Esteban Manuel Gutierrez Gutierrez is a Mexican racing driver currently representing Mercedes in Formula One, Formula E and esports and Inter Europol Competition in World Endurance Championship.
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47 Facts About Esteban Gutierrez
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Previously from 2013 to 2014, Gutierrez drove for the Sauber Formula One team but lost his drive at the end of the 2014 season.
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Esteban Gutierrez then signed with Ferrari as their test and reserve driver for 2015.
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Esteban Gutierrez drove for the Haas F1 Team for the 2016 Formula One season.
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Esteban Gutierrez was born in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, the second of four brothers and one sister.
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Esteban Gutierrez started his career in 2004 in the Mexican Rotax Max Challenge when he raced in the last 3 events of the season.
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In 2006, Esteban Gutierrez won all 5 races in the Camkart Challenge Mexico, and again he raced in the Mexican Rotax Max Challenge.
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Esteban Gutierrez finished 4th in the Mexican Grand Nationals in Zacatecas, Mexico.
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In 2007, Esteban Gutierrez made the step up into the single-seater ranks, competing in the Formula BMW USA series.
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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.
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Esteban Gutierrez raced at the Formula BMW World Final in 2007, eventually finishing last of the classified finishers in 25th.
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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.
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Esteban Gutierrez finished ninth overall in the championship, taking two podiums at the Nurburgring and Dijon Prenois.
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Esteban Gutierrez competed in two rounds of the British Formula 3 season, taking a podium and fastest lap at the Algarve International Circuit, racing against eventual champion Daniel Ricciardo.
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Esteban Gutierrez won the inaugural season with two races to spare by taking pole position, and the resultant two bonus points that came with it, for the final race weekend in Monza.
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Esteban Gutierrez dominated the whole season as he scored 10 times out of the 16 races, with 8 podium finishes and 5 wins.
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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.
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Esteban Gutierrez was recognised as the third fastest rookie of the day.
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Esteban Gutierrez again participated in another test session for GP2 at the end of year test in Paul Ricard, France for Telmex Arden International.
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Esteban Gutierrez was paired with Jules Bianchi for both the GP2 series and GP2 Asia series.
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Esteban Gutierrez finished eleventh in the 2011 GP2 Asia series after taking a single 4th-place finish at the Imola sprint race.
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Esteban Gutierrez followed this up with his first GP2 series victory at the sprint race as well as setting his first fastest lap scoring twice more that season including a 2nd-place finish in the sprint race at Hungary.
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Esteban Gutierrez remained with Lotus ART for the 2012 season, with the team being renamed Lotus GP after the increased sponsorship from Lotus, and was partnered with James Calado.
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Esteban Gutierrez first tested a BMW Sauber Formula One car in December 2009 as part of his prize for winning the Formula BMW Europe championship.
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On 26 October 2012, Esteban Gutierrez participated in the first free practice session at the Indian Grand Prix, substituting for an unwell Perez.
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Esteban Gutierrez ultimately recorded the 20th fastest time in the session, before Perez was able to return to the car for the second session.
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In 2013 Esteban Gutierrez was promoted to the race team with Sauber, alongside Nico Hulkenberg who joined from Force India.
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In Malaysia, Esteban Gutierrez made it through into Q2 and qualified 14th, and finished in twelfth, after he was forced to pit with five laps remaining.
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Spain saw Esteban Gutierrez achieve 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.
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Esteban Gutierrez achieved his first and only points-scoring finish of his career at the Japanese Grand Prix; having started fourteenth on the grid, Esteban Gutierrez made his way up the order and eventually finished the race in seventh place, holding off Nico Rosberg in the closing stages.
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On December 15,2014, Esteban Gutierrez was announced as Scuderia Ferrari test and reserve driver for the 2015 Formula One season, in place of the late Jules Bianchi.
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Esteban Gutierrez finished 14th at the Chinese Grand Prix, passing ex-teammate Nico Hulkenberg in the closing laps.
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Esteban Gutierrez finished 11th at the Monaco Grand Prix, Austrian Grand Prix, German Grand Prix, Singapore Grand Prix and 12th at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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On 11 November 2016, Esteban Gutierrez confirmed via social media he would be leaving Haas F1 Team.
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On 5 July 2018, Esteban Gutierrez joined Mercedes AMG as a simulator driver from the beginning of the season.
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Esteban Gutierrez has since been named as a reserve driver in Formula 1 and Formula E Gutierrez frequently visits the team's factory to carry out simulator work in preparation for F1 races and development of its car, supporting race drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.
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In 2020, with the postponement and cancellation of races due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Esteban Gutierrez represented Mercedes in the virtual world taking part in several high-profile esports events.
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Esteban Gutierrez continues to work for Mercedes in 2021 as a brand and business ambassador.
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On 9 March 2017, it was announced Esteban Gutierrez would replace Ma Qing Hua at Techeetah, from the fourth round onwards.
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Esteban Gutierrez competed at the Mexico City, Monaco and Paris ePrix and finished within the top 10 twice.
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Esteban Gutierrez achieved a season finish of 22nd with the five points he gained from his three races.
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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.
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Esteban Gutierrez competed in the F1 Esports Virtual Grand Prix Series and The Race All Stars, where he was fighting for the title until a technical glitch took him out of contention in the final round.
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Since the culmination of these events, Esteban Gutierrez has continued streaming on his dedicated channel on Twitch and Discord.
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