Esteban Ocon

Esteban José Jean-Pierre Ocon-Khelfane (born 17 September 1996 in Émalleville, Eure, Upper Normandy, France) is a French racing driver, currently competing in the Formula 1 for Alpine who drove for Force India in the and Formula One seasons, served as a test driver for in , Renault in , and currently drives for Alpine in . The Frenchman, part of the Mercedes Young Driver Programme, had spent the first half of the 2016 season testing for Renault, but was drafted into Manor after they dropped Rio Haryanto down to a reserve driver.'Ocon replaces Haryanto at Manor', formula1.com, (Formula One Administration, 10/08/2016), http://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2016/8/ocon-replaces-haryanto-at-manor.html, (Accessed 10/08/2016) Ocon left Racing Point at the end of , and became a reserve driver for Mercedes in . He signed for Renault in , Ocon then partnered Fernando Alonso at the re-branded Alpine team in .
Formula One. Ocon is set to leave Alpine at the end of the season to join Haas.
Ocon has previously won the 2014 FIA European Formula 3 Championship, before claiming the GP3 Series title in 2015. For 2016, Ocon joined the reformed Renault F1 team as a reserve driver, while filling Pascal Wehrlein's vacant seat in the DTM.'DRIVES HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED – OCON IS THE ONLY DTM NOVICE', dtm.com, (ITR e.V., 11/02/2016), http://web.archive.org/web/20160315223710/https://www.dtm.com/en/news/drives-have-been-allocated-ocon-only-dtm-novice-2016-02-11.html, (Accessed 11/02/2016) However, when Haryanto was dropped by Manor after a lack of sponsorship money, Ocon's contract holder Mercedes arranged for the Frenchman to partner another of their contracted youngsters Wehrlein.
On 10 November 2016, Ocon signed for the Force India team for the 2017 Formula One season as a part of his multi-year Mercedes contract.'Force India signs Ocon on multi-year deal', motorsport.com, (Motorsport.com, 10/11(2016), http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/force-india-signs-ocon-on-multi-year-deal-847808/, (Accessed 14/11/2016)
At the 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix, Ocon finished 12th, losing out on a potential points-finish in the final few laps of the race. He got his first point at the 2017 Australian Grand Prix and first victory at the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix.
His car number is #31, having been previously used by him in kart racing.
He finished his first 27 Grands Prix without retiring and beat Max Chilton's record at the 2017 United States Grand Prix with his 26th consecutive race finish. In the 2017 Brazilian Grand Prix, Ocon had his first DNF ever after colliding with the driver Romain Grosjean on lap one, his first in a single seater race in three years.
In May 2024, Alpine announced Ocon will leave the team at end of .
In July 2024, it was announced that Ocon would join Haas on a multi year deal for the 2025 season and beyond. He is set to partner British rookie Oliver Bearman.
==Formula One Career==
==Formula One Statistical Overview==
===Formula One Record===
Year 	Entrant 	Team 	WDC Points 	WDC Pos. 	Report
Youth Career 	Youth Career 	Youth Career 	Youth Career 	Youth Career 	Youth Career
2014–2019 	Mercedes Young Driver Programme 	Mercedes Young Driver Programme	Mercedes Young Driver Programme	Mercedes Young Driver Programme	Mercedes Young Driver Programme
Senior Career	Senior Career 	Senior Career 	Senior Career 	Senior Career 	Senior Career
 	Lotus F1 Team 	 	Test Driver 	Test Driver 	Test Driver
 	Sahara Force India F1 Team 	 	Test Driver 	Test Driver 	Test Driver
 	Renault Sport F1 Team 	 	Reserve Driver 	Reserve Driver 	Reserve Driver
 	Manor Racing MRT 	 	0 	23rd 	Report
 	Sahara Force India F1 Team 	 	87 	8th 	Report
 	Sahara Force India F1 Team 	 	49 	12th 	Report
 	Racing Point Force India F1 Team	 	49 	12th 	Report
 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport	 	Reserve Driver 	Reserve Driver 	Reserve Driver
 	Renault DP World F1 Team 	 	62 	12th 	Report
 	Alpine F1 Team 	 	74 	11th 	Report
 	BWT Alpine F1 Team 	 	 	 	Report
 	BWT Alpine F1 Team 	 	 	 	Report
 	BWT Alpine F1 Team 	 	 	 	Report
 	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team 	 	 	 	
===Career Statistics===
===Race Wins===
Win Number	Grand Prix
1 	2021 Hungarian Grand Prix
===Career Results===
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==Notes==
Category:1996 births
Category:Living people
Category:French Drivers
Category:Lotus F1 Drivers
Category:Renault Drivers
Category:Current Drivers
Category:Force India Drivers
Category:2016 Début Drivers
Category:Alpine Drivers