Esteban Ocon Explained

Esteban Ocon
Nationality: French
Birth Name:Esteban José Jean-Pierre Ocon-Khelfane
Birth Date:17 September 1996
Birth Place:Évreux, France
2024 Team:Alpine-Renault[1]
2025 Team:Haas-Ferrari
Car Number:31
Races: (starts)
Championships:0
First Race:2016 Belgian Grand Prix
First Win:2021 Hungarian Grand Prix
Last Win:2021 Hungarian Grand Prix
Last Season:2023
Last Position:12th (58 pts)
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Esteban José Jean-Pierre Ocon-Khelfane[2] (in French ɛs.te.ban ɔ.kɔ̃/; born 17 September 1996) is a French racing driver currently competing in Formula One for Alpine.

Ocon experienced a successful junior career as he won the 2014 FIA Formula 3 European Championship and the 2015 GP3 Series despite only winning one race in the latter campaign, which earned him a place at the Mercedes driver development programme, for whom he worked as a reserve driver. After winning the GP3 title, Ocon made his Formula One debut for Manor Racing in the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix, replacing Rio Haryanto. He moved to Force India/Racing Point in 2017, partnering Mexican driver Sergio Pérez for the 2017 and 2018 Formula 1 seasons. Ocon left Racing Point at the end of 2018, and became a reserve driver for Mercedes in 2019 until his move to Renault for 2020. He took his maiden Formula One podium at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix and maiden victory at the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix.

Despite not winning a race or taking a podium in 2022, he secured his best position in the drivers' standings in eighth with 92 points, 11 points clear of teammate Fernando Alonso, helping to secure fourth in the Constructors' Championship for Alpine. Ocon scored his third podium at the Monaco Grand Prix the following year, though he finished the season in twelfth in the drivers' standings, scoring 58 points. He will leave Alpine after the season to join Haas F1 Team for on a multi-year deal.

Early and personal life

Esteban Ocon was born in Évreux, Normandy to Sabrina Khelfane and Laurent Ocon, a mechanic who owns a garage in Évreux.[2] His paternal family is originally from Málaga.[3] While competing in karting, his parents decided to sell their family home, which included his father's garage, to fund his karting career. After selling the house, they lived and travelled to races in a caravan Ocon also used as a motor home.[4], Ocon lives in Geneva, Switzerland. Besides his native French language, Ocon also speaks English, Spanish and Italian.

Early career

2006–2011: Karting

Ocon entered karting in 2006, when he finished eighth in the Minime class of the French Championship.[5] He won the championship in 2007 and continued his success by winning the Cadet class in 2008 ahead of Anthoine Hubert and Pierre Gasly.[6] [7] He then spent three years racing in the KF3 category and competed in the Spanish Championship and Italian Open Masters. He won the French KF3 title in 2010 and finished as runner-up in the WSK Euro Series in 2011 behind Max Verstappen.[8]

At the age of 14, Ocon was signed by Gravity Sports management, a sister company of Renault F1 team.[9]

2012–2013: Formula Renault

In 2012, Ocon made his debut in single-seaters, taking part in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with Koiranen Motorsport.[10] He finished fourteenth with four point-scoring finishes, including being on the podium at his home round at Circuit Paul Ricard.[8] He also contested a partial campaign in the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps with Koiranen,[11] finishing seventh with two podiums, both of which came at the Red Bull Ring.

He remained in the series for 2013, switching to the ART Junior Team.[12] He recorded one pole position and won two races including at Circuit Paul Ricard, finishing the season in third place behind Pierre Gasly and Oliver Rowland.[13] A partial campaign in the Northern European Cup produced a race win at the Hockenheimring and two further podiums.

2013–2015: Formula Three, GP3 and DTM

Ocon made his debut in Formula Three machinery at the 2013 Macau Grand Prix with Prema Powerteam.[14] He stalled at the start of the main race but went on to finish tenth. He continued his collaboration with Prema into the 2014 FIA Formula 3 European Championship.[15] He topped the standings at the first round at Silverstone Circuit and remained in the lead of the championship for the rest of the season.[16] With two rounds to spare, he made a brief appearance in the 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series with Comtec Racing.[17] Ocon was crowned FIA Formula 3 European champion with three races remaining, ahead of Tom Blomqvist and Max Verstappen. He finished on the podium in twenty-one of the thirty-three races, winning nine, and recorded fifteen pole positions.[18] Ocon made a second appearance at the Macau Grand Prix in 2014. He qualified fourth for the main race but was eliminated by a multi-car collision on the first lap.[19]

Ocon moved to the GP3 Series for 2015 with ART Grand Prix.[20] Despite only scoring one race victory (two other victories were denied due to penalties),[21] he won the championship by eight points ahead of Luca Ghiotto.[22] Ocon recorded three pole positions and fourteen podium finishes (including nine consecutive second-places) from eighteen races.

Ocon drove for Mercedes-Benz in the first ten races of the 2016 DTM season, alongside his Formula One reserve driver role at Renault.[23] [24] He scored two points finishing ninth in the first race at Circuit Zandvoort, before he was promoted to a Formula 1 race seat. He was replaced by Felix Rosenqvist following his promotion.[25]

Formula One career

Ocon's first experience of a Formula One car was on 22 October 2014, driving the Lotus E20 at Circuit Ricardo Tormo as part of a two-day test for Lotus F1 Team.[26] A week later, he completed a test in the Ferrari F10 at Fiorano Circuit as a prize for his FIA Formula 3 European title.[27] In November, he made his Grand Prix weekend debut for Lotus during the first practice session at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.[28]

In May 2015, Ocon was called up by Force India to drive at the post-race test in Barcelona, after Pascal Wehrlein was forced to withdraw due to illness.[29] Prior to him claiming the GP3 title, it was announced that Ocon would enter the Mercedes Junior Team. In February 2016, it was announced that Ocon would also act as reserve driver for the Renault Sport F1 team for the season.[30] He took part in Friday practice sessions at four Grands Prix for the team.

Manor (2016)

2016 season

On 10 August 2016, Rio Haryanto was dropped from the backmarker Manor Racing team after his sponsors had failed to meet their contractual obligations. Ocon was named as his replacement for the second half of the season, driving alongside Pascal Wehrlein.[31] [32] Ocon made his Formula One debut at the, finishing sixteenth.[33] He earned his best result of twelfth in the rain-affected Brazilian Grand Prix, dropping out of the points positions on the final lap.[34] This result placed Ocon 23rd in the Drivers' Championship, ahead of Haryanto.[35]

Force India (2017–2018)

2017 season

On 10 November 2016, Force India announced that they had signed Ocon for the season as part of his multi-year contract with Mercedes, with Sergio Pérez as his new teammate.[36] Ocon scored his first Formula One point in his first race for Force India at the,[37] and scored points at the next four races including fifth place at the .[38]

Following a twelfth place finish at the,[39] Ocon recorded twelve consecutive points finishes but was often involved in incidents with teammate Pérez. At the, Pérez ignored requests from the team to let Ocon past to challenge Daniel Ricciardo for third place.[40] The two drivers collided at the, forcing Pérez into retirement and giving Ocon a puncture.[41] [42] They made contact again at the, where Ocon was squeezed towards a wall leading up to the Eau Rouge complex. Ocon later remarked that he was "furious" with Pérez and that he "risked [their] lives". Force India team owner Vijay Mallya stated that the repeated incidents were "very concerning" and that he would enforce team orders thereon.[43] [44]

Ocon started the in third place after the Red Bull drivers faced penalties, the highest grid position of his career.[45] He went on to finish the race sixth.[46] He spent much of the in third place and eventually finished fifth.[47] His streak of finishing twenty-seven consecutive races ended at the, where he collided with Romain Grosjean on the first lap.[48] He finished his first full season in Formula One eighth in the drivers' championship, scoring 87 points to Pérez's 100.[49]

2018 season

Ocon continued alongside Pérez at Force India in . Ocon's first points of the season came with a tenth-place finish at the .[50] At the, he was involved in a first-lap collision with Kimi Räikkönen that ended his race, whilst teammate Pérez went on to claim a podium finish.[51] Ocon retired with an oil leak at the next race, the .[52] He recorded five more points finishes before the summer break, but retired from his home race, the, after a first-lap collision with Pierre Gasly.[53]

After Force India's financial collapse and the purchasing of its assets by Canadian businessman Lawrence Stroll – father of Williams driver Lance Stroll – during the summer break, the new owners confirmed that Ocon and Pérez would remain with the team for the rest of the season. It was later revealed that Ocon had an "informal agreement" to join Renault for before the team unexpectedly signed Daniel Ricciardo, leaving Ocon's future in doubt.[54]

At Racing Point Force India's first race, the, Ocon achieved the joint-highest starting position of his career with third and went on to finish sixth.[55] [56] Ocon and Pérez collided on the first lap of the, causing Ocon to crash into a wall and end his race. The team described the collision as "unacceptable" and banned the drivers from racing each other. Pérez later apologised for his role in the accident.[57] Ocon was disqualified from eighth place at the after his car was found to have exceeded fuel flow limits.[58] At the, he collided with race leader Max Verstappen whilst attempting to un-lap himself, damaging both cars. Both drivers were able to continue racing and Ocon received a ten-second stop-and-go penalty for the incident.[59] [60] They argued just after the race (in which Verstappen finished second) and pushed each other several times.[61] Both drivers were summoned by the FIA and Verstappen was ordered to undertake two days of public service "at the discretion of the FIA" for making deliberate physical contact with Ocon.[62]

Ocon finished the season twelfth in the drivers' championship, scoring 49 points to Pérez's 62.[63]

Mercedes reserve driver (2019)

For the 2019 season, Ocon was replaced at Racing Point by Lance Stroll. There was an agreement in principle for Ocon to move to Renault, this subsequently fell through.[64] Ocon joined Mercedes as their reserve driver for to drive their Mercedes AMG F1 W10 EQ Power+.[65] Ocon did not take part in a Grand Prix weekend during the year. He claimed to have been in discussions with Mercedes for the season, remarking that he was "very close" to replacing Valtteri Bottas at the team. Mercedes ultimately decided to continue with Bottas.[66]

Renault (2020)

2020: Maiden podium

Ocon joined Renault for 2020, signing a two-year contract and marking his return to Formula One as a full-time driver. He replaced Nico Hülkenberg and partnered with Daniel Ricciardo.[67] Ocon qualified fourteenth on his Renault debut at the Austrian Grand Prix and finished eighth.[68] He was running in seventh place at the when he retired with a cooling issue.[69] At the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix, he was issued a grid penalty after impeding George Russell in qualifying and started fourteenth,[70] but improved to finish eighth in the race.[71] His best race finish since 2017 came at the, where he qualified sixth and finished fifth behind teammate Ricciardo.[72] [73]

Ocon's brakes caught fire during a safety car period at the . The team was unable to repair the damage during the red flag period which occurred soon after, and Ocon failed to make the restart.[74] He experienced further mechanical retirements at the Eifel Grand Prix and the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.[75] [76] He qualified seventh for the and made his way into third place by the first corner, but separate collisions with Ricciardo and Valtteri Bottas resulted in him finishing outside the points in eleventh place.[77] [78]

Ocon started eleventh at the .[79] He had improved to fifth place by lap 54 of 87, assisted by collisions on the opening lap and drivers making second pit stops. A virtual safety car (VSC) period followed, which third-placed Carlos Sainz Jr. and fourth-placed Ricciardo attempted to take advantage of by entering the pits. However, the VSC period ended whilst they were in the pit lane, nullifying their advantage and promoting Ocon to third place. He was soon overtaken by Sergio Pérez, however pit stop issues for the leading Mercedes cars allowed Ocon to claim his first Formula One podium by finishing second, Renault's best race result since .[80] [81] He ended the season twelfth in the drivers' championship, scoring 62 points to Ricciardo's 119.[82]

Alpine (2021–2024)

2021: Maiden victory

Renault rebranded as Alpine F1 Team for the season. The team signed two-time world champion Fernando Alonso to partner Ocon after Daniel Ricciardo left for McLaren.[83] [84] In the team's first race as Alpine, the, Ocon was rear-ended by Sebastian Vettel in the Aston Martin. Ocon finished the race thirteenth and Vettel later apologised for the incident.[85] Ocon was classified ninth at the ahead of Alonso in tenth,[86] [87] earning the team their first points under the Alpine name.[88] His first retirement of the season came at the with a turbocharger failure.[89] [90] He struggled with tyre wear and finished fourteenth at the French Grand Prix,[91] qualified seventeenth for both the Styrian and Austrian Grands Prix and retired from the latter after a first-lap collision with Antonio Giovinazzi.[92] Prior to the French Grand Prix, it was announced that Ocon had signed a contract extension with Alpine running to the end of 2024.[93]

Ocon started eighth at the .[94] Multiple collisions ahead saw him promoted to second place at the first corner, which became first place when race leader Lewis Hamilton pitted for dry-weather tyres one lap later than the rest of the field. Ocon held on to the lead for the remainder of the race, fending off Sebastian Vettel to take his and Alpine's maiden Formula One victory.[95] [96] This win was followed by points finishes at the next three races. The took place in damp conditions and Ocon finished tenth having run the entire race distance on one set of intermediate-weather tyres.[97] This was the first time a driver had completed a full race distance without making a pit stop since .[98]

A collision with Antonio Giovinazzi at the broke Ocon's front wing and ultimately led to retirement.[99] A fifth-place finish at the was followed by a near-podium at the ; Ocon briefly led the race at its first restart and ran in third place for most of the race, but was passed by Valtteri Bottas shortly before the chequered flag, finishing just 0.102 seconds behind.[100] [101] Ocon ended the season eleventh in the drivers' championship, scoring 74 points to Alonso's 81.[102]

2022 season

Alpine retained Ocon and Alonso for the season.[103] Ocon finished seventh at the season-opening despite receiving a penalty for colliding with Mick Schumacher.[104] He qualified fifth and finished sixth at the where a close battle with Alonso ended with Ocon being ordered by the team to hold his position.[105] [106] A crash in practice for the forced him to miss qualifying and start last on the grid.[107] He recovered in the race to finish ninth and was promoted to eighth when Alonso received a penalty.[108] At the Spanish Grand Prix, Ocon qualified twelfth and finished seventh, ahead of Alonso, after holding off the fast-charging Lando Norris.[109] Ocon finished ninth at the but was demoted to twelfth by a penalty for colliding with Lewis Hamilton.[110]

At the British Grand Prix, Ocon qualified fifteenth due to battery issues and retired from the race with a fuel pump problem, despite the significant upgrade packages brought to the Alpine A522.[111] [112] Five points finishes followed, including fifth at the .[113] Ocon qualified fifth at the but was demoted to sixteenth by an engine component penalty.[114] He recovered in the race to score points in seventh place.[115] He started seventeenth at the having experienced brake problems in qualifying and then retired from the race with an engine failure.[116] [117] Ocon's best result of the season thus far came at the, where he held off Lewis Hamilton to finish fourth.[118] Ocon was eliminated in the first qualifying session and started eighteenth at the United States Grand Prix; he finished eleventh after taking new power unit elements and starting from the pit lane.[119] He was involved in separate collisions with teammate Alonso in the sprint, with the damage to his car dropping him to seventeenth place.[120] He recovered to score points in the race.[121]

Ocon ended the season eighth in the drivers' championship, equalling his best result previously achieved in 2017. He scored 92 points to Alonso's 81.[122]

2023 season

For, Ocon gained a new teammate in former karting rival Pierre Gasly as Alonso departed to Aston Martin.[123] His training was impacted prior to the start of the season when he got "very sick" with a lung virus.[124]

At the season-opening, Ocon received penalties for being out of position on the grid, failing to serve the penalty correctly and for speeding in the pit lane. He eventually retired from the race with mechanical issues.[125] [126] He started sixth and scored his first points of the season at the, finishing eighth. Running in tenth place at the final restart of the, Ocon was involved in a heavy collision with teammate Gasly, who apologised for his role in the incident. Ocon crashed in qualifying at the . Alpine then made changes to his car under parc fermé conditions, forcing him to start the sprint race and the main race from the pit lane.[127] [128] During the race, Ocon ran on the hard tyres until the last lap. Photographers began to enter the pit lane, not realising Ocon was yet to pit, and narrowly avoided being hit by his car.[129] [130]

He started third at the after Charles Leclerc ahead received a penalty.[131] Ocon held off Carlos Sainz Jr. in the first half of the race but lost a place to George Russell during the pit stops. A mistake and a penalty for Russell allowed Ocon back into third place, earning him his third career podium and the Driver Of The Day award.[132] [133] More points came at the Spanish and Canadian Grands Prix and in the rain-affected sprint race where he held off Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and McLaren's Lando Norris. In the main race, Ocon finished outside the points after receiving a penalty for an unsafe pit box release. Post race, he received another four penalties for track limits violations, totalling 30 seconds.[134] His five penalties for the Grand Prix gave him the record for the most driving penalties in a single race in the history of Formula One.[135] Consecutive retirements followed with a hydraulics leak at the and a first-lap crash at the . He improved from fourteenth on the grid at the to score points in eighth place.

Ocon retired from the "for safety reasons" due to a steering issue.[136] He then retired from sixth place at the with a gearbox problem, his fourth non-finish in six races.[137] He finished the in seventh despite the hot weather conditions causing him to vomit into his helmet.[138] His seventh retirement of the season came at the after a collision with Oscar Piastri. Ocon started sixteenth at the inaugural, avoided collisions to improve to eighth on the first lap and climbed to fourth place by the end of the race. He ended the season twelfth in the World Drivers' Championship with 58 points, one place and four points behind teammate Gasly.

2024 season: Final season with Alpine

Ocon continued alongside Gasly at Alpine for . He commented during pre-season testing that the team were "on the back foot";[139] the Alpine drivers qualified nineteenth and twentieth for the season-opening, which Gasly described as "not a surprise".[140] Ocon achieved the team's first appearance in the second qualifying session (Q2) at the, but finished the race sixteenth. He then claimed the team's first points of 2024 at the, improving from thirteenth on the grid to tenth at the finish. He qualified eleventh at the but collided with Gasly during an overtake attempt, resulting in his own retirement from damage. Ocon was issued a grid penalty for the and later apologised for his role in the incident, and Alpine team principal Bruno Famin commented that there would be "appropriate consequences".[141] A week later, Alpine announced Ocon would leave the team at the end of the season.[142]

Haas (2025–)

2025 season

Ahead of the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix, Haas announced that Ocon would join their team on a multi year deal for the 2025 season and beyond. He is set to partner British rookie Oliver Bearman.[143]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2005Championnat de France Regional Ile de France — Minime1st
Coupe de France — Mini Kart5th
2006Championnat de France — Minime8th
2007Championnat de France — Minime1st
2008Bridgestone Cup — CadetNC
Championnat de France — Cadet1st
2009Spanish ChampionshipKF335th
Bridgestone Cup Europe — KF34th
WSK International Series — KF335th
2010South Garda Winter Cup — KF37th
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — KF32nd
Italian Open MastersKF335th
WSK Euro SeriesKF314th
CIK-FIA European ChampionshipKF3NC
CIK-FIA World CupKF37th
French Cup — KF31st
Monaco Kart CupKF339th
Bridgestone Cup European Final — KF36th
WSK Nations Cup — KF36th
2011Trofeo Grifone — KF31st
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — KF3Gsm Kaarting6th
Championnat de France — KF31st
CIK-FIA European ChampionshipKF3NC
WSK Euro SeriesKF3GSM One Karting2nd
CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy27th
CIK-FIA World CupKF314th
Grand Prix Open Karting — KF31st
ERDF Masters Kart — Junior9th
2012Indonesia Kart Prix — KF214th
Sources:[144] [145]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesPodiumsPointsPosition
2012Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0Koiranen Motorsport1400013114th
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps90012697th
2013Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0ART Junior Team1421151593rd
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC8101312212th
Macau Grand PrixPrema Powerteam20000N/A10th
2014FIA Formula 3 European ChampionshipPrema Powerteam339157214781st
Formula Renault 3.5 SeriesComtec Racing30000223rd
Macau Grand PrixTheodore Racing by Prema20000N/ADNF
2015GP3 SeriesART Grand Prix18135142531st
2016Deutsche Tourenwagen MastersMercedes-Benz DTM Team ART100000226th
Formula OneManor Racing MRT90000023rd
2017Formula OneSahara Force India F1 Team200000878th
2018Formula OneSahara Force India F1 Team1200004912th
Racing Point Force India F1 Team90000
2019Formula OneMercedes-AMG Petronas MotorsportReserve driver
2020Formula OneRenault DP World F1 Team1700016212th
2021Formula OneAlpine F1 Team2210017411th
2022Formula OneBWT Alpine F1 Team220000928th
2023Formula OneBWT Alpine F1 Team2200015812th
2024Formula OneBWT Alpine F1 Team
Season still in progress.

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

YearTeamCarQualifyingQuali RaceMain race
2013 Prema PowerteamDallara F31215th10th10th
2014 Theodore Racing by PremaDallara F3122nd4thDNF

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

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

YearEntrant1234567891011121314PosPoints
2012nowrapKoiranen MotorsportALC
1

ALC
2

SPA
1

SPA
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

MSC
1

MSC
2

HUN
1

HUN
2

LEC
1

LEC
2

CAT
1

CAT
2

14th31
2013nowrapART Junior TeamALC
1

ALC
2

SPA
1

SPA
2

MSC
1

MSC
2

RBR
1

RBR
2

HUN
1

HUN
2

LEC
1

LEC
2

CAT
1

CAT
2

3rd159
Sources:[146] [147]

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship

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

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

Complete GP3 Series results

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

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

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

Complete Formula One results

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

YearEntrantChassisEngine123456789101112131415161718192021222324Points
nowrapLotus F1 TeamnowrapLotus E22nowrapRenault Energy F12014 1.6 V6 tAUSMALBHRCHNESPMONCANAUTGBRGERHUNBELITASINJPNRUSUSABRAABU
 – –
id=2016R rowspan="2" nowrapRenault Sport F1 TeamnowrapRenault R.S.16nowrapRenault R.E.16 1.6 V6 tAUSBHRCHNRUSESP
MONCANEURAUTGBR
HUN
GER
23rd0
nowrapManor Racing MRTnowrapManor MRT05nowrapMercedes PU106C Hybrid 1.6 V6 tBEL
ITA
SIN
MAL
JPN
USA
MEX
BRA
ABU
id=2017RnowrapSahara Force India F1 TeamnowrapForce India VJM10nowrapMercedes M08 EQ Power+ 1.6 V6 tAUS
CHN
BHR
RUS
ESP
MON
CAN
AZE
AUT
GBR
HUN
BEL
ITA
SIN
MAL
JPN
USA
MEX
BRA
ABU
8th87
id=2018R rowspan="2" nowrapSahara Force India F1 TeamForce India VJM11Mercedes M09 EQ Power+ 1.6 V6 tAUS
BHR
CHN
AZE
ESP
MON
CAN
FRA
AUT
GBR
GER
HUN
12th49
nowrapRacing Point Force India F1 TeamBEL
ITA
SIN
RUS
JPN
USA
MEX
BRA
ABU
id=2020RnowrapRenault DP World F1 TeamnowrapRenault R.S.20nowrapRenault E-Tech 20 1.6 V6 t
nowrapAlpine F1 TeamnowrapAlpine A521nowrapRenault E-Tech 20B 1.6 V6 t
id=2022RnowrapBWT Alpine F1 TeamnowrapAlpine A522nowrapRenault E-Tech 22 1.6 V6 t
id=2023RnowrapBWT Alpine F1 TeamnowrapAlpine A523nowrapRenault E-Tech 23 1.6 V6 t
id=2024RnowrapBWT Alpine F1 TeamnowrapAlpine A524nowrapRenault E-Tech 23 1.6 V6 t
Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Season still in progress.

Formula One records

Ocon holds the following Formula One records:

RecordAchievedRef.
Most consecutive finishes from start of career272016 Belgian Grand Prix2017 Mexican Grand Prix[148]
Most (driving) penalties in one race52023 Austrian Grand Prix[149]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Petr Kubala . Carl, José, Maria, Joseph. Znáte celá jména jezdců formule 1? . F1sport.cz . 25 April 2021 . cs . 25 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210425123122/https://f1sport.auto.cz/clanek/cela-jmena-jezdcu-f1#part=3 . live .
  3. Web site: Esteban Ocon, la vie en pole. Seine-Saint-Denis – Le magazine. 27 April 2017. 28 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170428054232/http://lemag.seinesaintdenis.fr/Esteban-Ocon-la-vie-en-pole. live.
  4. Web site: Richards. Giles. 27 August 2021. Esteban Ocon: I didn't have the right to fail, I had to succeed. live. 22 October 2021. The Guardian. 22 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211022204814/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/aug/27/esteban-ocon-formula-one-i-didnt-have-the-right-to-fail-i-had-to-succeed.
  5. News: Championnat de France – Minime 2006. driverdb.com. Driver Database. 18 October 2013. 19 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131019170635/http://www.driverdb.com/standings/1247-2006/. live.
  6. News: Championnat de France – Minime 2007. driverdb.com. Driver Database. 18 October 2013. 19 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131019170631/http://www.driverdb.com/standings/1247-2007/. live.
  7. News: Championnat de France – Cadet 2008. driverdb.com. Driver Database. 18 October 2013. 19 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131019170628/http://www.driverdb.com/standings/2456-2008/. live.
  8. News: Lotus's one to watch: Esteban Ocon. Musker. Ant. 4 October 2013. Paddock Scout. 18 October 2013. 20 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201020064837/https://www.paddockscout.com/lotuss-one-to-watch-esteban-ocon. live.
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