Ralf Aron

Aron competed in the Italian F4 Championship, ADAC Formula 4 and European Formula 3 championships for Prema Powerteam and Hitech GP.^{[citation needed]}

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^[4] and also racing in the Porsche Sprint Challenge NEZ.^[5]

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.^[1]

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 27 g (260 m/s²; 870 ft/s²), resulting in two fractures in his back.^[3] 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.^[6][7] Prior to the crash, Aron had been leading the race for Craft-Bamboo Racing in a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo.^[3]

Aron's younger brother Paul is also a racing driver, who currently serves as a reserve driver for Alpine in Formula One.^[8]