Introduction
Bryce Aron (born 30 September 2003 in Winnetka, Illinois) is an American racing driver who last raced in the Euroformula Open Championship with Motopark Academy. Aron previously raced in the GB3 Championship with Hitech GP where he was a race winner alongside Luke Browning and Cian Shields. In 2021 he joined Carlin where he partnered with Zak O'Sullivan and Christian Mansell. 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.
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.
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. Aron “ran strongly in third place until being elbowed down to fifth following a late-race Safety Car interruption.” Aron then went on to the Walter Hayes Trophy, where out of 103 drivers he finished on the podium in 3rd place, 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.
GB3 Championship
2021
Aron joined Carlin for 2021, 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.
2022
In 2022 Aron joined Hitech GP where he contributed to the their first GB3 championship team's win. 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.Aron scored 3 podiums and a win in the 2022 championship.
Super Formula
At the end of 2022, Aron partook in Super Formula tests with B-Max Racing at Okayama and Suzuka. Aron was consistently in the top 5 and as high as 2nd fastest in the sessions in which he participated.
Euroformula Open
Aron moved to the Euroformula Open in 2023, with Team Motopark. A championship contender for much of the season, Aron missed the last three race due to a conflict with Indy NXT, finishing 4th overall with 3 wins and 5 podiums.
Indy NXT
For 2024, Aron moved to America, joining Andretti Global to race in the 2024 Indy NXT.
Racing record
Racing career summary
| 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 | Imperial Motors Jaguar, Khill Motorsports | 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 | 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 | 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 |
* Season still in progress
Complete GB3 Championship results
(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 | BRH1 10 |
BRH2 9 |
BRH3 4 |
SIL1 9 |
SIL2 11 |
SIL3 DSQ |
DON11 13 |
DON12 11 |
DON13 4 |
SPA1 10 |
SPA2 11 |
SPA3 14 |
SNE1 11 |
SNE2 6 |
SNE3 13 |
SIL21 10 |
SIL22 11 |
SIL23 7 |
OUL1 14 |
OUL2 8 |
OUL3 13 |
DON21 6 |
DON22 6 |
DON23 14 |
12th | 237 |
| 2022 | Hitech Grand Prix | OUL1 12 |
OUL2 15 |
OUL3 17 |
SIL11 19 |
SIL12 12 |
SIL13 3 |
DON11 12 |
DON12 19 |
DON13 1 |
SNE1 11 |
SNE2 13 |
SNE3 DSQ |
SPA1 9 |
SPA2 14 |
SPA3 21 |
SIL21 16 |
SIL22 Ret |
SIL23 14 |
BRH1 8 |
BRH2 7 |
BRH3 10 |
DON21 6 |
DON22 3 |
DON23 13 |
12th | 215 |
Complete Euroformula Open 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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Team Motopark | EST1 5 |
EST2 4 |
EST3 4 |
SPA1 3* |
SPA2 1 |
SPA3 5 |
HUN1 6 |
HUN2 1 |
HUN3 4 |
LEC1 3 |
LEC2 1 |
LEC3 4 |
RBR1 6 |
RBR2 6 |
RBR3 6 |
MNZ1 7 |
MNZ2 Ret |
MNZ3 5 |
MUG1 5 |
MUG2 8 |
CAT1 WD |
CAT2 WD |
CAT3 WD |
4th | 238 |