Ralf Aron (born 21 March 1998) is an Estonian racing driver, who currently competes in the GT World Challenge Asia driving for Climax Racing. He is also a Mercedes-AMG factory driver. Career Aron competed in the Italian F4 Championship, ADAC Formula 4 and European Formula 3 championships for Prema Powerteam and Hitech GP.

After the conclusion of the 2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship, Aron retired from racing and moved into a team manager role at Prema. He continued to race sporadically, winning the Palanga 1000 GT race three times and also racing 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, he competed with customer teams Theeba Motorsport and Haupt Racing Team in the GT World Challenge Europe and ADAC GT Masters respectively.

At the ninth hour of the 2026 Bathurst 12 Hour, Aron suffered a high-speed collision with Tsunami RT driver Johannes Zelger. Approaching Turn 17, a typically blind corner at Mount Panorama Circuit, Aron drove at nearly full speed into Zelger, unaware that he was stationary following an earlier incident with Volante Rosso Motorsport driver Damien Hamilton, with the lack of yellow flags present also contributing to the incident. Aron struck Zelger's front end at an impact g-force of , resulting in two fractures in his back. He was later transported to Orange Health Service, where he confirmed he was in stable condition and expressed a desire to speak with race officials to help prevent similar accidents in the future. Prior to the crash, Aron had been leading the race for Craft-Bamboo Racing in a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo.

Personal life Aron's younger brother Paul is also a racing driver, who currently serves as a reserve driver for Alpine in Formula One.

Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2010Estonian championship - Raket1st2011Estonian championship - Rotax Junior 6th Rotax Max Euro Challenge Aix Racing Team 60th2012Estonian Championship - Rotax Junior1stRotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Junior Aix Racing Team 51stRotax International Open - Junior 30thRotax Max Euro Challenge - JuniorAix Racing 14thRotax Max Wintercup - Rotax Max JuniorAix Racing Team18th2013Rotax Max International Open - Junior 4thEstonian Championship - Rotax Junior2ndCIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy9thCIK-FIA European Championship - KF 41stRotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - JuniorAIX Racing 4th 2014Rotax Max Wintercup - Rotax Max Senior 9th

Racing record Racing 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 Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic 13 5 3 5 5 146 6th Formula Renault 1.6 NEZ 7 3 2 3 3 95 2nd 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 ADAC Formula 4 Championship 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 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 Macau Grand Prix SJM Theodore Racing by Prema 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th 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 Team1211241702nd GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Theeba Motorsport 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Bronze Cup 0 0 0 0 6 30th2024 GT World Challenge Asia Climax Racing1001?13420th Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Team ADVAN x HRT 3 3 3 3 3 22* 3rd* Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Pro-Am Team ADVAN x HRT10000N/A5th Intercontinental GT Challenge100000NC Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing10000 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup100000NC Boutsen VDS10000 FIA GT World Cup TORO Racing10000N/A12th 2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Climax Racing601002614th 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Lone Star Racing 1 0 0 0 0 193 79th GT World Challenge Asia Climax Racing801023318th Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Pro10000N/A6th International GT Open GetSpeed1400101915th 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Lone Star Racing 1 0 0 0 0 273 63rdGT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupGrupo Prom Racing Team Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Mercedes-AMG Team RavenolEuropean Le Mans Series - LMGT3Team Qatar by Iron Lynx * 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 ZAN11 ZAN12 SPA11 SPA12 NÜR1 NÜR2 ASS1 ASS2 ZOL1 ZOL2 SPA21 SPA22 ZAN21 ZAN22 ZAN23 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 KAR1 KAR2 BOT1 BOT2 BOT3FAL1FAL2FAL3FAL4 AUD1 AUD2 KNU1 KNU2 SOL1 SOL2 MAN1 MAN2 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 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 IMO11 IMO12 IMO13 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 ADR1 ADR2 ADR3 IMO21 IMO22 IMO23 MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 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 OSC1 OSC2 OSC3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3LAU1LAU2LAU3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3SAC1SAC2SAC3OSC1OSC2OSC3HOC1HOC2HOC3 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 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 PAU1 PAU2 PAU3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 NOR1 NOR2 NOR3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 7th 166 2017 Hitech GP Mercedes SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 MNZ2 MNZ2 MNZ3 PAU1 PAU2 PAU3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 NOR1 NOR2 NOR3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 9th 123 2018 Prema Theodore Racing Mercedes PAU1 PAU2 PAU3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 NOR1 NOR2 NOR3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 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) YearTeamCarClass1234567Pos.Points 2023 Theeba Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo BronzeMNZLECSPA6HSPA12HSPA24HNÜRCAT 30th 62024Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM RacingMercedes-AMG GT3 EvoProLECSPA6HSPA12HSPA24HNÜRMNZ NC 0Boutsen VDSJED

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 HOC1 HOC2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SAC1 SAC2 RBR1 RBR2 HOC1 HOC22nd170

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 Points 2025 Lone Star Racing GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 79th 193 2026 Lone Star Racing GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 63rd 273

Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints 2026 Team Qatar by Iron Lynx LMGT3 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 11th* 26*

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