Bryce Aron Explained

Bryce Aron
Nationality: American
Birth Date:30 September 2003
Birth Place:Winnetka, Illinois, United States
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Car Number:27
Starts:11
Championships:0
Wins:0
Podiums:1
Poles:0
Fastest Laps:0
Best Finish:TBD
Year:2024
Prev Series:Euroformula Open Championship
GB3 Championship
UK National Formula Ford
US National FF1600
SCCA Majors
Prev Series Years:2023
2021-22
2020
2019

Bryce Aron (born September 30, 2003) is an American racing driver with Andretti Global competing in the 2024 Indy NXT Championship. Aron raced in the 2023 Euroformula Open Championship with Motopark Academy where he achieved three wins and five podiums, finishing fourth largely as a result of forgoing the final three races.[1] Aron is a 2024 Formula Regional Oceania race winner with M2 Competition and a race winner in the 2022 GB3 Championship with Hitech GP. Bryce is the winner of the 2020 Team USA Scholarship and made history as the first American to finish top 5 in both events receiving a Podium in the Walter Hayes Trophy Grand Final.[2]

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.[3]

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. In the final, Aron “ran strongly in third place until being elbowed down to fifth following a late-race Safety Car interruption.”[4] Aron then went on to the Walter Hayes Trophy, where out of 103 drivers he finished on the podium in 3rd place,[5] 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.[6]

GB3 Championship

2021

Aron joined Carlin for 2021,[7] progressing to the GB3 Championship 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.[8]

2022

In 2022 Aron joined Hitech GP where he contributed to their first GB3 championship team's win.[9] 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.[10] Aron scored 3 podiums and a win in the 2022 championship.[11]

Super Formula

At the end of 2022, Aron partook in Super Formula tests with B-Max Racing at Okayama[12] and Suzuka.[13] Aron was consistently in the top 5 and as high as 2nd fastest in the sessions in which he participated.[14]

Euroformula Open

Aron moved to the Euroformula Open in 2023, with Team Motopark.[15] A championship contender for much of the season,[16] [17] Aron missed the last three races due to a conflict with Indy NXT,[18] finishing 4th overall with 3 wins and 5 podiums.

Formula Regional Oceania

Aron competed in the final two rounds of the 2024 Formula Regional Oceania Championship. Aron won at the Highlands Motorsports Park, during the New Zealand Grand Prix race weekend. In his first weekend in the Formula Regional car, Aron scored fastest race lap at Euromarque Motorsports Park.

Indy NXT

Aron moved to America, joining Andretti Global to race in the 2024 Indy NXT Championship.[19]

USF Pro 2000 Championship

In May 2024, Aron competed in one round of the USF Pro 2000 Championship at the Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park with TJ Speed Motorsports, to gain experience in ovals.[20]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2019SCCA Majors Championship Nationwide - Formula FN/A60??28710th
SCCA Hoosier Super Tour - Formula FordK-Hill Motorsports20212N/ANC
F1600 Championship Series2000186393rd
Formula Ford Festival - Pro class - Heats/SemiOldfield Motorsport30000N/ANC
2020National FF1600 ChampionshipLow Dempsey Racing[21] 70100?5th
Formula Ford Festival - Semi10011N/A3rd
Formula Ford Festival10000N/A5th
Walter Hayes Trophy10001N/A3rd
Formula Ford 1600 Castle Combe Championship60025N/AN/A
Champion of Cadwell21222N/A1st
Champion of Brands30123N/AN/A
2021GB3 ChampionshipCarlin[22] 24000023712th
2022GB3 ChampionshipHitech Grand Prix24100321512th
20232030152384th
2024Indy NXTAndretti Global
Formula Regional Oceania ChampionshipM2 Competition6101110215th
USF Pro 2000 ChampionshipTJ Speed Motorsports
* Season still in progress

Complete GB3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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2021nowrapCarlinBRH
1

BRH
2

BRH
3

SIL
1

SIL
2

SIL
3

DON1
1

DON1
2

DON1
3

SPA
1

SPA
2

SPA
3

SNE
1

SNE
2

SNE
3

SIL2
1

SIL2
2

SIL2
3

OUL
1

OUL
2

OUL
3

DON2
1

DON2
2

DON2
3

12th237
2022nowrapHitech Grand PrixOUL
1

OUL
2

OUL
3

SIL1
1

SIL1
2

SIL1
3

DON1
1

DON1
2

DON1
3

SNE
1

SNE
2

SNE
3

SPA
1

SPA
2

SPA
3

SIL2
1

SIL2
2

SIL2
3

BRH
1

BRH
2

BRH
3

DON2
1

DON2
2

DON2
3

12th215

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Regional Oceania Championship Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Indy NXT

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

* Season still in progress.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: León to celebrate title at Barcelona, three-way battle for runner-up honours . 2024-02-26 . www.euroformulaopen.net . en.
  2. Web site: 2021-05-08. SEASON PREVIEW: 2021 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship - Carlin. 2021-10-23. The Checkered Flag. en-GB.
  3. Web site: Woollard. Craig. 2020-08-22. Aron takes Champion of Cadwell win despite penalty. 2021-10-23. FF1600website. en-GB.
  4. Web site: 2020-10-25. Top 5 for Aron, top 10 for Lee in Formula Ford Festival. 2021-10-23. RACER. en-US.
  5. Web site: 2020-11-01. Walter Hayes Trophy podium finish for Aron. 2021-10-23. RACER. en-US.
  6. Web site: 2021-05-08. SEASON PREVIEW: 2021 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship - Carlin. 2021-10-23. The Checkered Flag. en-GB.
  7. Web site: 2021-02-05. GB3 - Bryce Aron joins Carlin for 2021 BRDC British F3 season. 2021-10-23. GB3 Championship. en.
  8. Web site: May 2021. 2021-10-23. Edge Sporting Management. en-US.
  9. Web site: GB3 Team Standings . 2022-11-17 . www.gb-3.net.
  10. Web site: Event Details - British GT Championship - Round 9 - 15th/16th October - Donington Park - BRSCC :: Timing Solutions Ltd. . 2022-11-17 . www.tsl-timing.com.
  11. Web site: Standings . 2022-11-17 . www.gb-3.net.
  12. Web site: 2022-11-18 . Super Formula Lights: B-Max to try out international drivers . 2023-07-10 . www.motorsport.com . en.
  13. Web site: MSN . 2023-07-10 . www.msn.com.
  14. Web site: 2022 Japanese SUPER FORMULA LIGHTS Championship Official Test Session 3 Official Test3 2022年 SFL シリーズカレンダー superformula lights en . 2023-07-10 . superformula-lights.com.
  15. Web site: Wood . Ida . 15 February 2023 . Motopark adds GB3 winner Bryce Aron to Euroformula line-up . 16 February 2023 . Formula Scout . en-GB.
  16. Web site: Bryce Aron (Motopark) reopens the title battle with third win in a lively Race 2 at Ricard . 2023-10-24 . www.euroformulaopen.net . en.
  17. Web site: León and Aron retake their title battle at the Red Bull Ring . 2023-10-24 . www.euroformulaopen.net . en.
  18. Web site: 2023-10-19 . 21 Indy NXT drivers set for Chris Griffis Test . 2023-10-24 . RACER . en-US.
  19. Web site: Barnes. Joey. Bryce Aron joins Andretti Global for 2024 Indy NXT season. 11 October 2023. 12 October 2023. Motorsport.com.
  20. Web site: Wood. Ida. 22 May 2024. Indy Nxt’s Bryce Aron steps down to USFP2000 to get oval experience. 23 May 2024. Formula Scout. en-GB.
  21. Web site: Wood. Ida. 2020-09-19. Team USA Scholarship names its three 2020 winners. 2021-10-12. Formula Scout. en-US.
  22. Web site: Wood. Ida. 2021-02-05. Team USA scholar Bryce Aron steps up to BRDC British F3 with Carlin. 2021-10-12. Formula Scout. en-US.