Gutiérrez at the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix
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Born |
Monterrey, Mexico |
5 August 1991
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Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | Mexican |
Active years | 2013–2014, 2016 |
Teams | Sauber, Haas |
Car number | 21 |
Entries | 59 (59 starts) |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 6 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 1 |
First entry | 2013 Australian Grand Prix |
Last entry | 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
2016 position | 21st (0 pts) |
Formula E career | |
Debut season | 2016–17 |
Current team | TBA |
Car no. | TBA |
Starts | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Previous series | |
2011–2012 2011 2010 2009–2010 2009–2010 2008 2007 |
GP2 Series GP2 Asia Series GP3 Series Formula 3 Euro Series British F3 Formula BMW Europe Formula BMW USA |
Championship titles | |
2010 2008 |
GP3 Series Formula BMW Europe |
Awards | |
2012 2007 |
Pirelli Trophy for Tyre Management FBMW USA Rookie/Year |
Esteban Manuel Gutiérrez Gutiérrez (Spanish pronunciation: [esˈteβan maˈnwel ɣuˈtjeres ɣuˈtjeres]; born 5 August 1991), is a Mexican racing driver. From 2011 to 2014, Gutiérrez drove for the Sauber Formula One team but lost his drive at the end of the 2014 season. He then signed with Ferrari as their test and reserve driver for 2015. On 30 October 2015, Gutiérrez was confirmed to drive for the new Haas F1 Team for the 2016 Formula One season.
In 2008, Gutiérrez won the Formula BMW Europe championship title, becoming the youngest Mexican driver to win an International Championship at 17 years old. He also won the inaugural GP3 season in 2010. With the Lotus GP team in 2012, he became the first GP3 graduate to finish in the top three of the GP2 parent series.
On 10 January 2017, Gutiérrez announced that he would be joining Formula E, for selected races during the 2016–17 season, with the aim of gaining a full time seat in 2017–18.
Gutiérrez was born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, the second of four brothers and one sister. His father Roberto Manuel Gutiérrez and mother Clara Gutiérrez are frequently seen at Esteban's races. Esteban shares the passion for karting with his brother Andrés, seven years older than him. Gutiérrez is part of the young talent program of Escuderia Telmex. Gutiérrez enjoys karting, motorcycling, golf, virtual races and skiing.