🇫🇷 French · Haas
Esteban Ocon
Winner of the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix who joined Haas in 2025. He continues as the team's lead driver alongside Oliver Bearman for 2026.
Career & profile
- Car number
- 31
- Team
- MoneyGram Haas F1 Team
- Nationality
- 🇫🇷 French
- Born
- 17 September 1996 (30)
- Place of birth
- Évreux, France
- F1 debut
- 2016 Belgian Grand Prix
- Championships
- 0
- Career wins
- 1
- Career podiums
- 4
- Career poles
- 0
The story of Esteban Ocon
Esteban Ocon, from Évreux in Normandy, won the 2014 FIA Formula 3 European title — beating Max Verstappen — and the 2015 GP3 Series before reaching Formula 1 with Manor in 2016. He moved to Force India in 2017 and built a reputation as a tough, uncompromising racer.
After a year on the sidelines as Mercedes reserve in 2019, he joined Renault, which became Alpine, and delivered the defining result of his career: victory at the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix. He left for Haas in 2025.
In 2026 Ocon is the lead driver at Haas, bringing race-winning experience to the American team alongside Oliver Bearman.
Teams Esteban has raced for
- 2016ManorFormula 1 debut with the small British team in the second half of the season.
- 2017 – 2018Force India / Racing PointTwo seasons of strong points-scoring in the competitive midfield.
- 2019Mercedes (reserve)A year as test and reserve driver for the dominant works team.
- 2020 – 2024Renault / AlpineWon the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix for the French manufacturer.
- 2025 – presentHaasLead driver bringing experience to the American team.
Team-mate: Oliver Bearman