Esteban Ocon earns a base salary of $7m from Haas in 2026, the same figure he signed for when he left Alpine. It’s the highest salary of his career and $1m more than Alpine paid him in each of his last two seasons there.
That comes to about $304k for every race on the 23-round calendar. His pay has crept up rather than jumped, rising by only $2m since Renault brought him back on $5m in 2020.
His former Force India boss recalls paying him under a million for 2017 but doesn't say in which currency.
Base Salary Earned in 2026$5.72m of $7m
82% of the way through 2026
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BASE SALARY EARNED
$0Prorated Earnings Estimate
POTENTIAL INCOME
$0Prorated Earnings Estimate
CAREER EARNINGS
$43,770,000Prorated Earnings Estimate
These tickers illustrate calculated averages based on annual figures and are not actual payments.
Can Ocon Add a Bonus This Season?
A strong season could add around $2m in bonuses and lift his potential income to $9m. That depends on results, though, and seven points so far in 2026 leave Ocon needing a much stronger finish to collect a meaningful share of it. Four of those seven points came from eighth place in Baku on September 26.
Ocon's Pay Broken Down by Race, Month, and Day
PER MONTH
$583k
PER WEEK
$135k
PER DAY
$19k
PER HOUR
$799
Ocon’s $7m Haas salary averages out at roughly $583k a month, $135k a week and $19k a day. Add the $2m bonus scenario and the monthly figure climbs to $750k, or $391k per race. Treat these as illustrative averages worked out from his annual pay, and Haas may pay him on a different schedule.
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Insider · Issue 23
01 · The Last Race
Singapore by Salary
Pos
Driver
Pts
Salary
1
Max Verstappen
Red Bull
25
$70m
2
Charles Leclerc
Ferrari
18
$34m
3
Kimi Antonelli
Mercedes
15
$3.4m
4
Lando Norris
McLaren
12
$30m
5
Oscar Piastri
McLaren
10
$13m
6
Insider+
7
Insider+
Our Take · Insider+
What Each Point Now Costs Red Bull
Haas Contract
2 years
Announced 25 Jul 2024
Status
Negotiating
Base Salary
$7m
Potential Income
$9m
Starts
2025
Ends
End of 2026
Duration
2 years
Est. Contract Value
$14m
Essentials
Esteban Ocon
Age 30
Driver
Esteban Ocon
Team
Haas
Number
#31
Nationality
French
Age
30
Manager
Michel Berthelemot / MB1 Management and Gwen Lagrue
Names Michel Berthelemot of MB1 Management and Gwen Lagrue as the people behind his career.
Esteban Ocon's Haas Contract and His Exit After 2026
Ocon is in the second and final season of the Haas contract announced on July 25, 2024. The two-year deal started in 2025 and runs to the end of 2026, and at $7m a season it’s worth about $14m in base salary.
Ocon confirmed on September 30 that his time at Haas will end after the 2026 season, and team principal Ayao Komatsu thanked him for his experience and input through the new regulations. Haas didn’t exercise the 2027 option it was reported to hold, and on October 15 it named Ferrari junior Rafael Câmara as his replacement on a multi-year deal. Ocon says his F1 career isn’t over.
RacingNews365 reported on October 24 that his management has contacted Cadillac, whose team principal Marcin Budkowski worked with him at Alpine, but The Race reported the same day that he isn’t expected to land a seat there. Both outlets point to a reserve role in 2027, possibly at Aston Martin, before a push for a race seat in 2028. None of this has been confirmed, and no figures have been reported.
Ocon’s F1 pay has climbed in steps rather than leaps. He earned about $214k for nine races at Manor in 2016 and is on $7m at Haas today, with a year on the sidelines in between. Those earnings sit behind his estimated $21m net worth.
2025-2026
Haas
$7m
Top Pay but Fewer Points
▾
POTENTIAL INCOME
$7m-9m
AGE
28-29
TEAM
Haas
Haas made him the better-paid driver in its garage with $7m a season, a career high. He scored 38 points in 2025 and seven so far in 2026, and he confirmed in September that he’ll leave Haas after the season.
SEASON
AGE
BASE SALARY
POTENTIAL INCOME
POINTS
POS
2026
29
$7m
$9m
7
16
2025
28
$7m
$7m
38
15
2020-2024
Renault and Alpine
$5m-6m
The Hungarian Grand Prix Winner
▾
POTENTIAL INCOME
$5m-6m
AGE
23-27
TEAM
Renault and Alpine
Renault brought him back on $5m, and that figure held through his 2021 win in Hungary and a career-best 92 points in 2022. A rise to $6m followed, although his tally fell away to 23 points by 2024.
SEASON
AGE
BASE SALARY
POTENTIAL INCOME
POINTS
POS
2024
27
$6m
$6m
23
14
2023
26
$6m
$6m
58
12
2022
25
$5m
$5m
92
8
2021
24
$5m
$5m
74
11
2020
23
$5m
$5m
62
12
2019
Mercedes (reserve)
$0
A Season Spent Waiting
▾
POTENTIAL INCOME
$0
AGE
22
TEAM
Mercedes (reserve)
Losing his Force India seat left him without a race salary in 2019, and any reserve fee isn’t counted in these figures. Mercedes kept him close to the paddock until Renault signed him for 2020.
SEASON
AGE
BASE SALARY
POTENTIAL INCOME
POINTS
POS
2019
22
$0
$0
0
2017-2018
Force India
$1.13m-3m
Two Years Beside Pérez
▾
POTENTIAL INCOME
$1.13m-3m
AGE
20-21
TEAM
Force India
His first full season paid about $1.13m and brought 87 points alongside Sergio Pérez. Pay rose to around $3m in 2018, but the team’s sale that summer ended his time there when the new owners brought in Lance Stroll.
SEASON
AGE
BASE SALARY
POTENTIAL INCOME
POINTS
POS
2018
21
$3m
$3m
49
12
2017
20
$1.13m
$1.13m
87
8
2016
Manor
$214k
Nine Races in a Backmarker
▾
POTENTIAL INCOME
$214k
AGE
19
TEAM
Manor
Manor handed him his debut at Spa in place of Rio Haryanto, and nine races at a rookie rate came to roughly $214k. He left without a point, but Force India had seen enough to sign him for 2017.
Pre-season survey giving his $7m base for his first year at Haas.
Why Haas Signed Ocon on $7m a Year
Haas wanted race-winning experience beside rookie Oliver Bearman in 2025, and Ocon’s record explains why he cost $7m.
A Grand Prix winner. His victory at the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix makes him the only race winner in the current Haas line-up.
Podiums in midfield cars. He’s finished on the podium in Sakhir, Hungary, Monaco, and Brazil, all with Renault or Alpine machinery that rarely ran at the front.
Plenty of mileage. He brings 198 Grand Prix starts since 2016 to a team whose other driver had started only three races before 2025.
A fair market price. Alpine paid him $6m in each of his final two seasons, so a $7m offer was a modest step up rather than a gamble.
Quick to score. His season-by-season stats show 38 points in his first Haas season, only three fewer than Bearman.
Ocon vs Bearman on Pay and Points
Ocon’s $7m base is seven times Oliver Bearman’s $1m, and with both bonus scenarios included the gap is $9m against $1.5m. The points table tells a different story. Bearman leads their 2026 battle 23 to 7, after also finishing ahead in 2025 with 41 points to Ocon’s 38.
Esteban Ocon is on a two-year Haas contract that was announced on July 25, 2024. It covered 2025 and 2026, so it expires when this season ends. At $7m a year, the deal is worth about $14m in base salary. Any bonuses depend on results and come on top.
Haas pays Esteban Ocon a $7m base salary in 2026, which works out at about $304k per race across the 23-race calendar. A strong season could add around $2m in bonuses and take his potential income to $9m. Any personal sponsorship income sits outside those figures.
Esteban Ocon makes about $583k a month from his $7m Haas base salary in 2026, or roughly $19k a day. Adding the $2m bonus scenario lifts his monthly figure to $750k.
These are averages worked out from his annual pay, and Haas may pay him on a different schedule.
Esteban Ocon doesn’t have an F1 seat for 2027 yet. He confirmed on September 30 that he’ll leave Haas when his contract ends after this season, and Haas has signed Rafael Câmara to replace him. RacingNews365 reported on October 24 that his management has contacted Cadillac, where team principal Marcin Budkowski worked with him at Alpine, but The Race reported the same day that he isn’t expected to get that seat. Both outlets see a reserve role, possibly at Aston Martin, as his most likely 2027 option, with a return to racing in 2028 the aim. None of these options has been confirmed.
Esteban Ocon is leaving Haas. He confirmed on September 30, 2026, that he’ll depart when his two-year contract ends after this season, and team principal Ayao Komatsu thanked him for his experience through the new regulations. Haas named Ferrari junior Rafael Câmara as his replacement on October 15, on a multi-year deal from 2027.
Esteban Ocon earned a $5m base salary at Alpine in 2021 and 2022, rising to $6m in 2023 and 2024, after also earning $5m in 2020 when the team raced as Renault. His best Alpine season was 2022, when he scored 92 points and finished eighth, and his move to Haas lifted his base to $7m.
Haas
Force India / Racing Point
Manor
