Esteban Ocon Career


Esteban Ocon (born 17 September 1996) is a French racing driver who made his Formula One debut driving for Manor Racing in the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix, replacing Rio Haryanto. Ocon is part of the Mercedes-Benz driver development programme.

Career
Karting
Born in Évreux, Normandy, Ocon entered karting in 2006, when he finished eighth in the French Minime Championship,[2] before he won the championship the following year.[3] He continued his winning streak in 2008 in the French Cadet Championship,[4] before moving to the international scene in 2009. He moved into the KF3 category, staying until the end of 2011, when he won the French KF3 title and finished as runner-up in the WSK Euro Series.

Formula Renault
In 2012, Ocon made his début in single-seaters, taking part in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with Koiranen Motorsport.[6] He finished fourteenth with four point-scoring finishes, including podium at his home round at Le Castellet.[5] He also contested a partial campaign in the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps with Koiranen,[7] finishing seventh with two podiums, both of which came at the Red Bull Ring.

For 2013, he decided to switch to the ART Junior Team.[8] He took three podiums, as well as his first victory at Le Castellet and finished season on the third position in the standings.

Formula Three

Esteban Ocon in F3 – Hockenheimring 2014
Ocon made his Formula Three début at the Macau Grand Prix, racing for Prema Powerteam.[10] In 2014 he expanded his collaboration with Prema into FIA European Formula Three Championship.[11] He was on top position of the standings since first round at Silverstone and won the championship with a round to spare.