Esteban Gutierrez

Zandvoort, Netherlands - Mexican driver Esteban Manuel Gutierrez Gutierrez stays on the fight to make a place for himself in the Formula 3 Euroseries. And he proved that he is very much into that objective by finishing eighth in the qualifying session for tomorrow’s race –seventh round of the season.

Esteban´s fastest lap was 1:31:514, which motivated the young driver of the French team ART Grand Prix to get a good result this weekend.

The young 17 year old driver is ready to use what he has learned on this track t o get a good result and put Mexico´s name on the top.

“We are very happy with today’s result, considering that we qualified on a dry track and were able to use our references to see what our real potential is at the moment. There is a good chance for us to earn some championship points but it is important to be one hundred percent focused and do a smart race because the most important thing is to finish it. Today’s results motivate us to keep working as a team in search for a bigger progress as the season develops", commented Esteban Gutierrez.

Esteban thanks his sponsors Multigama, DeAcero, Telmex, Alpinestars, and Bell for supporting him on this new challenge called Formula 3 Euroseries.

Official Calendar for the 2009 Formula 3 Euroseries 2009:

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

Race track website: www.circuit-zandvoort.nl
Track length: 4.307 km
Lap record : 1:33.203 minutes / Eric Salignon, 2004
Race length: Sat: 19 laps or 30 min / Sun: 26 laps or 40 min
Winners 2008: Nico Hülkenberg / Renger van der Zande
Live timing will be available at: www.estebangtz.com

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.