# Ralf Aron

Ralf Aron (born 21 March 1998) is an Estonian racing driver, who currently competes in the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship driving for Lone Star Racing. He previously competed in the 2024 GT World Challenge Asia driving for Climax Racing.

## Career

Aron has competed in the Italian F4 Championship, ADAC Formula 4 and European Formula 3 championships for Prema Powerteam and Hitech GP.
He is now a team manager at Prema, but continues to race sporadically – winning the Palanga 1000 GT race three times and also raced in the Porsche Sprint Challenge NEZ.

### 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.

## Karting record
### Karting career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Position |
| 2010 | Estonian championship — Raket | | 1st |
| 2011 | Estonian championship — Rotax Junior | | 6th |
| 2011 | Rotax Max Euro Challenge | Aix Racing Team | 60th |
| 2012 | Estonian Championship — Rotax Junior | | 1st |
| 2012 | Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Junior | Aix Racing Team | 51st |
| 2012 | Rotax International Open — Junior | | 30th |
| 2012 | Rotax Max Euro Challenge — Junior | Aix Racing | 14th |
| 2012 | Rotax Max Wintercup — Rotax Max Junior | Aix Racing Team | 18th |
| 2013 | Rotax Max International Open — Junior | | 4th |
| 2013 | Estonian Championship — Rotax Junior | | 2nd |
| 2013 | CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy | | 9th |
| 2013 | CIK-FIA European Championship — KF | | 41st |
| 2013 | Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals— Junior | AIX Racing | 4th |
| 2014 | Rotax Max Wintercup — Rotax Max Senior | | 9th |

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2014 | Formula Renault 1.6 NEC | Scuderia Nordica | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 263 | 2nd |
| 2014 | Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic | Scuderia Nordica | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 146 | 6th |
| 2014 | Formula Renault 1.6 NEZ | Scuderia Nordica | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 95 | 2nd |
| 2014 | Italian F4 Winter Trophy | Prema Powerteam | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | N/A | 1st |
| 2015 | Italian F4 Championship | Prema Powerteam | 21 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 331 | 1st |
| 2015 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | Prema Powerteam | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 120 | 9th |
| 2016 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Prema Powerteam | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 166 | 7th |
| 2016–17 | MRF Challenge Formula 2000 | MRF Racing | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 168 | 5th |
| 2017 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Hitech GP | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 123 | 9th |
| 2017 | Macau Grand Prix | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd |
| 2018 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Prema Theodore Racing | 30 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 254.5 | 6th |
| 2018 | Macau Grand Prix | SJM Theodore Racing by Prema | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th |
| 2018 | Aurum 1006 km - GT | Circle K milesPLUS Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 2nd |
| 2019 | Aurum 1006 km - GT | Circle K milesPLUS Racing Team | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st |
| 2020 | Aurum 1006 km - GT Open | Circle K milesPLUS Racing Team | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 1st |
| 2021 | Aurum 1006 km - GT Open | Circle K milesPLUS Racing Team | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 1st |
| 2022 | Aurum 1006 km - GT3 | Circle K milesPLUS Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 2nd |
| 2023 | ADAC GT Masters | Haupt Racing Team | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 170 | 2nd |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Theeba Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Bronze Cup | Theeba Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30th |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Asia | Climax Racing | 10 | 0 | 1 | ? | 1 | 34 | 20th |
| 2024 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 | Team ADVAN x HRT | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22* | 3rd* |
| 2024 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 | Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf | | | | | | 22* | 3rd* |
| 2024 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Team ADVAN x HRT | | | | | | | |
| 2024 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | Team ADVAN x HRT | | | | | | | |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Boutsen VDS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2024 | FIA GT World Cup | TORO Racing | | | | | | | |
| 2024–25 | Asian Le Mans Series - GT | Climax Racing | | | | | | | |
| 2025 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Lone Star Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 15th* |
$^*$ Season still in progress.

### Complete Formula Renault 1.6 NEC 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 | DC | Points |
| 2014 | Scuderia Nordica | ZAN1 1 8 | ZAN1 2 5 | SPA1 1 8 | SPA1 2 7 | NÜR 1 7 | NÜR 2 8 | ASS 1 2 | ASS 2 1 | ZOL 1 3 | ZOL 2 2 | SPA2 1 2 | SPA2 2 1 | ZAN2 1 5 | ZAN2 2 6 | ZAN2 3 2 | 2nd | 263 |

### Complete Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic 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 | DC | Points |
| 2014 | Scuderia Nordica | KAR 1 10 | KAR 2 13 | BOT 1 6 | BOT 2 9 | BOT 3 1 | FAL 1 | FAL 2 | FAL 3 | FAL 4 | AUD 1 8 | AUD 2 6 | KNU 1 Ret | KNU 2 Ret | SOL 1 1 | SOL 2 1 | MAN 1 1 | MAN 2 1 | 6th | 146 |

### 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 | DC | Points |
| 2015 | Prema Powerteam | VLL 1 1 | VLL 2 11 | VLL 3 1 | MNZ 1 3 | MNZ 2 6 | MNZ 3 2 | IMO1 1 1 | IMO1 2 15 | IMO1 3 1 | MUG 1 1 | MUG 2 11 | MUG 3 1 | ADR 1 3 | ADR 2 6 | ADR 3 2 | IMO2 1 1 | IMO2 2 4 | IMO2 3 1 | MIS 1 1 | MIS 2 Ret | MIS 3 20 | 1st | 331 |

### 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 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
| 2015 | Prema Powerteam | OSC 1 2 | OSC 2 3 | OSC 3 4 | RBR 1 2 | RBR 2 Ret | RBR 3 Ret | SPA 1 6 | SPA 2 4 | SPA 3 Ret | LAU 1 | LAU 2 | LAU 3 | NÜR 1 7 | NÜR 2 7 | NÜR 3 1 | SAC 1 | SAC 2 | SAC 3 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | OSC 3 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | HOC 3 | 9th | 120 |

### 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 |

### Complete ADAC GT Masters results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
| 2023 | Haupt Racing Team | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | HOC 1 7 | HOC 2 9 | NOR 1 4 | NOR 2 5 | NÜR 1 2 | NÜR 2 10 | SAC 1 4 | SAC 2 3$^3$ | RBR 1 4$^2$ | RBR 2 7 | HOC 1 2$^2$ | HOC 2 1$^1$ | 2nd | 170 |

### Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
| 2025 | Lone Star Racing | GTD | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | DAY 14 | SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET | 15th* | 183* |
$^*$ Season still in progress.

## Personal life

His younger brother Paul is also a racing driver.