Background & Beginnings

Born in Tallinn, Estonia, Paul Aron is not the first person in his family to get into motorsports, as both his grandmother and his father previously raced motorbikes.His older brother, Ralf Aron, is also a racing driver – and the reason why Paul wanted to start karting too. In 2012, an 8-year-old Paul Aron competed in the Estonian Championship. It was his first participation in a karting championship, which he finished in 6th place. Between 2015 and 2018, Aron participated in various WSK Championships with varying degrees of success. In his final year in karting, he won 3 karting championships, most notably the WSK-FIA European Championship.

Paul Aron getting out of his car after his first podium of the season in the Bahrain Feature Race (Photo via @parcferme.co on Instagram)

Lower Formula Racing

In 2019, Aron graduated to single seater racing at 15 years old, competing with Prema Powerteam in Italian F4 and ADAC F4, in which he came 3rd and 7th respectively. That year, he also won the rookie championship in Italian F4. His results earned him the attention of the Mercedes Junior Team, which he joined in July 2019. The following year, Aron progressed to Formula Renault Eurocup with ART Grand Prix. He finished the season in a somewhat disappointing 11th place with just one podium to his name. The series then merged with the Formula Regional European Championship, where Aron competed for two more years, returning to Prema for 2021 and 2022. Despite accumulating 8 wins and 15 podiums across two seasons, Aron came 3rd in the final championship standings in both years.

Formula 3 and Beyond

After spending 3 years at Formula Regional level, Aron made the jump up to FIA Formula 3 in 2023. It was yet another year of running at the front, but falling just short of finishing first in the championship: Despite a win and regular points finishes, Aron finished in 3rd place in the championship, behind his teammate Zak O’Sullivan. As Aron progressed to FIA Formula 2 in 2024, he departed the Mercedes Junior team after four-and-a-half years. This meant he had no connection to a Formula 1 team during his F2 season.

Despite losing this backing, Aron managed to secure a seat at Hitech Pulse-Eight. He started the year with an impressive podium streak, scoring seven podiums (2nd and 3rd places) in as many weekends – one during each event. He also managed the second longest point-scoring streak of the season, finishing in the point-scoring positions for nine consecutive races. His strong start was followed by a drop in performance starting in Silverstone, which also dropped the previously championship-leading Aron in the standings. Due to a combination of bad luck and driver errors, Aron was rarely able to convert his usually rapid Qualifying pace into the results he would’ve needed to challenge for the championship title. Despite scoring more pole positions than any other driver, Aron hadn’t won a Feature Race until the penultimate round at Lusail.

Paul Aron on the podium after finishing P3 in the Monaco Feature Race. (Photo via @aronralf on Instagram)

With only one more round to go and a 25.5 points deficit, it seems unlikely but not impossible for the Estonian to win the championship title. With his new role and responsibilities as Alpine reserve driver in 2025, Aron has a chance of keeping himself involved in the 2026 driver market, which opens up a few extra possibilities due to the arrival of an 11th F1 team on the grid.