Esteban Gutierrez

Estoril, Portugal – Young driver Esteban Manuel Gutierrez Gutierrez finished successfully the first official training day of the F3 Euroseries. Today, 28 drivers hit the track of the Circuito do Estoril for the first training day of the season. There are still four drivers that will be announced by their respective teams in the next weeks.

Gutierrez was able to practice what he has learned about technical, mechanical and driving aspects of the Formula 3 car. Also, it was a test for all the physical and mental preparation the Mexican driver has been doing for the last three months. Esteban felt good both physical and mentally. It is just a matter of time for him to get used to the car, the team and everything around him in this new challenge called the Formula 3 Euroseries.

The second day of training will continue tomorrow (today), March 19th, at 9:00 a.m. (Local time).

“It was a very good day for us as we had plenty of time to go through our program. This morning we mostly focused on learning the track and getting used to the car after three months away. During the afternoon we started developing the technical side of the car and by the end of the day we had covered our program without any incidents. This was the first training day of the pre-season and it will be very important to keep the car on the track to take advantage of the few days that we will have before the season begins. We will continue working hard to put Mexico´s name on the top”, Esteban Gutierrez commented.

Results - First Practice Session – Wednesday, March 18th:

1 - Jules Bianchi (Dallara-Mercedes) - ART - 1´31"912 - 23 giri
2 - Atte Mustonen (Dallara-Mercedes) - Motopark - 1´32"368 - 30
3 - Henki Waldschmidt (Dallara-Mercedes) - SG - 1´32"410 - 23
4 - Roberto Merhi (Dallara-Mercedes) - Manor - 1´32"513 - 27
5 - Valtteri Bottas (Dallara-Mercedes) - ART - 1´32"623 - 24
6 - Alexander Sims (Dallara-Mercedes) - Mucke - 1´32"905 - 20
7 - Sam Bird (Dallara-Mercedes) - Mucke - 1´32"930 - 23
8 - Jon Lancaster (Dallara-Mercedes) - SG - 1´32"936 - 27
9 - Christian Vietoris (Dallara-Mercedes) - Mucke - 1´33"125 - 27
10 - Marco Wittmann (Dallara-Mercedes) - Mucke - 1´33"131 - 23
11 - Andrea Caldarelli (Dallara-Mercedes) - SG - 1´33"255 - 27
12 - Cesar Ramos (Dallara-Mercedes) - Manor - 1´33"337 - 33
13 - Brendon Hartley (Dallara-Volkswagen) - Carlin - 1´33"353 - 15
14 - Esteban Gutierrez (Dallara-Mercedes) - ART - 1´33"558 - 25
15 - Adrien Tambay (Dallara-Mercedes) - ART - 1´33"792 - 19
16 - Kevin Mirocha (Dallara-Mercedes) - HBR - 1´33"841 - 14
17 - Johnny Cecotto (Dallara-Mercedes) - HBR - 1´33"890 - 28
18 - Basil Shaaban (Dallara-Mercedes) - Prema - 1´34"000 - 31
19 - Matteo Chinosi (Dallara-Mercedes) - Prema - 1´34"047 - 20
20 - Jake Rosenzweig (Dallara-Volkswagen) - Carlin - 1´34"051 - 31
21 - Carlo Van Dam (Dallara-Volkswagen) - Kolles&Heinz - 1´34"115 - 23
22 - Stefano Coletti (Dallara-Mercedes) - Prema - 1´34"130 - 23
23 - Pedro Ferreira (Dallara-Mercedes) - Manor - 1´34"174 - 25
24 - Mika Maki (Dallara-Volkswagen) - Signature - 1´34"208 - 27
25 - Jean Karl Vernay (Dallara-Volkswagen) - Signature - 1´34"253 - 22
26 - Edoardo Mortara (Dallara-Volkswagen) - Kolles&Heinz - 1´34"355 - 24
27 - Christopher Zanella (Dallara-Mercedes) - Motopark - 1´34"572 - 18
28 - Tiago Geronimi (Dallara-Volkswagen) - Signature - 1´34"799 - 35

Results - Second Practice Session – Wednesday, March 18th:

1 - Henki Waldschmidt (Dallara-Mercedes) - SG - 1´33"037 - 42 giri
2 - Valtteri Bottas (Dallara-Mercedes) - ART - 1´33"127 - 26
3 - Brendon Hartley (Dallara-Volkswagen) - Carlin - 1´33"278 - 25
4 - Jules Bianchi (Dallara-Mercedes) - ART - 1´33"316 - 10
5 - Mika Maki (Dallara-Volkswagen) - Signature - 1´33"514 - 26
6 - Stefano Coletti (Dallara-Mercedes) - Prema - 1´33"597 - 29
7 - Kevin Mirocha (Dallara-Mercedes) - HBR - 1´33"645 - 24
8 - Andrea Caldarelli (Dallara-Mercedes) - SG - 1´33"680 - 29
9 - Sam Bird (Dallara-Mercedes) - Mucke - 1´33"691 - 47
10 - Esteban Gutierrez (Dallara-Mercedes) - ART - 1´33"775 - 36
11 - Jean Karl Vernay (Dallara-Volkswagen) - Signature - 1´33"847 - 30
12 - Christian Vietoris (Dallara-Mercedes) - Mucke - 1´34"165 - 44
13 - Johnny Cecotto (Dallara-Mercedes) - HBR - 1´34"193 - 35
14 - Christopher Zanella (Dallara-Mercedes) - Motopark - 1´34"215 - 44
15 - Adrien Tambay (Dallara-Mercedes) - ART - 1´34"243 - 28
16 - Marco Wittmann (Dallara-Mercedes) - Mucke/Zeller - 1´34"245 - 23
17 - Matteo Chinosi (Dallara-Mercedes) - Prema - 1´34"301 - 33
18 - Cesar Ramos (Dallara-Mercedes) - Manor - 1´34"306 - 24
19 - Basil Shaaban (Dallara-Mercedes) - Prema - 1´34"330 - 23
20 - Jake Rosenzweig (Dallara-Volkswagen) - Carlin - 1´34"341 - 29
21 - Alexander Sims (Dallara-Mercedes) - Mucke - 1´34"416 - 21
22 - Edoardo Mortara (Dallara-Volkswagen) - Kolles&Heinz - 1´34"433 - 41
23 - Roberto Merhi (Dallara-Mercedes) - Manor - 1´34"502 - 23
24 - Jon Lancaster (Dallara-Mercedes) - SG - 1´34"620 - 23
25 - Tiago Geronimi (Dallara-Volkswagen) - Signature - 1´34"736 - 32
26 - Carlo Van Dam (Dallara-Volkswagen) - Kolles&Heinz - 1´34"988 - 27
27 - Pedro Ferreira (Dallara-Mercedes) - Manor - 1´35"198 - 23
28 - Atte Mustonen (Dallara-Mercedes) - Motopark - 2´39"053 - 2

Official Calendar - Formula 3 Euroseries 2009:

March 18-19 – Official Training Session - Estoril, Portugal
March 23-24 – Official Training Session - Valencia, Spain
April 22-23 – Official Training Session - Nogaro, France
May 15-17 – Races 1 & 2 - Hockenheim, Germany
May 29-31 - Races 3 & 4 - Lausitz, Germany
June 26-28 - Races 5 & 6 - Norisring, Germany
July 17-19 - Races 7 & 8 - Zandvoort, Netherlands
July 31-August 2 - Races 9 & 10 - Oschersleben, Germany
August 14-16 - Races 11 & 12 - Nurburg, Germany
September 4-6 - Races 13 & 14 - Brands Hatch, UK
September 18-20 - Races 15 & 16 - Barcelona, Spain
October 9-11 - Races 17 & 18 - Dijon, France
October 23-25 - Races 19 & 20 - Hockenheim, Germany

For more information about Esteban Gutierrez, the ART Grand Prix team, and the Formula 3 Euroseries, visit their official websites: www.estebangtz.com, www.art-grandprix.com, and www.f3euroseries.com.