Esteban Gutiérrez
Esteban Manuel Gutiérrez was born on August 5th, 1991, in Monterrey, Nuevo León, México.
His passion for motorsports started when he was very young and by the influence of his brother Andrés and with support from his parents Roberto and Clara Gutiérrez, who, in 2004, induced him into karting in México.
In 2007 he participated in his first season on a single seater in the Formula BMW United States Series where he finished runner-up.
A year later, his talent took him to the Formula BMW Europe Series where he reached the title with 12 podium finishes, including seven wins.
In 2009 Esteban went to race in the Formula 3 Euroseries and in 2010 he took part of the GP3 series, where he achieved a couple of podium finishes and the season championship.
Esteban arrived at the GP2 Series in 2011 and stayed there for two seasons. In his first season he finished 13th in the standings, but the following year he won three times and finished runner-up in the season.
In 2011 Sauber F1 Team named him their reserve driver but he has actually being doing testing for the team since 2009 by participating in testing sessions for rookies.
At the end of 2012 Sauber confirmed Esteban as a race driver to team with German driver Nico Hülkenberg.
While in 2013 and 2014, he raced for the Sauber F1 Team. As from 2015, he fulfills the function of third driver for Scuderia Ferrari.
Esteban Gutiérrez
| Date / Place of birth | 5th August 1991 / Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Website | www.estebanracing.com |
| Height / Weight | 1.80 m / 64 kg |
| Hobbies | Karting, motorbike trials, golf, skiing, virtual racing |
| Favourite food | Italian cuisine and sushi |
| Favourite drink | Lemonade |
| Favourite music | Coldplay, Muse, Kings of Leon |
| Favourite race track | Hockenheim |
| Languages | Spanish, English, French |
Career
| 2004 | Kart racing: Mexican Rotax Max Challenge |
| 2005 | Kart racing: Mexican Rotax Max Challenge, 3rd place in the Grand Nationals in South Bend |
| 2006 | Kart racing: Mexican Rotax Max Challenge, 1st place North Mexican Series, 4th place in the Mexican Grand Nationals in Zacatecas; Camkart Challenge Mexico: 5 wins in 5 races; tests Formula Renault 2000 Ayrton Senna award and trophy for Achievement and Sportsmanship |
| 2007 | 2nd place Formula BMW USA, Rookie of the Year, 4 wins, 8 podiums, 9 poles; tests A1 GP; Formula BMW races in Hockenheim and World Final in Valencia |
| 2008 | 1st place Formula BMW Europe, 7 wins in 16 races, 12 podiums, 3 poles; 3rd place Formula BMW World Final in Mexico City; Formula Master races in Imola and German Formula 3 Championship in Oschersleben; tests Formula 3 Euro Series |
| 2009 | 9th place Formula 3 Euro Series, 3 podiums (1 in the F3 Euro Series and 2 in the British F3 Int.-Invitational Division) tests Formula One (BMW Sauber F1 Team) and GP2, youngest Mexican driver in history to test an F1 Car, at 18 years old |
| 2010 | 1st place GP3 Series, five wins, total of nine podiums, 3 poles; affiliated driver at Sauber Motorsport for Formula One |
| 2011 | GP2 Asia and GP2 Main Series, 1 win, total 2 podiums test and reserve driver Sauber F1 Team |
| 2012 | 3rd place GP2 Series, 3 wins, total 7 podiums; test and reserve driver Sauber F1 Team |
| 2013 | 16th place Formula One, total 6 points driver Sauber F1 Team |
| 2014 | 20th place Formula One, driver Sauber F1 Team |
| 2015 | Third driver for Scuderia Ferrari |