Oliver Bearman

About

British race car driver who won the 2021 Italian and ADAC Formula 4 races. The next year, he placed third at the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship. He has been a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy and has driven for Prema Racing. He later competed in the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship. He posts updates on his driving career on his olliebearman Instagram account, where he has over 2.2 million followers.

Before Fame

He started karting competitively in 2013 at 8 years old, before moving on to a race car driving career.

Trivia

In November 2021, he joined the Ferrari Driver Academy, an initiative of Ferrari's Formula One racing team to find and promote young talent. He was the first driver ever to win both the Italian and ADAC Formula 4 races in the same year.

Family Life

His father, David, participated in club racing and his younger brother Thomas kart races competitively. He and his brother have both raced under their father's number: 87.

Associated With

Former members of the Ferrari Driver Academy include Lance Stroll and Charles Leclerc. He took 6th place in the 2023 Formula 2 Championship while his Prema Racing teammate Frederik Vesti was runner-up.