Esteban Ocon will leave the Alpine F1 team at the end of the 2024 season when his contract ends, a decision which has been made mutually as per the team statement.
Esteban spent 5 years with the team, during which, Alpine and Esteban recorded their first Grand Prix victory at the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix, as well as two podiums, second place at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, and the 2023 Monaco Grand Prix where he finished in third place. He achieved a best finish of eighth in the 2022 Drivers’ Championship, contributing to the team’s fourth-place finish in the Constructors’ Championship that year.
Esteban Ocon: “It’s been a significant period of my life to be racing at this team in Formula 1. While I’ve been here for five years as a full-time racing driver, my professional career started at Enstone back when I was a teenager, so it will always be a special place for me. We have had some great moments together, some tough moments as well, and I am certainly grateful to everyone at the team for these memorable times. I will announce my plans very soon but, in the meantime, my full focus is on delivering on track for this team and having a successful remainder of the season.”
Alpine will announce the 2025 driver lineup in due course according to their team statement. Esteban is also now officially on the driver market and can decide where he goes next with recent rumours linking him to Haas as well as Audi should Sainz choose not to go there.
Bruno Famin, Team Principal: “We would like to firstly thank Esteban for his commitment to the team for the past five years. During his time, we have celebrated some fantastic moments together, the best of which coming at the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix with a memorable race win. We still have 16 races to complete in 2024 together with a clear objective: to continue to work tirelessly as a team to push for the best on-track results. We wish Esteban the very best for the next chapter of his driving career when that moment comes.”
