Who is Haas driver Oliver Bearman? Age, nationality, stats and more

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Oliver Bearman is amongst the latest elite, young British drivers enjoying a career in Formula 1, so here is everything to know about the Ferrari product racing with Haas.

The Briton will drive in Formula 1 from 2025 after Haas confirmed Bearman had agreed to a multi-year contract before the 2024 British GP. It also followed Ferrari ushering him into their car at the 2024 Saudi Arabian GP when Carlos Sainz underwent surgery for his appendicitis.

Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur only told Bearman that he was racing in Formula 1 and not Formula 2 at 13:30 local time (10:30 GMT) ahead of FP3. Yet Bearman qualified in P11, only missing out on the top 10 by 0.036 seconds, and scored points with his P7 finish.

Oliver Bearman replaced Carlos Sainz for his F1 debut at the 2024 Saudi Arabian GP with Ferrari

Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton denied Bearman a Q3 appearance on his F1 debut. Yet a safety car period and strategy saw Bearman end the 2024 Saudi Arabian GP as the second-best Briton after George Russell. He rarely put a foot wrong in a composed drive.

His status as a reserve driver for Haas as well as Ferrari in 2024 also saw Bearman return to the F1 grid at that year’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix in a preview to his full-time position in 2025. Bearman replaced Kevin Magnussen for Haas in Baku with the Dane serving a one-race ban.

Magnussen would even recommend that Haas put Bearman in his car again at the 2024 Sao Paulo Grand Prix as the Dane was too unwell to compete in Brazil. But it even saw Bearman reach the threshold of three Grand Prix starts to no longer be officially classified as a rookie.

But who really is Bearman, what is his life outside of Formula 1 like and what has been said about the Haas driver? F1 Oversteer looks at everything that you need to know about him.

Who is Oliver Bearman?

Oliver Bearman, commonly known as Ollie Bearman, is a British racing driver competing for Haas F1 Team in the 2025 Formula 1 season. He is a product of the Ferrari Driver Academy, having joined at just 16 years old in 2021, and served as Ferrari’s F1 reserve driver in 2024.

Bearman already owns slices of Formula 1 history as the youngest British driver to enter any Grand Prix weekend session (FP1 at the 2023 Mexico City GP), the youngest British driver to start a Grand Prix and also the youngest driver to race with Ferrari (2024 Saudi Arabian GP).

Further history followed him deputising for the suspended Kevin Magnussen for Haas in the 2024 Azerbaijan GP. Bearman became the first driver to score points for two different teams across his first two Grand Prix starts, with P7 for Ferrari in Jeddah and P10 for Haas in Baku.

Haas ran Bearman for his Formula 1 weekend debut in FP1 at the 2023 Mexico City GP and again in FP1 at the 2023 Abu Dhabi GP. He finished P15 on the timesheets at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez and secured P20 at Yas Marina but shone far more than his lap times.

McLaren driver Lando Norris previously held the record as Britain’s youngest driver to enter an official F1 session. While Bearman’s childhood hero was former McLaren driver and 2009 F1 champion, Jenson Button. He looked up to how the Frome-born driver tackled his racing.

Oliver Bearman started racing aged eight

For Bearman, his racing career started at the age of eight in a club race when he first tried a go-kart. His passion for racing soon took hold and his talent also came to the fore at a young age. Bearman took fourth on debut in the Kartmasters British Grand Prix, Honda Cadet class.

His first title soon followed in the 2017 edition, too, after finishing second in 2016 and in the Super 1 National Championship in both years. X30 Junior class honours also followed in the IAME Winter Cup, Euro Series and International Final in 2019 as Bearman rose up the ranks.

Bearman only switched to single-seaters in 2020 when he entered the Italian and German Formula 4 championships. Yet he took both titles in 2021, including taking 11 wins from 21 races in the Italian series. Bearman also finished third in the 2022 Formula 3 championship.

Challenging for the F3 title in his rookie year with Prema saw Bearman graduate into F2 with the Italian team in 2023, as well. It only took him four rounds to secure the Briton’s first win by sealing the Sprint and Feature race double at the 2023 Azerbaijan GP round in Baku, too.

How old is Oliver Bearman? What is the Haas driver’s age?

At the time of writing, Haas F1 driver Oliver Bearman is 20 years old. He was born on May 8, 2005 to parents dad, David Bearman, and mum, Terri Bearman. His father, uncle and even grandad have also competed in motorsport to varying levels and varying levels of success.

Bearman has a younger brother called Thomas, who is currently racing in go-karts. The brothers have both used #87 as their permanent race number, as their father used it at the club level from their respective birthdays. Bearman also has a younger sister called Amelie.

Where was Oliver Bearman born? What is his nationality?

Oliver Bearman was born in the London borough of Havering but he grew up in Chelmsford, Essex in England. The Bearman family moved to Chelmsford when Ollie was aged three and both his brother and sister were also then born in the Essex city unlike the Formula 1 driver.

How tall is Oliver Bearman? What is his height in feet?

Measuring in at 1.90 metres tall, Oliver Bearman stands at a height of 6 ft 3 in.

How good is Oliver Bearman? What’s been said about him?

Oliver Bearman has shown a competitive streak and winning ability in every championship that he has so far entered. Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu also praised Bearman at the 2023 Mexico City GP, having exceeded the American team’s expectations on his FP1 debut.

“Not that my expectation was low, but that was so professional,” Komatsu said, via Reuters, whilst Haas’ trackside engineering director. “He didn’t put a foot wrong.

“The communication and the feedback were really good, as well. So, really, I’ve got nothing to complain about. It was a really impressive FP1.”

Komatsu also sent praise Bearman’s way after his stand-in debut at the 2024 Saudi Arabian GP in place of Carlos Sainz with Ferrari. The Briton received a sudden call-up to replace the Spaniard but qualified in P11 and scored points with P7 as the second-highest British racer.

“To be honest, I haven’t actually studied Ollie’s race today,” 48-year-old Komatsu told Sky Sports F1 (09/03/2024, 19:35). “I’m sure [it was very good] where he finished.

“But, look, last year we ran him in FP1 sessions in Mexico and Abu Dhabi, straight away it was obvious that he’s a total package. He’s so impressive. So, I was very happy that we got [him] for six FP1s this year. And, yeah, [I am] very happy for him.”

Oliver Bearman’s net worth

It is reported that Oliver Bearman has a net worth of just over £1m. He is one of the three directors of the company OBR Management Ltd with his father, David. The Bearman family started the company as Oliver Bearman Racing Ltd in June 2020.

Who is Oliver Bearman’s girlfriend? Is he dating anyone?

Oliver Bearman has been dating Alicia Stent-Torriani since October 2024, after the Haas driver split from Estelle Ogilvy earlier in the year. Stent-Torriani is an account manager at ALL TIME, an athlete management company owned by Charles Leclerc’s brother, Lorenzo.

Oliver Bearman’s Formula 1 career stats

As of the end of the 2025 Formula 1 season, Oliver Bearman had entered 27 Grands Prix, which included deputising for Carlos Sainz at Ferrari and Kevin Magnussen at Haas in his duty as both teams’ reserve driver in 2025. Bearman even scored points in his first two Grand Prix appearances.

The 2025 rookie had an impressive first season, which saw him finish in P13, two places above his teammate Esteban Ocon. His best finish came at the Mexican Grand Prix in fourth, fending off a challenge from championship contender Oscar Piastri.