{"id":32755,"date":"2020-12-06T05:01:34","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T05:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/esteban-ocon\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T10:42:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T09:42:07","slug":"esteban-ocon","status":"publish","type":"driver","link":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/esteban-ocon\/","title":{"rendered":"Esteban Ocon"},"content":{"rendered":"    \n<section class=\"hero hero--small-image\">\n    \n            \n<section class=\"c-site-breadcrumbs site-breadcrumbs proxima \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <nav class=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/nav>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n    \n    <div class=\"hero__content\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                            <div class=\"circular-image\">\n                                            <picture>\n            <source 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                                               <figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n            <picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Manor-800x450.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Manor-660x371.jpg.webp 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Manor-600x338.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Manor-400x225.jpg.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Ocon Manor\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Manor-800x450.jpg.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Manor-800x450.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Manor-660x371.jpg.webp 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Manor-600x338.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Manor-400x225.jpg.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                <figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n                                                <p class=\"wp-caption-image-text\">Ocon made GP debut with Manor in 2016<\/p>\n                                                                            <p class=\"wp-caption-description wp-caption-description--below\">\n                        Grand Prix Photo\n                    <\/p>\n                                    <\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-gallery__item\">\n                                                            <figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n            <picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Fi-800x450.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Fi-660x371.jpg.webp 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Fi-600x338.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Fi-400x225.jpg.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Ocon Force India\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Fi-800x450.jpg.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Fi-800x450.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Fi-660x371.jpg.webp 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Fi-600x338.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Fi-400x225.jpg.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                <figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n                                                <p class=\"wp-caption-image-text\">Ocon was a reuglar points-scorer with Force India in &#8217;17 and &#8217;18<\/p>\n                                                                            <p class=\"wp-caption-description wp-caption-description--below\">\n                        Grand Prix Photo\n                    <\/p>\n                                    <\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-gallery__item\">\n                                                            <figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n            <picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Ri2-800x450.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Ri2-660x371.jpg.webp 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Ri2-600x338.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Ri2-400x225.jpg.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Ocon\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Ri2-800x450.jpg.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Ri2-800x450.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Ri2-660x371.jpg.webp 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Ri2-600x338.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Ri2-400x225.jpg.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                <figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n                                                <p class=\"wp-caption-image-text\">Ocon found himself out the Force India picture for 2019<\/p>\n                                                                            <p class=\"wp-caption-description wp-caption-description--below\">\n                        Grand Prix Photo\n                    <\/p>\n                                    <\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-gallery__item\">\n                                                            <figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n            <picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Renault-800x450.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Renault-660x371.jpg.webp 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Renault-600x338.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Renault-400x225.jpg.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Ocon Renault\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Renault-800x450.jpg.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Renault-800x450.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Renault-660x371.jpg.webp 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Renault-600x338.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Renault-400x225.jpg.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                <figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n                                                <p class=\"wp-caption-image-text\">Tenure with Renault has not yet delivered what it promised for Ocon<\/p>\n                                                                            <p class=\"wp-caption-description wp-caption-description--below\">\n                        Grand Prix Photo\n                    <\/p>\n                                    <\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-gallery__item\">\n                                                            <figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n            <picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alpine-2024-Ocon-800x450.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alpine-2024-Ocon-660x371.jpg.webp 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alpine-2024-Ocon-600x338.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alpine-2024-Ocon-400x225.jpg.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Alpine 2024 Ocon\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alpine-2024-Ocon-800x450.jpg.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alpine-2024-Ocon-800x450.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alpine-2024-Ocon-660x371.jpg.webp 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alpine-2024-Ocon-600x338.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Alpine-2024-Ocon-400x225.jpg.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                <figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n                                                <p class=\"wp-caption-image-text\">2024 was a year to forget for Ocon<\/p>\n                                                                            <p class=\"wp-caption-description wp-caption-description--below\">\n                        Grand Prix Photo\n                    <\/p>\n                                    <\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-gallery__item\">\n                                                            <figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n            <picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Haas-2025-800x450.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Haas-2025-660x371.jpg.webp 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Haas-2025-600x338.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Haas-2025-400x225.jpg.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Ocon Haas 2025\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Haas-2025-800x450.jpg.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Haas-2025-800x450.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Haas-2025-660x371.jpg.webp 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Haas-2025-600x338.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Ocon-Haas-2025-400x225.jpg.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                <figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n                                                <p class=\"wp-caption-image-text\">Ocon will race for Haas in 2025<\/p>\n                                                                            <p class=\"wp-caption-description wp-caption-description--below\">\n                        Grand Prix Photo\n                    <\/p>\n                                    <\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n        \n        <section class=\"c-expanding-content expanding-content expanding-content--expandable content-section content-section--no-padding-top toggle\">\n            <p>Esteban Ocon arrived in Formula 1 as a proven champion, having won the 2014 European F3 title ahead of a field that included Max Verstappen, then the GP3 crown a year later. Highly rated by both Mercedes-Benz and Renault, the Normandy-born driver made his grand prix debut for Manor midway through 2016, and his form for Force India in 2017 marked him out as a star of the future.<\/p>\n<p>Driver moves in 2018 left him on the sidelines for a season, but he returned with Renault in 2020 and, once the team had become Alpine, took a memorable victory in Hungary the following year. A fractious final season at Enstone in 2024 prompted a move to Haas for 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Two years largely in Oliver Bearman&#8217;s shadow followed, and in September 2026 the team confirmed he would leave at the end of the season<\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Early racing career<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A multiple national karting champion, Ocon graduated to the European Formula Renault 2.0 Championship in 2012. That debut season with Koiranen Motorsport included a third place at Paul Ricard, and he finished 14th in the final standings. He switched to ART Grand Prix&#8217;s junior team for the following season and claimed third in the championship by winning two of the last three races of the year.<\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Champion in Formula 3 and GP3<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>He joined Prema Powerteam for the 2013 Macau Grand Prix and stayed with the Italian team for the 2014 European Formula 3 Championship. Three podium finishes at the opening Silverstone meeting gave him a championship lead he never lost. He won nine races and secured the title with a round to spare, but it was rival Max Verstappen who stole the headlines and graduated to Formula 1.<\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"expanding-content__buttons\">\n                                            <a href=\"#\" class=\"button button--outline button--chevron-down expanding-content__more\" data-behaviour=\"toggle\">Read full bio<\/a>\n                        <a href=\"#\" class=\"button button--outline button--chevron-up expanding-content__less\" data-behaviour=\"toggle\">Read Less<\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/section>\n\n                                \n   <\/div>\n\n<section class=\"c-content-article content-article content-section\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"content-article__grid\">\n            <div class=\"content-article__article\">\n                <h2 class=\"title sanomat\">From the archive<\/h2>\n                                    <div\n                        data-behaviour=\"tag-automation\"\n                        data-automation-type=\"related-issue-content\"\n                        data-tags=\"[&quot;Esteban Ocon&quot;]\"\n                        data-current-post=\"32755\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"content-article__content user-content\">\n                <p>Ocon tested for Lotus and Force India during the winter and was signed by Mercedes-Benz as part of its junior driver programme. He rejoined ART Grand Prix for the 2015 GP3 Series in another title-winning campaign. The opening round in Barcelona provided his only victory, but another 13 podium finishes helped him narrowly beat Luca Ghiotto to the championship.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Formula 1 with Manor<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and Force India<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>He was named reserve driver for the Renault F1 team in 2016 and began the year driving a works Mercedes-Benz in the German Touring Car Championship (DTM). He scored his first DTM points of the season with ninth at Zandvoort, then left the series to make his F1 race debut for Manor Racing at Spa-Francorchamps. He finished all nine of his races that year and excelled in the Brazilian rain, challenging for points before dropping to 12th in the closing laps.<\/p>\n<p>That earned a move to Force India for 2017, and Ocon starred. He took the fight to his more experienced team-mate Sergio P\u00e9rez in qualifying and on race day. Contact between the pink BWT-sponsored cars in Baku, Hungary and twice on the approach to Eau Rouge in Belgium forced management to impose team orders but he scored points in all but two races \u2013 with a pair of fifth places his best results of the season.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"c-content-product content-product content-section\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"content-product__grid\">\n            <div class=\"content-product__product\">\n                                    <div\n                        data-behaviour=\"tag-automation\" data-automation-type=\"related-product\"\n                        data-tags=\"[&quot;Esteban Ocon&quot;]\" data-current-post=\"32755\">\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"content-product__content user-content\">\n                <p>Ocon out-qualified P\u00e9rez 17\u20134 in 2018, but the Mexican proved more consistent when it mattered on Sunday. Ocon scored four sixth-place finishes on the way to 12th overall and starred in Belgium, qualifying third and challenging for the lead on the opening lap. In Brazil, by contrast, he collided with perennial rival Verstappen while trying to unlap himself from the race leader, an incident that cost the Dutchman victory and prompted a post-race scuffle.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mercedes reserve driver and a return with Renault<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>However, Daniel Ricciardo&#8217;s move to Renault and Lawrence Stroll&#8217;s takeover of Force India had already left Ocon without a Formula 1 drive for 2019. Instead, he spent the season as Mercedes-Benz reserve driver before replacing Nico H\u00fclkenberg in Renault&#8217;s race team for 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Ocon was largely shaded by team-mate Ricciardo that year, but he did score his maiden podium. A clean drive in Sakhir, while many others made mistakes all around, earned him second place in the desert and gave him a solid platform to build on alongside Fernando Alonso in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Formula 1 race winner and renewed faith<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Ocon was a close match for the two-time world champion in 2021, and the pair were narrowly separated in qualifying and race pace through the first half of the season. Alpine were quick to recognise his talent, offering him a three-year contract extension that would keep him with the Renault-owned team until 2024. A disappointing home grand prix soon had the doubters questioning his potential, but it was Ocon who capitalised when the top teams had an off day at the Hungarian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>A pre-race shower meant the race started wet, and a first-lap pile-up involving several top names brought out the red flags. By the restart the track was dry enough for slicks. The entire field pitted at the end of the formation lap, leaving pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton alone on the grid on intermediates. That glaring strategy error handed Ocon the lead, and he held off Sebastian Vettel while team-mate Alonso held up the recovering Hamilton. Ocon took his maiden win and added another 13 points finishes over the season. He ended the year 11th in the standings, just seven points behind his illustrious team-mate.<\/p>\n<p>2022 brought more heated exchanges between Ocon and Alonso, and their relationship came under further strain as the season progressed. With new technical regulations in place, Alpine found good race pace and eventually beat McLaren to fourth in the constructors&#8217; standings. Ocon was consistent throughout, finishing outside the top ten only four times, and ended the year eighth in the drivers&#8217; standings, ahead of Alonso.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, Alonso left for Aston Martin and Ocon gained a new team-mate: fierce junior career rival Pierre Gasly.<\/p>\n<p>Despite their heated history, the pair insisted the past was behind them ahead of their first season as F1 team-mates. They were closely matched in 2023, with Ocon scoring just four points fewer than Gasly, and he produced some moments of magic: a podium in Monaco and fourth place in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>2024 told a very different story. Alpine arrived at the opening round in Bahrain with arguably the slowest car on the grid, and points-scoring opportunities were few and far between for most of the campaign. Tensions were also high in the Enstone camp and seemed to reach breaking point in Monte Carlo. There, Ocon tried to slide down the inside of Gasly on the opening lap but made contact, launching his own Alpine into the air and out of the race.<\/p>\n<p>Days later, Ocon announced he would leave the team at the end of the season, and he later secured a drive with Haas for 2025. Although most of his final performances for Alpine were underwhelming, second place in Brazil went a long way towards the team securing sixth in the constructors&#8217; standings.<\/p>\n<p>His Alpine chapter ended on a sour note, however. The partnership was brought to a close before the season finale in Abu Dhabi, so Ocon never got to make one last appearance for the team.<\/p>\n<p>Ocon&#8217;s first season with Haas in 2025 proved a frustrating one. He managed a season-best fifth in China and ended the year with 38 points. Even so, he was overshadowed by rookie team-mate Oliver Bearman, who outscored him and grew increasingly impressive as the season wore on.<\/p>\n<p>The late-season contrast was especially stark. After the summer break Ocon scored only 11 points to Bearman&#8217;s 33, and over the final 20 events he was out-qualified 15\u20135 by his younger team-mate. That left his first year with Haas feeling underwhelming, despite flashes of his established quality.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 regulation reset should have been a clean slate, but the old pattern returned almost immediately. Haas started the new era on the front foot and Bearman made the most of it, taking 17 points from the opening four rounds while Ocon&#8217;s only score was a single point for tenth at Suzuka.<\/p>\n<p>Team boss Ayao Komatsu had already said publicly that nobody at the team was satisfied with Ocon&#8217;s 2025, and the scrutiny only grew from there. Ninth in Monaco from 17th on the grid, was a rare highlight \u2013 and it was followed by eight straight races without points.<\/p>\n<p>An eighth in Baku seemed promising and marked Ocon&#8217;s best result of the season, but it wasn&#8217;t enough:\u00a0 in September Ocon confirmed he would leave at the end of the year, with Ferrari junior Rafael Camara the favourite to replace him. 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