:#FFFFBF;' SAR R Template:Small\	' style='background:#CFCFFF;' 'PFI QH Template:Small\	' style='background:#CFEAFF;' PFI R Template:Small\	' style='background:#FFDF9F;' 'AMP QH Template:Small\	' style='background:#FFFFBF;' AMP R Template:Small\	' style='background:#CFEAFF;' 'AUB QH Template:Small\	' style='background:#DFFFDF;' 'AUB R Template:Small\ colspan=2\|	' style='background:#FFFFBF;' '1st'	' style='background:#FFFFBF;' '83'

Overview of racing career

Year	Championship	Team	Events	Victories	Pole positions	Fastest laps	Podium finishes	Total points	Final standing
2019	Italian F4 Championship	Prema Powerteam	21	2	1	0	8	226	3rd
2019	ADAC Formula 4 Championship	Prema Powerteam	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"	"1"	"0"	"0"	"0"	"0"	"N/A"	"DNF"
	"FIA Formula 2 Championship"	"Trident"	"2"	"0"	"0"	"0"	"0"	"0"	"24th"
"2023–24"	"Formula E World Championship"	"Envision Racing"	"2"	"0"	"0"	"0"	"0"	"0"	"27th"
"2024"	"FIA Formula 2 Championship"	"Hitech Pulse-Eight"	"28"	"1"	"4"	"3"	"8"	"163"	'3rd'
"2025", rowspan=2	'Formula One'	'BWT Alpine F1 Team'	'Reserve driver' colspan=7
'Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber'	'Test driver' colspan=7

Full Italian F4 Championship results

(key) (Bold denotes pole position, italics indicates 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	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

Full ADAC Formula 4 Championship Results

(key) (Events shown in bold denote pole positions) (Events in italics represent fastest laps)

Season	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final Position	Total Points
2019	Prema Powerteam	OSC 1 6	OSC 2 4	OSC 3 7
	RBR 1 23	RBR 2 6	RBR 3 1 \|- style="background:#CFCFFF;"		HOC 1 16	HOC 2 Ret	ZAN 1 15 \|- style="background:#FFFFBF;"		ZAN 2 1	ZAN 3 Ret	NÜR 1 7 \|- style="background:#DFFFDF;"		NÜR 2 10	NÜR 3 6	HOC 1 4 \|- style="background:#DFFFDF;"		HOC 2 9	HOC 3 Ret	SAC 1 5 \|- style="background:#CFCFFF;"		SAC 2 11	SAC 3 7	!7th	!129

Full Formula Renault Eurocup Results

(key) (Pole positions are indicated by bold text) (Fastest laps appear in italics)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Championship Standing	Points Accumulated
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

Full Results in the Formula Regional European Championship

(key) (Entries in bold represent pole positions) (Entries in italics denote fastest laps)

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

																				-	style="background:#DFFFDF;" \| (ZAN) Zandvoort Circuit, Netherlands - Race #1 (7)	style="background:#CFCFFF;" \| (ZAN) Zandvoort Circuit, Netherlands - Race #2 (17)	style="background:#DFFFDF;" \| (CAT) Catalunya Circuit, Spain - Race #1 (8)	style="background:#CFCFFF;" \| (CAT) Catalunya Circuit, Spain - Race #2 (12)	style="background:#EFCFFF;" \| (SPA) Spa-Francorchamps Circuit, Belgium - Race #1 (Ret)	style="background:#FFFFFF;" \| (SPA) Spa-Francorchamps Circuit, Belgium - Race #2 (DNS)	style="background:#EFCFFF;" \| (IMO) Imola, Italy - Race #1 (Ret)	style="background:#DFFFDF;" \| (IMO) Imola, Italy - Race #2 (8)	style="background:#DFFFDF;" \| (HOC) Hockenheimring, Germany - Race #1 (9)	style="background:#DFFFDF;" \| (HOC) Hockenheimring, Germany - Race #2 (5)	style="background:#DFFFDF;" \| (LEC) Le Castellet, France - Race #1 (10)	style="background:#CFCFFF;" \| (LEC) Le Castellet, France - Race #2 (17)		11th place overall	54 points

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Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results

(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole position) (Races in italics signify fastest lap among the top ten finishers)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final Position	Points
2022	Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema	ABU 1 Retired	ABU 2 15th	ABU 3 7th	DUB 1 15th	DUB 2 10th	DUB 3 23rd	DUB 1 6th	DUB 2 14th	DUB 3 Retired	DUB 1 2nd	DUB 2 8th	DUB 3 2nd	ABU 1 5th	ABU 2 Retired	ABU 3 3rd	8th	80

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Bold font indicates pole position) (Italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final Standing	Points Accumulated
2023	Prema Racing	BHR SPR 5th	BHR FEA 12th	MEL SPR 3rd	MEL FEA 6th	MON SPR 10th	MON FEA 3rd	2023 Barcelona Formula 3 round#CAT SPR 5th	2023 Barcelona Formula 3 round#CAT FEA 5th	2023 Spielberg Formula 3 round#RBR SPR 1st	2023 Spielberg Formula 3 round#RBR FEA 25th	2023 Silverstone Formula 3 round#SIL SPR 12th	2023 Silverstone Formula 3 round#SIL FEA 4th	2023 Budapest Formula 3 round#HUN SPR 4th	2023 Budapest Formula 3 round#HUN FEA 5th	2023 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round#SPA SPR 3rd	2023 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round#SPA FEA 8th	2023 Monza Formula 3 round#MNZ SPR Retired	2023 Monza Formula 3 round#MNZ FEA 7th	3rd	112

Full Macau Grand Prix Outcomes

Year	Team	Vehicle	Qualifying Position	Qualifying Race Result	Final Race Outcome
2023	Template:Country data HKG Template:Namespace detect showall SJM Theodore Prema Racing	Dallara F3 2019	14th	7th	DNF

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship Records

(key) (Entries in bold denote pole positions) (Entries in italics signify fastest lap points within top ten)

Year	Team	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	Final Standing	Points Earned
2023	Trident	BHR SPR	BHR FEA	JED SPR	JED FEA	MEL SPR	MEL FEA	BAK SPR	BAK FEA	MCO SPR	MCO FEA	CAT SPR	CAT FEA	RBR SPR	RBR FEA	SIL SPR	SIL FEA	HUN SPR	HUN FEA	SPA SPR	SPA FEA	ZAN SPR	ZAN FEA	MNZ SPR	MNZ FEA	YMC SPR 16	YMC FEA 18			24th	0
2024	Hitech Pulse-Eight	BHR SPR 5	BHR FEA 3	JED SPR 2	JED FEA 10	MEL SPR 18	MEL FEA 2	IMO SPR 2	IMO FEA 6	MON SPR 7	MON FEA 3	CAT SPR 3	CAT FEA 4	RBR SPR 3	[[2024 Spielberg Formula Formula Formula Formula Formula Formula Formula Formula Formula Formula Formula Formula Formula Formula Formula Formula Formula Formula Formula Ret}}\|	Losail SPR {{{1}}}7}	'style= " background: #FFFFBF; " Losail FEA {{{1}}}1}	' style= " background: #000000; color: #FFFFFF; " Yas SPR {{{1}}}DSQ}	' style= " background: #CFCFFF; " Yas FEA {{{1}}}11}	' style= " background: #FFDF9F; " rowspan=1 colspan=1 3rd	' style= " background: #FFDF9F; " rowspan=1 colspan=1 '163'

Full Formula E Championship Results

(legend) (Events in bold denote pole position; events in italics signify fastest lap)

Season	Team	Car Model	Power Unit	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final Position	Total Points
2023–24	Envision Racing	Formula E Gen3	Jaguar I-Type 6	MEX	DRH	DRH	SAP	TOK	MIS	MIS	MCO	BER 13	BER 14	SIC	SIC	POR	POR	LDN	LDN	27th	0

Complete Formula One Race Entries

(legend) (Races highlighted in bold represent pole positions; those in italics indicate fastest laps; ^superscript marks points earned in sprint races)

Year	Team Name	Chassis Model	Engine Specification	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	WDC	Points tally
Template:F1	Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber	(Kick Sauber) C45	Scuderia Ferrari (066/12) turbocharged V6 hybrid, 1.6L	2025 Australian Grand Prix	2025 Chinese Grand Prix	2025 Japanese Grand Prix	2025 Bahrain Grand Prix	2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	2025 Miami Grand Prix	2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix	2025 Monaco Grand Prix	2025 Spanish Grand Prix	2025 Canadian Grand Prix	2025 Austrian Grand Prix	Template:Msrslt	2025 Belgian Grand Prix	Template:Msrslt	2025 Dutch Grand Prix	2025 Italian Grand Prix	2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix	2025 Singapore Grand Prix	2025 United States Grand Prix	2025 Mexico City Grand Prix	2025 São Paulo Grand Prix	2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix	2025 Qatar Grand Prix	2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

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