Esteban Gutierrez

Hockenheim, Germany – After a long wait, the driver of ART Grand Prix’s car #23 from Monterrey, Mexico, Esteban Manuel Gutierrez Gutierrez, arrived to the German city very motivated for the first two races of the season, which will take place at the historic track of the HockenheimRing, where more than 120,000 fans will witness the start of the 2009 Formula 3 Euroseries season.

During pre-season, Gutierrez participated in one private and two official training sessions, which helped him as preparation in every aspect, physical and technical, and to get to know the car better. Although the racetracks where he tested are not a part of this year’s calendar, Esteban learned a lot on them and he expects to use all those learnings when the season begins this weekend. He and his team will do their best job trying to get excellent results to share with all of those who – in one way or another – have supported the talented Mexican driver.

Esteban thanks his sponsors Multigama, DeAcero, Telmex, Alpinestars, and Bell for having believed in him and for their support for the 2009 season.

“Today I had the opportunity to familiarize myself with the track, when the entire team walked around it and analyzed corner by corner. It is a fundamental part before an event begins because you get all the different points of view from our engineers. I feel very motivated and I am looking forward to the start of the season and at the same time I have faith, to keep progressing and learning as much as I can from this opportunity of being here representing our country. I hope I can generate some good news in the near future. I want to thank all my sponsors for believing in me and for supporting me on this new challenge called Formula 3 Euroseries. We will work hard and with dedication to achieve success together”, commented Esteban Gutierrez.

Track Lenght: 4.574 km
Track Record: 1:33.701 min (Romain Grosjean, 2007)
Race Time: Saturday: 18 laps (max. 30 minutes) / Sunday: 25 laps (max. 40 minutes)
Winners 2008: Mika Mäki / Renger van der Zande
Formula 3 Euroseries 2009 - Official Calendar :

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, the Formula 3 Euroseries, or his sponsors Multigama, DeAcero, Telmex, Alpinestars and Bell, please visit their official websites at: www.estebangtz.com, www.art-grandprix.com, www.f3euroseries.com, www.deacero.com, www.telmex.com, www.alpinestars.com, www.bellsports.com