Oliver Bearman

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Oliver Bearman
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Bearman at Brands Hatch in 2021
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (2005-05-08) 8 May 2005 (age 16)
Chelmsford, United Kingdom
GB3 Championship career
Debut season2021
Current teamFortec Motorsports
Car number87
Starts9 (9 entries)
Wins1
Podiums4
Poles1
Fastest laps1
Best finish14th in 2021
Previous series
2020–2021
2020–2021		Italian F4 Championship
ADAC Formula 4
Championship titles
2021
2021		Italian F4 Championship
ADAC Formula 4

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 set to drive for Prema Racing in the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship.

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]

Lower formulae[]

Bearman at Red Bull Ring in 2021 driving in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship

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]

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]

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.[15] He started his campaign off strongly, with two second-place finishes in the first two races at Brands Hatch.[16]

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.[17]

On 28 December 2021, Bearman was announced to be driving with Prema for the 2022 season.[18]

Formula One[]

In October 2021, Bearman was named as one of the finalists of the Ferrari Driver Academy's Scouting World Final.[19] The following month, Bearman was confirmed to be joining the Academy along with karting champion Rafael Câmara.[20]

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.[21]

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 FIA Formula 3 Championship Prema Racing

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 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 		BHR
FEA 		IMO
SPR 		IMO
FEA 		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 		- 0

* Season starts 18th March 2022.

References[]

  1. ^ "Super 1 National Honda Cadet Championship 2016 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  2. ^ "IAME International Final - X30 Junior 2019 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  3. ^ "Ollie Bearman | British Racing Driver | Formula 4". Ollie Bearman. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  4. ^ Allen, Peter (2020-07-27). "Ollie Bearman to race in ADAC F4 opener with US Racing". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  5. ^ Waring, Bethonie (2020-09-19). "Briton Ollie Bearman seizes maiden F4 win at Hockenheim". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  6. ^ Wood, Ida (2020-12-23). "The standout Formula 4 drivers around the world in 2020". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
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  8. ^ Wood, Ida (2021-01-26). "Bearman switches to Van Amersfoort Racing for second year in F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  9. ^ "Bearman wins, title rivals retire in Italian F4's Imola opener". Formula Scout. 2021-07-24. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
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  11. ^ Wood, Ida (2021-08-02). "Bearman excluded from F4 win at Imola for non-compliant engine". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  12. ^ Wood, Ida (2021-09-11). "Bearman bounces back from Imola DSQ with another Italian F4 win". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  13. ^ Wood, Ida (2021-10-10). "Bearman becomes Italian F4 champion as Duerksen dominates Mugello". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  14. ^ Gascoigne, Roger (November 7, 2021). "Bearman and VAR take ADAC F4 titles as Bedrin wins season finale". Formula Scout. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
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  16. ^ Whitfield, Steve (2021-05-22). "Simmons beats Bearman to victory in BRDC British F3 season opener". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  17. ^ Gascoigne, Roger (October 31, 2021). "Crawford and Bearman join Prema for FIA F3 Valencia post-season test". Formula Scout. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  18. ^ Gascoigne, Roger (December 28, 2021). "Bearman to join Prema for 2022 FIA F3 Championship season". FIA Formula 3 Championship. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
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  20. ^ Smith, Luke (November 8, 2021). "British youngster Bearman joins Ferrari Driver Academy". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  21. ^ Gascoigne, Roger (2021-12-20). "The route Bearman took to his momentous F4 title double". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-12-21.

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