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Oliver James Bearman (born 8 May 2005) is a British racing driver, currently competing in
the FIA Formula 2 Championship for Prema and serving as a reserve driver in Formula One
for Ferrari and Haas.Bearman has competed in Formula One at three Grands Prix in
2024.Born in London and raised in Chelmsford, Bearman began competitive kart racing
aged seven, winning several national and continental titles.Graduating to junior formulae in
2020, Bearman won his first title at the 2021 Italian F4 Championship, also winning the
ADAC F4 Championship that year, both with Van Amersfoort.He then competed in FIA
Formula 3 in 2022, finishing third in his rookie season with Prema.Bearman progressed to
Formula 2 in 2023, winning several races across two seasons.A member of the Ferrari
Driver Academy since 2022, Bearman is a reserve driver for both Ferrari and Haas in 2024,
substituting for Carlos Sainz Jr. in Saudi Arabia—making his Formula One debut—and for
Kevin Magnussen in Azerbaijan and São Paulo, becoming the youngest-ever driver to
compete for Ferrari at the former.From 2025 onwards, he is set to compete for Haas
Bearman was born on 8 May 2005 to David and Terri Bearman in Havering, London.He has
a younger brother, Thomas Bearman (who is also a racing driver), and a sister.His father is
the founder and chief executive officer of the insurance firm Aventum Group.Bearman grew
school at the age of 16 to join the Ferrari Driver Academy in Modena, Italy.== Career ==
=== Karting career ===
Bearman started karting competitively in 2013, when he raced in the championship of the
Trent Valley Kart Club.He then moved to compete in the Super 1 National Championships,
where he managed a best finish of second in 2016 and 2017, driving in the Cadet
category.He then won the Kartmasters British Grand Prix in 2017, and he finished his
karting career off strongly in 2019 with victory in the IAME International Final, IAME Euro
In 2020, Bearman made his single-seater debut in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship with
US Racing, whilst also racing in three rounds of Italian F4.His campaign in the German series
started off with regular points finishes in the first two rounds, before achieving his debut
one at the Nürburgring and Oschersleben, respectively, and finished seventh in the
standings, ahead of fellow rookie teammate Vladislav Lomko but behind top rookie and
teammate Tim Tramnitz.In his appearances in the Italian Championship, the Briton scored a
total of two podiums, with one of them being a race win in Vallelunga, leading to him
For the 2021 season, Bearman switched to Van Amersfoort Racing to perform double duties
in both the German and Italian F4 Championships.In the Italian series, the Brit kicked off his
season with a third place at the Circuit Paul Ricard.Following another podium in the same
round Bearman went on a podium and win streak, which lasted for nine and seven races
respectively.This included two victories in Misano, a hattrick of wins at the Vallelunga
Circuit and two wins in Imola.However, a disqualification from the third Imola race for an
engine irregularity meant that Bearman lost his streak, having originally won the
race.Undeterred, Bearman achieved his eighth win of the season at the following race at the
Red Bull Ring, and followed it up with another podium in the second race.In the penultimate
round of the season, Bearman won the title with a tenth place in the third race, putting the
championship out of reach for his closest rival Tim Tramnitz.In the German championship,
Bearman claimed six victories and after a season-long battle with Tramnitz, claimed the title
at the season finale at the Nürburgring, thus making him the first driver to achieve two
successive Formula 4 titles in a single year.In September 2021, as reward for his two F4
titles, Bearman was nominated for the Autosport BRDC Award.Additionally, in December
2021, Bearman was awarded the Henry Surtees Award for most outstanding performance
Along with his duties in Formula 4, Bearman raced in the BRDC British Formula 3
Championship with Fortec Motorsports, partnering Roberto Faria and Mikkel Grundtvig.He
started his campaign off strongly, scoring two second-place finishes in the first two races at
Brands Hatch.Having skipped the following three rounds in order to concentrate on his F4
campaign, Bearman came back at the Snetterton Circuit, where he won the opening race,
and he followed that up by qualifying on pole for the first race at Silverstone.However, his
chances of victory were slashed after losing his front left wheel on the second lap, which
meant that a second place in Race 2 was the highest finish of his weekend.=== FIA Formula
3 Championship ===
Leclerc and Paul Aron.At the end of the year, Bearman was announced to be driving with
Prema for the 2022 season alongside Crawford and Leclerc.Bearman started his season by
controlling the first race of the year in Bahrain, although, having crossed the finish line in
first place, he was issued a penalty for multiple track limits breaches, which demoted him to