Oliver Bearman
Oliver "Ollie" Bearman (born 8 May 2005) is a British racing driver. He is the 2021 Italian and ADAC Formula 4 champion and is a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy. He is currently driving for Prema Racing in the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship.
| Oliver Bearman | |
|---|---|
 Bearman at Spielberg in 2021 | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 8 May 2005 Chelmsford, United Kingdom |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2022 |
| Current team | Prema Racing |
| Car number | 6 |
| Starts | 1 (1 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 2nd in 2022 |
| Previous series | |
| 2021 2020–2021 2020–2021 | GB3 Championship Italian F4 Championship ADAC Formula 4 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2021 2021 | Italian F4 Championship ADAC Formula 4 |
| Awards | |
| 2021 | The Henry Surtees Award |
Career
Karting career
Bearman started karting competitively in 2013, when he raced in the championship of his local karting club, 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 respectively, driving in the Cadet category.[1] The Brit 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 Series and IAME Winter Cup.[2][3]
2020
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.[4] His campaign in the German series started off with regular points finishes in the first two rounds, before achieving his debut victory at the Hockenheimring.[5] Bearman followed that up by scoring two further podiums, 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 fellow teammate Tim Tramnitz.[6] 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 finishing tenth in the end results.[7]
2021
For the 2021 season, Bearman switched to Van Amersfoort Racing to perform double duties in both the German and Italian F4 Championships.[8] In the Italian series, the Brit would kick 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 would last 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.[9][10] However, a disqualification from the third Imola race for an engine irregularity meant that Bearman would lose his streak, having originally won the race.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13]
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.[14]
In September 2021, as reward for his two F4 titles, Bearman was nominated for the Autosport BRDC Award.[15] Additionally, in December 2021, Bearman was awarded the Henry Surtees Award for most outstanding performance by a BRDC rising star.[16]
BRDC Formula 3 Championship
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.[17] He started his campaign off strongly, with two second-place finishes in the first two races at Brands Hatch.[18]
FIA Formula 3 Championship
On 31 October 2021 Bearman was announced to be participating in the post-season test of the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Prema Racing, partnering Jak Crawford, Arthur Leclerc and Paul Aron.[19]
On 28 December 2021, Bearman was announced to be driving with Prema for the 2022 season alongside Crawford and Leclerc.[20]
Formula One
In October 2021, Bearman was named as one of the finalists of the Ferrari Driver Academy's Scouting World Final.[21] The following month, Bearman was confirmed to be joining the Academy along with karting champion Rafael Câmara.[22]
Personal life
Bearman's younger brother Thomas currently races karts. In club racing, their father, David, drove with the number 87, chosen because Ollie was born on May 8 and Thomas on August 7; both brothers have since raced with the number.[23]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Trent Valley Kart Club — Honda Cadet | Evolution Racing | 49th |
| 2014 | Super 1 National Championship — Honda Cadet | 13th | |
| Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Honda Cadet | 4th | ||
| 2015 | Super 1 National Championship — Honda Cadet | 4th | |
| Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Honda Cadet | 10th | ||
| Formula Kart Stars — Cadet | 11th | ||
| 2016 | Super 1 National Championship — Honda Cadet | Virtus Motorsport | 2nd |
| ABkC British Open Championship — Honda Cadet | 5th | ||
| Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Honda Cadet | 2nd | ||
| 2017 | Super 1 National Championship — Honda Cadet | 2nd | |
| Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Honda Cadet | 1st | ||
| 2018 | IAME Winter Cup — X30 Junior | Strawberry Racing | 5th |
| 2019 | Kartmasters British Grand Prix — X30 Junior | KR Sport | 4th |
| Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Rotax Junior | 2nd | ||
| IAME Winter Cup — X30 Junior | 1st | ||
| British Kart Championship — X30 Junior | 27th | ||
| IAME Euro Series — X30 Junior | 1st | ||
| IAME International Final — X30 Junior | 1st | ||
| 2020 | IAME Winter Cup — X30 Senior | 1st |
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | US Racing | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 144 | 7th |
| Italian F4 Championship | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 85 | 10th | ||
| 2021 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 18 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 295 | 1st |
| Italian F4 Championship | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 343 | 1st | ||
| GB3 Championship | Fortec Motorsports | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 163 | 14th | |
| 2022 | Formula Regional Asian Championship | Mumbai Falcons India Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 15th |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship | Prema Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7th* |
Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US Racing | LAU1 1 10 |
LAU1 2 7 |
LAU1 3 6 |
NÜR1 1 13 |
NÜR1 2 7 |
NÜR1 3 10 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 1 |
HOC 3 8 |
NÜR2 1 6 |
NÜR2 2 3 |
NÜR2 3 4 |
RBR 1 6 |
RBR 2 10 |
RBR 3 8 |
LAU2 1 5 |
LAU2 2 6 |
LAU2 3 Ret |
OSC 1 7 |
OSC 2 3 |
OSC 3 7 |
7th | 144 |
| 2021 | Van Amersfoort Racing | RBR 1 1 |
RBR 2 1 |
RBR 3 Ret |
ZAN 1 1 |
ZAN 2 1 |
ZAN 3 4 |
HOC1 1 1 |
HOC1 2 4 |
HOC1 3 2 |
SAC 1 2 |
SAC 2 4 |
SAC 3 2 |
HOC2 1 6 |
HOC2 2 2 |
HOC2 3 3 |
NÜR 1 5 |
NÜR 2 1 |
NÜR 3 4 |
1st | 295 |
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US Racing | MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
MIS 3 |
IMO1 1 |
IMO1 2 |
IMO1 3 |
RBR 1 5 |
RBR 2 2 |
RBR 3 5 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MUG 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
IMO2 1 7 |
IMO2 2 6 |
IMO2 3 12 |
VLL 1 1 |
VLL 2 C |
VLL 3 6 |
10th | 85 |
| 2021 | Van Amersfoort Racing | LEC 1 3 |
LEC 2 7 |
LEC 3 2 |
MIS 1 2 |
MIS 2 1 |
MIS 3 1 |
VLL 1 1 |
VLL 2 1 |
VLL 3 1 |
IMO 1 1 |
IMO 2 1 |
IMO 3 DSQ |
RBR 1 1 |
RBR 2 3 |
RBR 3 20 |
MUG 1 4 |
MUG 2 7 |
MUG 3 10 |
MNZ 1 1 |
MNZ 2 1 |
MNZ 3 1 |
1st | 343 |
Complete GB3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Fortec Motorsports | BRH 1 2 |
BRH 2 2 |
BRH 3 99 |
SIL1 1 |
SIL1 2 |
SIL1 3 |
DON1 1 |
DON1 2 |
DON1 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
SNE 1 1 |
SNE 2 Ret |
SNE 3 14 |
SIL2 1 Ret |
SIL2 2 2 |
SIL2 3 410 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
OUL 3 |
DON2 1 |
DON2 2 |
DON2 3 |
14th | 163 |
Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mumbai Falcons India Racing | ABU 1 |
ABU 2 |
ABU 3 |
DUB 1 |
DUB 2 |
DUB 3 |
DUB 1 |
DUB 2 |
DUB 3 |
DUB 1 7 |
DUB 2 3 |
DUB 3 24 |
ABU 1 6 |
ABU 2 Ret |
ABU 3 23 |
15th | 29 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Prema Racing | BHR SPR 2 |
BHR FEA 6 |
IMO SPR 12 |
IMO FEA 17 |
CAT SPR |
CAT FEA |
SIL SPR |
SIL FEA |
RBR SPR |
RBR FEA |
HUN SPR |
HUN FEA |
SPA SPR |
SPA FEA |
ZAN SPR |
ZAN FEA |
MNZ SPR |
MNZ FEA |
7th* | 17* |
* Season still in progress.
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