Esteban Gutierrez

Source: Sauber Motorsport
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Date: 09/20/2010 - 12:00 PM

Hinwil, Switzerland - Sauber Motorsport has signed up the 19-year-old Mexican Esteban Gutièrrez as its Formula One test and reserve driver for 2011. Gutièrrez has already worked with the team during the 2010 season as an affiliated driver. In November he will be in the cockpit of the C29 for the test drives following the season final in Abu Dhabi. He gleaned his first Formula One experience behind the wheel of the BMW Sauber F1.09 at the Young Driver Days in Jerez in December 2009.

Gutièrrez took a comfortable victory in the 2010 GP3 Championship, in which he was racing for ART. He notched up three pole positions, was on the podium a total of nine times and won five of the 16 races.

Team principal Peter Sauber: “Esteban is extremely mature for his age, and it has been a great pleasure to have him with us a great deal of the time this year as an affiliated driver. The team was rooting for him during his intelligent fighting performances in the GP3 Series. We are confident he will continue to develop strongly. With his modest manner and keen desire to learn, he has also made himself very popular among the team.”

As an affiliated driver, Gutièrrez had open access to the pit garage, the pit radio and the technical briefings. “That way I learnt a great deal about the professionalism and practical procedures in the Formula One team,” says the Mexican. “Plus, in early September I had an opportunity to attend the team’s fitness camp with the two team drivers. Formula One is my ambition, and I’m really grateful to Peter Sauber for his confidence in me and my ability.”


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Esteban Gutièrrez:

Date / Place of birth
5th August 1991 / Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Nationality
Mexican
Place of residence
Paris (F)
Website
www.estebanracing.com
Marital status
Single
Height / Weight
1.80 m / 61 kg
Hobbies
Karts, trials motorcycling, golf, virtual racing, snow skiing
Favourite food
Italian cuisine and sushi
Favourite drink
Lemonade
Favourite music
Cold Play
Favourite race track
Hockenheim
Languages
Spanish, English, French

Career:

2004

• Karting: Mexican Rotax Max Challenge

2005

• Karting: Mexican Rotax Max Challenge,
• 3rd place in the Grand Nationals in South Bend

2006

• Karting: Mexican Rotax Max Challenge,
• 1st place in the North Mexican Series, 4th place in the Mexican Grand Nationals in Zacatecas;
• Camkart Challenge Mexico: five wins in five races;
• Test drives Formula Renault

2007

• 2nd place Formula BMW USA, Rookie of the Year, four wins, nine poles in 14 qualifyings;
• Test drives A1 GP;
• Formula BMW races in Hockenheim and World Final in Valencia

2008

• 1st place Formula BMW Europe, seven wins in 16 races, three poles;
• 3rd place Formula BMW World Final in Mexico City;
• Formula Master races in Imola and German Formula 3 Championship in Oschersleben;
• Test drives Formula 3 Euroseries

2009

• 9th place Formula 3 Euroseries (ART Grand Prix team);
• Test drives Formula One (BMW Sauber F1 Team) and GP2 (ART and Arden teams)

2010

• 1st place GP3 Series (ART), five wins, a total of nine podium places, three pole positions;
• Formula One affiliated driver at Sauber Motorsport