Esteban Ocon

Esteban Ocon (Born 17 September 1996) is a French former racing driver. Ocon debuted in 2016 for Manor to replace the struggling Rio Haryanto and after the team's collapse, he moved to Force India and stayed there until the team was liquidated in August 2018. After racing for the rest of the season for newcomers Racing Point, he was left without a ride due to Lance Stroll being given the seat via the ownership of the new team. After testing for Mercedes in 2019, he entered Formula Earth for Renault, replacing Nico Hulkenberg. In 2021, Ocon won his first ever race in Sochi. After a decline in 2023 and 2024, Ocon made a huge resurgence and in 2025 he battled for the championship, losing it for 3 points to Carlos Sainz Jr. In 2026, Ocon won his first ever driver title after a battle with Ivan Marincic, becoming the first French champion since Alain Prost in 1993. In 2027, Ocon moved to McLaren, but after being regularly outclassed by teammate Charles Leclerc, he moved in 2029 to Audi, where he could only score 2 points, but remains contracted for 2030. However, despite scoring the teams only point in 2030, he was sacked by Audi and after a deal with Campos Repsol failed, he retired from the sport.