Bryce Aron (born 30 September 2003 in
Winnetka, Illinois
Winnetka () is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, located north of downtown Chicago. The population was 12,316 as of 2019. The village is one of the wealthiest places in the nation in terms of household income. It was the second ...
) is an
American racing driver who last raced in the
Euroformula Open Championship
The Euroformula Open Championship (formerly the Spanish Formula Three Championship, European F3 Open Championship) is a junior formula racing series based in Spain. It was one of six national and international Formula Three championships in Europe ...
with
Motopark Academy
Motopark Academy (raced under Lotus moniker from 2012 to 2014) is an auto racing team based in Oschersleben, Germany, next to the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben race track. In 2013, the team competed in the GP2 Series under the name Russian Time ...
. Aron previously raced in the
GB3 Championship
The GB3 Championship is a single seater motorsport series based in the United Kingdom. The championship is the UK's premier single-seater category, and is aimed at young racing drivers moving up from FIA Formula 4 championships or Karting. H ...
with
Hitech GP
Hitech Grand Prix (formerly known as Hitech Racing) is a British motor racing team. It was founded in 2002 by Dennis Rushen and David Hayle. The team started racing in the British Formula 3 Championship in 2003. The team also competed in the So ...
where he was a race winner alongside
Luke Browning and Cian Shields. In 2021 he joined Carlin where he partnered with
Zak O'Sullivan
Zak O'Sullivan (born 6 February 2005) is a British racing driver of Irish descent who is set to compete in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Prema Racing. He most recently competed in the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Carlin. He i ...
and
Christian Mansell
Christian Mansell (born 9 February 2005) is an Australian racing driver set to compete in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Campos Racing. He previously competed in the 2022 Euroformula Open Championship for CryptoTower Racing, finishin ...
. Bryce is the winner of the 2020
Team USA Scholarship
The Team USA Scholarship is a scholarship program which allows young American racecar drivers to compete outside of the United States. Each year, a competition is used to select the best young racecar drivers in the United States, then they are e ...
and made history as the first American to finish top 5 in both events receiving a Podium in the Walter Hayes Trophy Grand Final.
Career
Formula Ford
BRSCC National Formula Ford Championship
In 2020, Aron moved to the UK to compete with Low Dempsey Racing in the BRSCC National Formula Ford Championship. Due to the pandemic, the championship was shortened to just 3 rounds and 7 races and Aron finished 5th in the standings, having won pole position in the penultimate round at Brands Hatch. In order to supplement the shortened race calendar, Low Dempsey Racing participated in a variety of additional series including the Champion of Brands, Champion of Cadwell and the majority of the Castle Combe Championship. Aron won the Champion of Cadwell.
2020 Team USA Scholarship Winner
Aron was one of three winners of the highly coveted 2020 Team USA Scholarship. At the Formula Ford Festival Aron finished 3rd in the semi-final. Aron “ran strongly in third place until being elbowed down to fifth following a late-race Safety Car interruption.” Aron then went on to the Walter Hayes Trophy, where out of 103 drivers he finished on the podium in 3rd place, having been the 7th American to finish on the Walter Hayes Podium. Aron made history as the first American to finish with a top 5 and a podium in the two end of year iconic events.
GB3 Championship
2021
Aron joined Carlin for 2021, progressing to the
GB3 Championship
The GB3 Championship is a single seater motorsport series based in the United Kingdom. The championship is the UK's premier single-seater category, and is aimed at young racing drivers moving up from FIA Formula 4 championships or Karting. H ...
alongside teammates O’Sullivan and Mansell. Aron had what was hailed as a stunning debut at Brands Hatch where he made bold moves to end the race weekend with a 4th place finish.
2022
In 2022 Aron joined Hitech GP where he contributed to the their first GB3 championship team's win. Aron scored 8 top 10 finishes, 5 of which came during the last 2 rounds. Aron ended the season by out-qualifying his teammates and then scoring a race 2 podium. Aron scored 3 podiums and a win in the 2022 championship.
Super Formula
At the end of 2022, Aron partook in
Super Formula
The Japanese Super Formula Championship is a formula racing series. It is considered as being the top level of single-seater racing in Japan and regional motorsports in Asia. The series is sanctioned by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) ...
tests with
B-Max Racing
B-Max Racing Co., Ltd also known as B-Max Racing Team and B-Max Engineering is a race car builder and racing team headquartered in Ayase, Kanagawa.
History
Byobugaura Kogyo Co., Ltd. established the race division "B-Max Engineering" in 2009, and ...
at Okayama and Suzuka. Aron was consistently in the top 5 and as high as 2nd fastest in the sessions in which he participated.
Euroformula Open
Aron moved to the
Euroformula Open in 2023, with
Team Motopark
Motopark Academy (raced under Lotus moniker from 2012 to 2014) is an auto racing team based in Oschersleben, Germany, next to the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben race track. In 2013, the team competed in the GP2 Series under the name Russian Tim ...
. A championship contender for much of the season, Aron missed the last three race due to a conflict with Indy NXT, finishing 4th overall with 3 wins and 5 podiums.
Indy NXT
For 2024, Aron moved to America, joining
Andretti Global
Andretti Global, formerly known as Andretti Autosport, is an American motorsports organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series, Indy NXT, Formula E, Extreme E, and joint entries in IMSA and the Australian Supercars Championship. ...
to race in the
2024 Indy NXT
The 2024 Firestone Indy NXT Series will be the 37th season of the Indy NXT open wheel motor racing series and the 22nd sanctioned by IndyCar, acting as the primary support series for the IndyCar Series. This will be the second year of the cham ...
.
Racing record
Racing career summary
* Season still in progress
Complete GB3 Championship results
(
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Euroformula Open Championship results
(
key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (ma ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
Official WebsiteTeam USA Scholarship*
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Living people
2003 births
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship drivers
Carlin racing drivers
Formula Ford drivers
Hitech Grand Prix drivers
Euroformula Open Championship drivers
Motopark Academy drivers
Racing drivers from Illinois
People from Winnetka, Illinois