Nationality: British
Birthday: 8 May 2005
Current team: Haas
Previous teams: Ferrari (reserve)
Number: 87
Strengths: Instinctively fast, aggressive, defending
Weaknesses: Inconsistency, lack of adaptability
Strongest tracks: Mexico, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Japan
Weakest tracks: Monaco, Spain, Hungary, Abu Dhabi
Statistics
Grand Prix wins: 0
Pole Positions: 0
Fastest laps: 0
Podiums: 0
World Championships: 0
F1 teammate record H2H
Total Q record: 18-12
Total R record: 17-14
| Teammate | Q record | R record |
| Ocon (2025-26) | 16-11 | 15-13 |
| 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 has been prepared for an F1 career by Ferrari for years – with countless hours in the simulator, learning Italian, and having participated in the Italian F4, which he won convincingly.
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 multiple wins in his first season. Consistency was an issue, but that’s not uncommon for a rookie. Bearman was one of the main favorites ahead of the 2024 F2 season; however, he massively disappointed. He won three sprint races but had no other noteworthy results. In 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 in 2024. 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 wheel-to-wheel with Lewis Hamilton.
In 2025, he finally got a proper chance as Haas gave him a full time seat. Bearman looks fast, and had several great performances throughout his rookie year, with Mexico being the highlight as he kept the two Mercedes cars behind.
He beat Esteban Ocon in qualifying – and equalled him in races. A great start to his career. The question is now if Bearman can continue to develop. We saw him regress in his second F2 year so that question is if that will happen again. Ocon is an experienced driver and will serve as an excellent measurement stick for Bearman.
We see Bearman as a driver similar to Sergio Pérez (but better). He’ll probably stand out the most at street tracks and twisty circuits, 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 some disappointing races 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. He’s also an excellent defender and takes ideal lines when under direct pressure.
