42 Facts About Esteban Gutierrez

1. On 1 June 2017, it was announced that Esteban Gutierrez would be joining the IndyCar Series for the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix Presented by Lear Corporation, standing in for the injured Sebastien Bourdais at Dale Coyne Racing.

2. In March 2017, it was announced Esteban Gutierrez would replace Ma Qing Hua at Techeetah, from the fourth round onwards.

3. In 2018, Esteban Gutierrez joined Mercedes AMG as a simulator driver from the beginning of the season.

4. On 11 November 2016, Esteban Gutierrez confirmed via social Media he would be leaving Haas F1 Team.

5. At the Japanese Grand Prix, Esteban Gutierrez qualified 10th but finished 20th after spinning in the race and failing to pass Carlos Sainz.

6. Esteban Gutierrez pitted and was stacked behind Grosjean just before a red flag and lost out to the top 10.

7. Esteban Gutierrez started 18th, and by lap 8, he was inside the top 10.

8. At the Belgian Grand Prix, Esteban Gutierrez was given a 5-place grid penalty for impeding Pascal Wehrlein during free practice 3.

9. Esteban Gutierrez made a two-stop strategy work, and finished 11th again, behind Perez.

10. At the German Grand Prix, Esteban Gutierrez started 11th but fell down to 17th by the end of the first lap.

11. Esteban Gutierrez felt Hamilton's actions were not acceptable, and that every driver should respect one another.

12. Esteban Gutierrez was given a five-second time penalty, demoting him to 13th, just ahead of teammate Grosjean.

13. Esteban Gutierrez attempted to find a way past Wehrlein for 10th, but Wehrlein just beat him to the chequered flag.

14. At the Austrian Grand Prix, Esteban Gutierrez finished 11th after Sergio Perez had a brake failure and crashed out on the final lap.

15. At the European Grand Prix, Esteban Gutierrez made contact with Hulkenberg on the first lap, damaging his front wing.

16. Esteban Gutierrez finished 11th at the Monaco Grand Prix, but crossed the line 12th, after being pushed out the way by Valtteri Bottas on the final lap.

17. At the Spanish Grand Prix, Esteban Gutierrez was in 8th until he was passed by Felipe Massa, Jenson Button and Daniil Kvyat in the closing laps, dropping him to 11th.

18. At the Russian Grand Prix, Esteban Gutierrez made contact with Hulkenberg, forcing him to pit for a new front wing.

19. Esteban Gutierrez finished 14th at the Chinese Grand Prix, passing Nico Hulkenberg in the closing laps.

20. At the Bahrain Grand Prix, Esteban Gutierrez started in 13th and was running in 8th by the end of the first lap.

21. Esteban Gutierrez achieved his first points-scoring finish at the Japanese Grand Prix; having started fourteenth on the grid, Gutierrez made his way up the order and eventually finished the race in seventh place, holding off Nico Rosberg in the closing stages.

22. Esteban Gutierrez achieved his first fastest lap of the race, putting him second in the record books for 'Youngest Driver to Set a Fastest Lap' after Nico Rosberg.

23. On 26 October 2012, Esteban Gutierrez participated in the first free practice session at the Indian Grand Prix, substituting for an unwell Perez.

24. On 28 July 2011, it was announced that Esteban Gutierrez would remain as Sauber's reserve driver into the 2012 season.

25. Esteban Gutierrez qualified in third on the grid and jumped ahead of a slow moving Luca Filippi up into second, where he stayed for the rest of the race as he could not get by Max Chilton.

26. Esteban Gutierrez had a good start and kept position but touched the grass while attempting to pass Rio Haryanto and slipped back into fourth.

27. Esteban Gutierrez was recognised as the third fastest rookie of the day.

28. Esteban Gutierrez was invited to the GP2 test in Jerez, Spain for the 2009 season on 6 October for ART Grand Prix, his first time in a GP2 car.

29. Esteban Gutierrez joined Pedro Nunes and Alexander Rossi at the team.

30. Esteban Gutierrez ended the season with 26 points altogether, putting Mexico sixth in the Nations Cup.

31. Esteban Gutierrez finished ninth overall in the championship, taking two podiums at the Nurburgring and Dijon Prenois.

32. Esteban Gutierrez won the championship by 26 points from his closest rival Marco Wittmann, taking 7 wins, 6 of which consecutively, and appearing on the podium another 5 times.

33. Esteban Gutierrez moved across to Europe to compete in the 2008 Formula BMW Europe championship, which was the championship's maiden season after the merging of the British and German series.

34. Esteban Gutierrez raced at the Formula BMW World Final in 2007, eventually finishing last of the classified finishers in 25th.

35. Esteban Gutierrez finished second overall in the championship, with 4 wins, 8 podiums, 9 pole positions and 3 fastest laps, earning him Rookie of the Year honours.

36. In 2007, Esteban Gutierrez made the step up into the single-seater ranks, competing in the Formula BMW USA series.

37. In 2006, Esteban Gutierrez won all 5 races in the Camkart Challenge Mexico, and again he raced in the Mexican Rotax Max Challenge.

38. Esteban Gutierrez started his career in 2004 in the Mexican Rotax Max Challenge when he raced in the last 3 events of the season.

39. Esteban Gutierrez is part of the young talent program of Escuderia Telmex.

40. Esteban Gutierrez shares the passion for karting with his brother Andres, seven years older than him.

41. Esteban Gutierrez was born in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, the second of four brothers and one sister.

42. In 2008, Esteban Gutierrez won the Formula BMW Europe championship title, becoming the youngest Mexican driver to win an International Championship at 17 years old.