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Esteban Ocon
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Formula One F1 - Sakhir Grand Prix - Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain - Renault's Esteban Ocon celebrates on the podium after finishing the race in second place Pool via REUTERS/Tolga Bozoglu
Esteban Ocon got the short end of the stick at the end of the 2018 season. The Frenchman took up karting in 2006 and only progressed from there.
In 2012, he joined the Formula Renault 2.0 Championship and raced there for two years. Then, in 2014, he went up to the Formula Renault 3.5 series for two races. In the same year, he raced in the European Formula 3 championship. Also, he was appointed as the test driver for Lotus F1.
A year later, he joined the GP3 Series and became a test driver for Sahara Force India. Finally, in 2016, he got his big break when he was called up by the Manor team to replace Indonesian driver Rio Haryanto.
For the next two years, Ocon partnered with Sergio Perez at Force India, later renamed to Racing Point.
In his first season in European Formula 3, he proved his mettle straightaway by grabbing a podium in the first race. He followed it up with a win in the next race. From Race 2 in Hockenheim, he registered a podium streak of eight races. Overall, he won the championship with nine wins and 12 podiums.
In GP3, he took the championship again and he did not finish lower than 7th. Ocon bagged one win and 13 podiums on his way to the title, beating Luca Ghioto.
Coming to Ocon's F1 stint, he had a record 27-race finishing streak. Sadly, it was broken in Brazil 2017 after Romain Grosjean collided with him. He went on to finish 8th in the 2017 championship.
In 2018, he ended the season in 12th place and his performance was not enough to warrant a seat anywhere. Fortunately, Mercedes snapped him up and made him their reserve driver.
After a year away from F1, Ocon is back at Renault. For the 2021 F1 season, he will drive with F1 Champion Fernando Alonso. The Renault F1 team is rebranded as the Alpine F1 team.
The French driver achieved his best F1 performance at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, where he finished in 2nd position.
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Formula One F1 - Sakhir Grand Prix - Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain - December 6, 2020 Racing Point's Sergio Perez sprays sparkling wine as he celebrates winning the race on the podium with second placed Renault's Esteban Ocon Pool via REUTERS/Giuseppe Cacace
As per Race Fans, Esteban's salary is $5 million. His Net Worth is under review.
Ocon is sponsored by Castrol, Infiniti, RCi, MAPFRE, BP Ultimate, Dupont, Microsoft, Bell & Ross.
Fans can connect with Ocon on Instagram and Twitter.
Age | 23 |
Marital Status | Single |
Residence | Normandy |
Nationality | France |
Team | Alpine F1 |
Endorsements | BWT |
Championships | 0 |
Annual Salary | $5 million |
Birthday | 17th September |