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Esteban Ocon
Ocon at the 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix
Born (1996-09-17) 17 September 1996 (age 27)
Évreux, France
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityFrance French
TeamsManor, Force India, Force India
Car number31
Entries142 (142 starts)
Championships0
Wins1
Podiums3
Career points424
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry2016 Belgian Grand Prix
Last entry2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
2018 position12th (49 pts)
Previous series
2016
2015
2014
2012–13
2013
2012		DTM
GP3 Series
European Formula 3 Championship
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Championship titles
2015
2014		GP3 Series
European Formula 3 Championship

Esteban Ocon (born 17 September 1996) is a French racing driver who currently drives in Formula One for Racing Point Force India. He made his Formula One debut for Manor Racing in the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix, replacing Rio Haryanto. Ocon is part of the Mercedes-Benz driver development programme.[1] He holds the all-time record for most consecutive finishes from start of career, with 27. He will join Mercedes full time as their reserve driver for 2019.

Early life

Esteban Ocon was born in Évreux, Normandy to Sabrina and Laurent Ocon. Laurent Ocon is a mechanic who owns a garage in Évreux. He is of Algerian and Spanish descent as his family is originally from Málaga.[2]

Career

Karting

Ocon entered karting in 2006, when he finished eighth in the French Minime Championship,[3] subsequently winning the championship in the following year.[4] His success continued in 2008, as he won the French Cadet Championship.[5] On the back of that victory, Ocon began the first of his three seasons in the KF3 kart category. He would ultimately win the French KF3 title and finish as runner-up in the WSK Euro Series in 2011, his final season before stepping up to cars.[6]

At the age of 14, Ocon was signed by Gravity Sports management, a sister company of Renault F1 team.[7]

Formula Renault (2012–2014)

Formula Renault 2.0 Series

In 2012, Ocon made his début in single-seaters, taking part in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with Koiranen Motorsport.[8] He finished fourteenth with four-point-scoring finishes, including podium at his home round at Le Castellet.[6] He also contested a partial campaign in the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps with Koiranen,[9] finishing seventh with two podiums, both of which came at the Red Bull Ring.

For 2013, he decided to switch to the ART Junior Team.[10] He took three podiums, as well as his first victory at Le Castellet and finished season on the third position in the standings.[11]

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

Ocon joined the World Series by Renault's 3.5 category for Comtec Racing at Hungaroring and Le Castellet, scoring two points in his first race.[12]

Formula Three (2014)

Esteban Ocon in F3 – Hockenheimring 2014

Ocon made his Formula Three début at the Macau Grand Prix, racing for Prema Powerteam.[13] In 2014 he expanded his collaboration with Prema into FIA European Formula Three Championship.[14] He was on top position of the standings since first round at Silverstone and won the championship with a round to spare.[15]

GP3 Series (2015)

On 11 March 2015, it was announced that Ocon would enter the series with ART Grand Prix. He claimed the championship despite only scoring one victory (two other victories were denied due to penalties) and pressure from Luca Ghiotto.

DTM (2016)

Ocon drove for Mercedes-Benz in the first 10 races of the 2016 DTM season, alongside his reserve driver role at Renault Sport F1. He was subsequently replaced by Felix Rosenqvist, following his promotion to Manor.

Formula One (2016–present)

Ocon driving the Mercedes W07 Hybrid

Ocon took part in the first free practice session of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on 21 November 2014, driving for Lotus F1. He also took part in post race testing in Barcelona with Force India. Prior to his claiming of the GP3 title, it was announced that he would enter the junior programme of the Mercedes F1 team. In February 2016, it was announced that Ocon would act as reserve driver for the Renault Sport F1 team.[16]

Manor (2016)

Ocon driving for Manor at the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix.

On 10 August 2016, it was announced that Ocon would drive for Manor Racing in the second half of the 2016 season, replacing Rio Haryanto[17][18] who became the team's reserve driver. Ocon made his Formula One debut at the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix, classified second-last. He earned his best result of 12th in the chaotic Brazilian Grand Prix, dropping out of the points on the final lap.

Force India (2017–2018)

Ocon driving for Force India at the 2017 Chinese Grand Prix
Ocon driving for Force India at the 2018 Chinese Grand Prix

On 10 November 2016, Force India announced that they had signed Ocon for the 2017 season as part of his multi-year contract with Mercedes.[19] He scored his first Formula One point in his first race for Force India in Australia.[20] He finished 10th in the first three races of the season. He then finished 7th at the Russian GP, and continued the points streak with an impressive 5th place at the Spanish GP. He stood at 8th in the drivers' championship, following the Austrian Grand Prix. Following that, he recorded 8th place in front of his teammate. He followed up with 9th in Hungary. His streak of 27 consecutive races without a DNF ended at the Brazilian Grand Prix where he had an accident with his fellow countryman Romain Grosjean when they clashed on the first lap of the race. He finished his first full season with 87 points and 8th in the championship after an 8th-place finish in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

At the 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix, Ocon hit then-race leader Max Verstappen while trying to unlap himself, pushing him off track and damaging his car floor. Both drivers were able to continue racing,[21] and Ocon received a 10-second stop-and-go penalty for the incident.[22] They argued just after the race (in which Verstappen finished in second place) and Verstappen pushed Ocon several times. Both drivers were summoned by the FIA[23] and Verstappen was given two days of "public service at the discretion of the FIA" for making "deliberate physical contact" with Ocon.[24]

Mercedes (2019)

It was announced on 23 November 2018 that Ocon will join Mercedes as their third and reserve driver for 2019.[25]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position
2012 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Koiranen Motorsport 14 0 0 0 1 31 14th
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 9 0 0 1 2 69 7th
2013 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 ART Junior Team 14 2 1 1 5 159 3rd
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 8 1 0 1 3 122 12th
Macau Grand Prix Prema Powerteam 2 0 0 0 0 N/A 10th
2014 FIA European Formula 3 Championship Prema Powerteam 33 9 15 7 21 478 1st
Formula Renault 3.5 Series Comtec Racing 3 0 0 0 0 2 23rd
Formula One Lotus F1 Team Test driver
2015 GP3 Series ART Grand Prix 18 1 3 5 14 253 1st
Formula One Sahara Force India F1 Team Test driver
2016 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Mercedes-Benz DTM Team ART 10 0 0 0 0 2 26th
Formula One Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Test driver
Renault Sport F1 Team Test driver
Manor Racing MRT 9 0 0 0 0 0 23rd
2017 Formula One Sahara Force India F1 Team 20 0 0 0 0 87 8th
2018 Formula One Sahara Force India F1 Team 12 0 0 0 0 49 12th
Racing Point Force India F1 Team 9 0 0 0 0
2019 Formula One Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Test driver

Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results

(key)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 DC Points
2014 Prema Powerteam SIL
1
2 		SIL
2
1 		SIL
3
3 		HOC
1
9 		HOC
2
1 		HOC
3
2 		PAU
1
1 		PAU
2
2 		PAU
3
2 		HUN
1
2 		HUN
2
1 		HUN
3
1 		SPA
1
Ret 		SPA
2
2 		SPA
3
2 		NOR
1
2 		NOR
2
14 		NOR
3
2 		MSC
1
1 		MSC
2
1 		MSC
3
1 		RBR
1
13 		RBR
2
Ret 		RBR
3
13 		NÜR
1
6 		NÜR
2
3 		NÜR
3
Ret 		IMO
1
1 		IMO
2
4 		IMO
3
3 		HOC
1
7 		HOC
2
4 		HOC
3
7 		1st 478

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pos Points
2014 Comtec Racing MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		ALC
1 		ALC
2 		MON
1 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		MSC
1 		MSC
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		HUN
1
9 		HUN
2
DNS 		LEC
1
14 		LEC
2
12 		JER
1 		JER
2 		23rd 2

Complete GP3 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points
2015 ART Grand Prix CAT
FEA
1 		CAT
SPR
7 		RBR
FEA
3 		RBR
SPR
DSQ 		SIL
FEA
6 		SIL
SPR
2 		HUN
FEA
2 		HUN
SPR
2 		SPA
FEA
2 		SPA
SPR
2 		MNZ
FEA
2 		MNZ
SPR
2 		SOC
FEA
2 		SOC
SPR
2 		BHR
FEA
3 		BHR
SPR
2 		YMC
FEA
4 		YMC
SPR
3 		1st 253

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points
2016 Mercedes-Benz DTM Team ART Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
Ret 		SPL
1
20 		SPL
2
18 		LAU
1
23 		LAU
2
15 		NOR
1
Ret 		NOR
2
13 		ZAN
1
9 		ZAN
2
18 		MSC
1 		MSC
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		26th 2

Complete Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicates fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 WDC Points
2014 Lotus F1 Team Lotus E22 Renault Energy F1‑2014 1.6 V6 t AUS MAL BHR CHN ESP MON CAN AUT GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN JPN RUS USA BRA ABU
TD 		 –  –
2016 Renault Sport F1 Team Renault R.S.16 Renault R.E.16 1.6 V6 t AUS BHR CHN RUS ESP
TD 		MON CAN EUR AUT GBR
TD 		HUN
TD 		GER
TD 		23rd 0
Manor Racing MRT Manor MRT05 Mercedes PU106C Hybrid 1.6 V6 t BEL
16 		ITA
18 		SIN
18 		MAL
16 		JPN
21 		USA
18 		MEX
21 		BRA
12 		ABU
13
2017 Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India VJM10 Mercedes M08 EQ Power+ 1.6 V6 t AUS
10 		CHN
10 		BHR
10 		RUS
7 		ESP
5 		MON
12 		CAN
6 		AZE
6 		AUT
8 		GBR
8 		HUN
9 		BEL
9 		ITA
6 		SIN
10 		MAL
10 		JPN
6 		USA
6 		MEX
5 		BRA
Ret 		ABU
8 		8th 87
2018 Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India VJM11 Mercedes M09 EQ Power+ 1.6 V6 t AUS
12 		BHR
10 		CHN
11 		AZE
Ret 		ESP
Ret 		MON
6 		CAN
9 		FRA
Ret 		AUT
6 		GBR
7 		GER
8 		HUN
13 		12th 49
Racing Point Force India F1 Team BEL
6 		ITA
6 		SIN
Ret 		RUS
9 		JPN
9 		USA
DSQ 		MEX
11 		BRA
14 		ABU
Ret

Formula One records

Ocon holds the following Formula One records:

Record Achieved
Most consecutive finishes from start of career 27 Grands Prix 2016 Belgian Grand Prix – 2017 Mexican Grand Prix

References

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  2. ^ "Esteban Ocon, la vie en pole". Seine-Saint-Denis - Le magazine. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
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  4. ^ "Championnat de France – Minime 2007". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Championnat de France – Cadet 2008". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
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  9. ^ "F.Renault 2.0 ALPS synonimous (sic) of quality with top team and drivers ready to roll in 2012 season". Renaultsport Italia. Fast Lane Promotion. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  10. ^ "Lotus F1 Junior Team drivers announced". GPUpdate.net. JHED Media BV. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  11. ^ Musker, Ant (29 September 2013). "Ocon takes first Eurocup victory in frantic race two". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  12. ^ Simmons, Marcus (8 September 2014). "Lotus F1 junior, European F3 leader Esteban Ocon makes FR3.5 debut". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  13. ^ Simmons, Marcus (15 October 2013). "Lotus Formula 1 protege Esteban Ocon gets Prema Macau Formula 3 seat". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  14. ^ Vendrell, Arnau Viñals (19 October 2013). "Esteban Ocon in F3 with Prema Powerteam for 2014". formularapida.net. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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  20. ^ "Force India scores top-10 double at F1 opener in Australia". Autoweek. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
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  22. ^ "Ocon penalised for Verstappen clash". pitpass.com. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  23. ^ Beer, Matt (11 November 2018). "Max Verstappen and Esteban Ocon summoned by FIA over shoving in Brazil". autosport.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  24. ^ Freeman, Glenn (11 November 2018). "Verstappen gets "public service" punishment for Ocon shoves". motorsport.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
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