Nationality: British
Birthday: 8 May 2005
Current team: Haas
Previous teams: Ferrari (reserve)
Number: 87
Strengths: Theoretically fast, occasional highs, aggressive, simulator experience
Weaknesses: Inconsistency, needs more physical strength, concerning lack of pace in actual F2 races
Strongest tracks: Italy, Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan
Weakest tracks: Bahrain, Imola, Netherlands
(Based on junior series; will be updated later with more F1 data)
Statistics
Grand Prix wins: 0
Pole Positions: 0
Fastest laps: 0
Podiums: 0
World Championships: 0
F1 teammate record H2H
Total Q record: 4-6
Total R record: 5-5
| Teammate | Q record | R record |
| Ocon (2025) | 2-5 | 3-4 |
| Hülkenberg (2024) | 2-0 | 2-0 |
| Leclerc (2024) | 0-1 | 0-1 |
Pre-F1 championship results
12th in Formula 2 (2024)
6th in Formula 2 (2023)
3rd in Formula 3 (2022)
Won Italian F4 (2021)
Won ADAC F4 (2021)
Career analysis
Oliver Bearman is an interesting driver who could be a hit-or-miss. He’s been prepared for an F1 career by Ferrari for years, with countless hours in the simulator, knowing Italian, and having participated in Italian F4, which he won convincingly.
In 2025, he’ll finally get a proper chance with a full team seat at Haas. Bearman looks fast, theoretically, but there are still questions around his potential.
After his F4 success, results have been fairly mediocre. In F3, he was involved in the title fight but ultimately lost to Victor Martins. Bearman showed pace in this series, but not that much more than the other top drivers.
In F2, he started strong with several impressive performances, including wins in his first season. Consistency was an issue, but that’s not uncommon for a rookie. Bearman was one of the main favorites for the 2024 F2 season; however, he massively disappointed. He won three sprint races but had no other noteworthy results. At many feature races, he had trouble keeping up with even average youngsters – concerning, to say the least.
His adaptability is therefore in question. He had big issues adapting to the new F2 cars. On the contrary, he adapted well to F1 when given the chance in three substitute performances. But keep in mind that Bearman has a lot of simulator experience and even said himself that F1 cars simply suit him better. His first outing for Ferrari in Saudi Arabia, one of the most difficult tracks, was impressive. Especially the way he advanced in the race and fought with an experienced driver such as Lewis Hamilton.
At Haas, he beat Nico Hülkenberg in both of his two opportunities. Impressive. Let’s see how he will perform against Esteban Ocon over a full F1 season – it could really go both ways.
We see Bearman as a driver similar to Sergio Pérez. He’s probably best at street tracks, has more pace in races than in qualifying, and is solid at tyre management and wheel-to-wheel racing – skills that give Bearman a chance to advance in races. But, like Pérez, there could be many disappointing and bad streaks. He seems to lack pure pace compared to the top dogs. But his aggressiveness in races could make up for that, at least part of it.