French- Championship
- 12th359 pts to the leader
- Points
- 49pts21 rounds started
Esteban Ocon, a French driver, raced for Force India in the 2018 Formula 1 season with car number 31. Ocon was born on 17 September 1996. Ocon finished 12th in the 2018 drivers' championship with 49 points and no wins or podiums – 359 points behind champion Lewis Hamilton.
Ocon's best result was 6th, achieved 4 times, most recently at the Italian Grand Prix. Ocon's teammate was Sergio Pérez; Ocon led their qualifying head-to-head 16–5 and trailed the race head-to-head 10–11.
Ocon scored points in 10 of 21 Grands Prix, with a best run of 3 points finishes in a row. Ocon's average qualifying position was 10.0. From grid to flag, Ocon gained a net 21 places across 15 classified finishes. Ocon scored 44% of Force India's 2018 total of 111 points.
Final 2018 results after 21 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
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Esteban Ocon: quick facts
Short answers about Ocon's 2018 season.
What team did Esteban Ocon drive for in 2018?
Esteban Ocon drove for Force India in the 2018 Formula 1 season.
What car number did Esteban Ocon use in 2018?
Esteban Ocon raced with car number 31 in 2018.
How many points did Esteban Ocon score in 2018?
Esteban Ocon scored 49 points in 2018 and finished 12th in the drivers' championship, 359 points behind champion Lewis Hamilton.
How many races did Esteban Ocon win in 2018?
Esteban Ocon did not win a Grand Prix in 2018. Ocon's best result was 6th at the Italian Grand Prix.
Who was Esteban Ocon's teammate in 2018?
Sergio Pérez was Esteban Ocon's teammate at Force India in 2018. Ocon led the qualifying head-to-head 16–5 and trailed the race head-to-head 10–11.
Esteban Ocon biography
Esteban Ocon was born in Évreux, France, in 1996. He won the European Formula 3 championship in 2014 and the GP3 title in 2015, then made his F1 debut with Manor midway through 2016.
After two seasons at Force India and a year as Renault’s reserve, he returned as a race driver with Renault in 2020 and stayed as the team became Alpine. He won the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix and added podiums in Monaco in 2023 and Brazil in 2024. He joined Haas in 2025 and races for Haas in 2026 alongside Oliver Bearman.
