| Aaro Vainio | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Born | October 2, 1993 Espoo (Finland) |
| 2012 GP3 Series | |
| Debut season | 2011 |
| Current team | Tech 1 Racing |
| Car no. | TBA |
| Starts | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2010 2010 |
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 UK |
Aaro Vainio (born October 2, 1993 in Espoo) is a Finnish racing driver.
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Vainio has enjoyed a successful karting career. He won the Finnish championship in 2007,[1] and in 2008 he won the European KF3 Championship and the Junior Monaco Kart Cup.[1] In 2009 he was runner-up in the CIK-FIA Karting World Championship and won the European KF1 Champion.
In 2010 Vainio will step up to single-seater racing, driving for Tech 1 Racing in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0.[2] He had been expected to be part of the SG Formula team, but the team shut down. His manager is Nicolas Todt,[2] son of FIA president Jean Todt and manager of Formula One driver Felipe Massa who has set a goal to get Vainio to Formula One in 2014.[3] Vainio was also a candidate for the Ferrari Young Driver Academy, but was unsuccessful.[3]
For the 2011 racing season, Vainio will move into the GP3 series with Tech 1 Racing.
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Tech 1 Racing | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 101 | 4th |
| Formula Renault UK 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18th |
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Tech 1 Racing | TUR FEA 15 |
TUR SPR Ret |
ESP FEA 3 |
ESP SPR 20 |
VAL FEA Ret |
VAL SPR Ret |
GBR FEA 11 |
GBR SPR 18 |
GER FEA 7 |
GER SPR 13 |
HUN FEA 5 |
HUN SPR 7 |
BEL FEA 13 |
BEL SPR Ret |
ITA FEA 22† |
ITA SPR 8 |
15th | 12 |
* Season in Progress
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