Bryce Aron
| Bryce Aron | |
|---|---|
 Aron at the Hungaroring in 2023 | |
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | September 30, 2003 Winnetka, Illinois, United States |
| Indy NXT career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | Andretti Global |
| Car number | 27 |
| Starts | 11 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | TBD in 2024 |
| Previous series | |
| 2023 2021-22 2020 2019 | Euroformula Open Championship GB3 Championship UK National Formula Ford US National FF1600 SCCA Majors |
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
[edit]Formula Ford
[edit]BRSCC National Formula Ford Championship
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]2021
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]2024
[edit]
Aron moved to America, joining Andretti Global to race in the 2024 Indy NXT Championship.[19]
2025
[edit]Aron moved to HMD Motorsports for his second season of Indy NXT in 2025.[20]
USF Pro 2000 Championship
[edit]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.[21]
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | SCCA Majors Championship Nationwide - Formula F | N/A | 6 | 0 | ? | ? | 2 | 87 | 10th |
| SCCA Hoosier Super Tour - Formula Ford | K-Hill Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | N/A | NC | |
| F1600 Championship Series | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 639 | 3rd | ||
| Formula Ford Festival - Pro class - Heats/Semi | Oldfield Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
| 2020 | National FF1600 Championship | Low Dempsey Racing[22] | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ? | 5th |
| Formula Ford Festival - Semi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | ||
| Formula Ford Festival | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th | ||
| Walter Hayes Trophy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | ||
| Formula Ford 1600 Castle Combe Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | N/A | N/A | ||
| Champion of Cadwell | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | N/A | 1st | ||
| Champion of Brands | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | N/A | N/A | ||
| 2021 | GB3 Championship | Carlin[23] | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 12th |
| 2022 | GB3 Championship | Hitech Grand Prix | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 215 | 12th |
| 2023 | Euroformula Open Championship | Team Motopark | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 238 | 4th |
| 2024 | Indy NXT | Andretti Global | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 302 | 9th |
| Formula Regional Oceania Championship | M2 Competition | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 102 | 15th | |
| USF Pro 2000 Championship | TJ Speed Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26th | |
| 2025 | Indy NXT | HMD Motorsports |
* Season still in progress
Complete GB3 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Carlin | BRH 1 10 |
BRH 2 9 |
BRH 3 44 |
SIL 1 9 |
SIL 2 11 |
SIL 3 DSQ |
DON1 1 13 |
DON1 2 11 |
DON1 3 42 |
SPA 1 10 |
SPA 2 11 |
SPA 3 14 |
SNE 1 11 |
SNE 2 6 |
SNE 3 13 |
SIL2 1 10 |
SIL2 2 11 |
SIL2 3 7 |
OUL 1 14 |
OUL 2 8 |
OUL 3 13 |
DON2 1 6 |
DON2 2 6 |
DON2 3 14 |
12th | 237 |
| 2022 | Hitech Grand Prix | OUL 1 12 |
OUL 2 15 |
OUL 3 174 |
SIL1 1 19 |
SIL1 2 12 |
SIL1 3 33 |
DON1 1 12 |
DON1 2 19 |
DON1 3 1 |
SNE 1 11 |
SNE 2 13 |
SNE 3 DSQ |
SPA 1 9 |
SPA 2 14 |
SPA 3 21 |
SIL2 1 16 |
SIL2 2 Ret |
SIL2 3 147 |
BRH 1 8 |
BRH 2 7 |
BRH 3 101 |
DON2 1 6 |
DON2 2 3 |
DON2 3 135 |
12th | 215 |
Complete Euroformula Open Championship results
[edit](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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Team Motopark | EST 1 5 |
EST 2 4 |
EST 3 4 |
SPA 1 3* |
SPA 2 1 |
SPA 3 5 |
HUN 1 6 |
HUN 2 1 |
HUN 3 4 |
LEC 1 3 |
LEC 2 1 |
LEC 3 4 |
RBR 1 6 |
RBR 2 6 |
RBR 3 6 |
MNZ 1 7 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
MNZ 3 5 |
MUG 1 5 |
MUG 2 8 |
CAT 1 WD |
CAT 2 WD |
CAT 3 WD |
4th | 238 |
Complete Formula Regional Oceania Championship Results
[edit](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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | M2 Competition | TAU 1 |
TAU 2 |
TAU 3 |
MAN 1 |
MAN 2 |
MAN 3 |
HMP 1 |
HMP 2 |
HMP 3 |
CHR 1 9 |
CHR 2 10 |
CHR 3 4 |
HIG 1 7 |
HIG 2 1 |
HIG 3 6 |
15th | 99 |
Complete American open–wheel racing results
[edit]USF Pro 2000 Championship
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TJ Speed Motorsports | STP 1 |
STP 2 |
LOU 1 |
LOU 2 |
LOU 3 |
IMS 1 |
IMS 2 |
IMS 3 |
IRP 5 |
ROA 1 |
ROA 2 |
ROA 3 |
MOH 1 |
MOH 2 |
TOR 1 |
TOR 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
26th | 26 |
Indy NXT
[edit](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)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Andretti Global | STP 19 |
BAR 8 |
IMS 14 |
IMS 19 |
DET 20 |
RDA 8 |
LAG 16 |
LAG 3 |
MDO 18 |
IOW 8 |
GMP 6 |
POR 3 |
MIL 4 |
NSH 7 |
9th | 302 |
| 2025 | HMD Motorsports | STP | BAR | IMS | IMS | DET | GMP | RDA | MDO | IOW | LAG | LAG | POR | MIL | NSH |
* Season still in progress.
References
[edit]- ^ "León to celebrate title at Barcelona, three-way battle for runner-up honours". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "SEASON PREVIEW: 2021 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship - Carlin". The Checkered Flag. 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
- ^ Woollard, Craig (2020-08-22). "Aron takes Champion of Cadwell win despite penalty". FF1600website. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
- ^ "Top 5 for Aron, top 10 for Lee in Formula Ford Festival". RACER. 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
- ^ "Walter Hayes Trophy podium finish for Aron". RACER. 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
- ^ "SEASON PREVIEW: 2021 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship - Carlin". The Checkered Flag. 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
- ^ "GB3 - Bryce Aron joins Carlin for 2021 BRDC British F3 season". GB3 Championship. 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
- ^ "May 2021". Edge Sporting Management. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
- ^ "GB3 Team Standings". www.gb-3.net. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ^ "Event Details - British GT Championship - Round 9 - 15th/16th October - Donington Park - BRSCC :: Timing Solutions Ltd". www.tsl-timing.com. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ^ "Standings". www.gb-3.net. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ^ "Super Formula Lights: B-Max to try out international drivers". www.motorsport.com. 2022-11-18. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ^ "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". superformula-lights.com. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ^ Wood, Ida (15 February 2023). "Motopark adds GB3 winner Bryce Aron to Euroformula line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Bryce Aron (Motopark) reopens the title battle with third win in a lively Race 2 at Ricard". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ "León and Aron retake their title battle at the Red Bull Ring". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ "21 Indy NXT drivers set for Chris Griffis Test". RACER. 2023-10-19. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ Barnes, Joey (11 October 2023). "Bryce Aron joins Andretti Global for 2024 Indy NXT season". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Aron switches to HMD for 2025 Indy NXT season". racer.com. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ Wood, Ida (22 May 2024). "Indy Nxt's Bryce Aron steps down to USFP2000 to get oval experience". Formula Scout. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2020-09-19). "Team USA Scholarship names its three 2020 winners". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2021-02-05). "Team USA scholar Bryce Aron steps up to BRDC British F3 with Carlin". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
External links
[edit]- Official Website
- Team USA Scholarship
- Bryce Aron career summary at DriverDB.com
- 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
- Indy NXT drivers
- Andretti Autosport drivers
- Toyota Racing Series drivers
- M2 Competition drivers
- Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers
- HMD Motorsports drivers