Bearman in numbers
71 official points · best championship finish: 13th in 2025
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Oliver Bearman made his Formula 1 debut on a day's notice. Born in Chelmsford in 2005 and part of the Ferrari academy, he was in Jeddah to race in Formula 2 in 2024 when Carlos Sainz needed surgery for appendicitis. Aged eighteen, he stepped into the Ferrari and finished seventh, ahead of Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton.
That same year he raced twice more, now with Haas, standing in for Kevin Magnussen when he had to serve his race ban. In Baku he scored again.
In 2025 came his first full season at Haas, with Esteban Ocon as team-mate, and it got better as it went on: sixth at Zandvoort from the back of the grid and fourth in Mexico, one place off the podium. He finished thirteenth in the championship with 41 points, the best tally of his career.
Two different teams in his first two years in Formula 1 and points with every one of them. Ferrari is keeping a close eye on him.
What if Bearman had another car?
We took his real attributes and put him in the best car of each era: in a real driver's seat, against the team-mate that car actually had. 30 full seasons in each.
| Car | Team-mate | Finish | Wins | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren1988 | Alain Prost-167 pts | P2.5 | 0.5 | 0% |
| Williams1992 | Riccardo Patrese-144 pts | P4.7 | 0.3 | 0% |
| Ferrari2002 | Rubens Barrichello-169 pts | P3.8 | 0.9 | 0% |
| Red Bull2013 | Mark Webber-172 pts | P3.7 | 1.2 | 0% |
| Mercedes2016 | Lewis Hamilton-236 pts | P3.2 | 0.4 | 0% |
| Red Bull2023 | Sergio Perez-142 pts | P2 | 3.1 | 0% |
| Cadillac2026 · 11th on the grid | Valtteri Bottas-6 pts | P14.8 | 0 | 0% |
The only one who beats him is Lewis Hamilton in the 2016 Mercedes: 236 points clear over a full season.
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His team-mates
3 team-mates across 3 seasons. When both finished the race, Bearman was ahead in 22 of 35; on the grid he started ahead in 27 of 44.
| Year | Team-mate | In the race | On the grid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Nico HülkenbergHaas F1 Team · 2 races | 1-0 | 2-0 |
| 2024 | Charles LeclercFerrari · 1 race | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| 2025 | Esteban OconHaas F1 Team · 24 races | 11-9 | 13-11 |
| 2026 | Esteban OconHaas F1 Team · 17 races | 10-3 | 12-5 |
The first number is always Bearman's. A team-mate is whoever started the same race for the same team. "In the race" only counts races both finished, because a retirement says nothing about who was quicker. "On the grid" is the starting position, with penalties already applied.
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