| Aaro Vainio | |
|---|---|
 Vainio in 2012. | |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Born | (1993-10-02)2 October 1993 (age 31) Espoo, Finland |
| GP3 Series career | |
| Debut season | 2011 |
| Current team | Koiranen GP |
| Car number | 27 |
| Former teams | Lotus GP Tech 1 Racing |
| Starts | 46 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Podiums | 8 |
| Poles | 3 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 4th in2012 |
| Previous series | |
| 2010 2010 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 UK |
Aaro Vainio (born 2 October 1993) is aFinnish racing driver, currently contesting inADAC GT Masters.
Vainio has enjoyed a successfulkarting career. He won the Finnish championship in 2007,[1] and in 2008 he won the EuropeanKF3 Championship and theJunior Monaco Kart Cup.[1] In 2009 he was runner-up in theCIK-FIAKarting World Championship and was the EuropeanKF1 Champion.
In 2010 Vainio stepped up tosingle-seater racing, driving forTech 1 Racing in theEurocup Formula Renault 2.0.[2] He had been expected to be part of theSG Formula team, but the team shut down. His manager wasNicolas Todt,[2] son ofFIA presidentJean Todt and manager ofFormula One driverFelipe Massa who had set a goal to get Vainio to Formula One in 2014.[3] Vainio was also a candidate for the Ferrari Young Driver Academy, but was unsuccessful.[3]
For the 2011 racing season, Vainio moved into theGP3 series withTech 1 Racing.[4] He achieved a podium finish in his third race but only scored points twice during the remainder of the season, ultimately finishing 15th in the standings.
He remained in GP3 for 2012, moving to theLotus GP team,[5] where he took his maiden series win in the first ever GP3 race inMonaco.[6] He finished the season fourth in the standings, behindAntónio Félix da Costa, teammateDaniel Abt and championMitch Evans.
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F.L. | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Tech 1 Racing | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 101 | 4th |
| Formula Renault UK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18th | ||
| 2011 | GP3 Series | Tech 1 Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 15th |
| 2012 | GP3 Series | Lotus GP | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 123 | 4th |
| Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Team RFR | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 18th | |
| 2013 | GP3 Series | Koiranen GP | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 75 | 9th |
| 2017 | Italian GT Championship - Super GT Cup | Vincenzo Sospiri Racing | 14 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 161 | 1st |
| 2018 | ADAC GT Masters | Team Rosberg | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37th |
| 2019 | Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe | R-Motorsport | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 15th |
| Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe - Silver Cup | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 99 | 2nd | ||
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Silver Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Tech 1 Racing | ALC 1 6 | ALC 2 Ret | SPA 1 7 | SPA 2 12 | BRN 1 5 | BRN 2 8 | MAG 1 6 | MAG 2 Ret | HUN 1 3 | HUN 2 3 | HOC 1 2 | HOC 2 2 | SIL 1 5 | SIL 2 5 | CAT 1 2 | CAT 2 Ret | 4th | 101 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | D.C. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Tech 1 Racing | IST FEA 15 | IST SPR Ret | CAT FEA 3 | CAT SPR 20 | VAL FEA Ret | VAL SPR Ret | SIL FEA 11 | SIL SPR 18 | NÜR FEA 7 | NÜR SPR 13 | HUN FEA 5 | HUN SPR 7 | SPA FEA 13 | SPA SPR Ret | MNZ FEA 22† | MNZ SPR 8 | 15th | 12 |
| 2012 | Lotus GP | CAT FEA 3 | CAT SPR 4 | MON FEA 1 | MON SPR 7 | VAL FEA 2 | VAL SPR 7 | SIL FEA 3 | SIL SPR Ret | HOC FEA 5 | HOC SPR 6 | HUN FEA 5 | HUN SPR 7 | SPA FEA 6 | SPA SPR 14 | MNZ FEA 11 | MNZ SPR 14 | 4th | 123 |
| 2013 | Koiranen GP | CAT FEA 5 | CAT SPR 1 | VAL FEA 7 | VAL SPR 2 | SIL FEA 11 | SIL SPR 8 | NÜR FEA 14 | NÜR SPR 11 | HUN FEA 1 | HUN SPR 9 | SPA FEA 20 | SPA SPR 22† | MNZ FEA 16 | MNZ SPR 13 | YMC FEA | YMC SPR | 9th | 75 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Points |
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| 2012 | Team RFR | ALC 1 | ALC 2 | MON 1 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | MSC 1 | MSC 2 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | HUN 1 Ret | HUN 2 18 | LEC 1 16 | LEC 2 6 | CAT 1 8 | CAT 2 3 | 18th | 27 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Team Rosberg | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | OSC 1 29 | OSC 2 25 | MST 1 22 | MST 2 DNS | RBR 1 30 | RBR 2 15 | NÜR 1 8 | NÜR 2 20 | ZAN 1 19 | ZAN 2 26 | SAC 1 9 | SAC 2 25 | HOC 1 25 | HOC 2 17 | 37th | 6 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
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| 2019 | R-Motorsport | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | Silver | BRH 1 Ret | BRH 2 11 | MIS 1 17 | MIS 2 7 | ZAN 1 6 | ZAN 2 8 | NÜR 1 15 | NÜR 2 14 | HUN 1 9 | HUN 2 9 | 2nd | 99 |
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