Aaro Vainio (born 2 October 1993) is a Finnish racing driver, currently contesting in ADAC GT Masters.

His manager was Nicolas Todt,[2] son of FIA president Jean Todt and manager of Formula One driver Felipe 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.

He remained in GP3 for 2012, moving to the Lotus GP team,[5] where he took his maiden series win in the first ever GP3 race in Monaco.

[6] He finished the season fourth in the standings, behind António Félix da Costa, teammate Daniel Abt and champion Mitch Evans.