Ferrari defender Oliver Bearman shines as Sainz’s replacement at the 2024 Saudi Arabian GP: 7th place We looked at what happened to the bright kids who scored outright points.
In the spring of the 2024 Formula 1 season, Ferrari’s young Oliver Bearman did everything right: at the age of 18, he jumped into Ferrari for Carlos Sainz, who had an appendectomy, and finished seventh in Jeddah difficult. street circuit. After Max Verstappen (17) and Lance Stroll (18), he is the third-youngest points scorer in Formula 1, but the youngest GP driver ever to score points at such a young age.
On March 16 at the start of the 2025 World Cup in Australia, three drivers have a chance to score points in the first race: Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber), Isack Hadjar (Cow Race) and Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes).
That led us to the questions: What happened to the successful new GPs? What was the best result you were able to achieve afterwards? We looked back almost 30 years ago.
Top GP guests: What happened to them
1996: Jacques Villeneuve (CDN), Melbourne, 2nd.
Later highlights: World champion in 1997, 11 GP wins
1999: Pedro de la Rosa (E), Melbourne, 6.
Later highlights: 2nd place in Hungary 2006, 11th World Cup. 2006
2001: Kimi Räikkönen (FIN), Melbourne, 6.
Later highlights: 2007 World Champion, 21 GP wins
2002: Mark Webber (AUS), Melbourne, 5th.
Later highlights: 9 GP wins, 3rd place in the World Championship. 2010, 2011, 2013
2004: Timo Glock (D), Montreal, 7.
Later highlights: 2nd place Hungary 2008 and Singapore 2009, 10th World Cup. 2008 and 2009
2005: Tonio Liuzzi (I), Imola, 8.
Later highlights: 6th place in China 2007, World Cup-15. 2010
2006: Nico Rosberg (D), Bahrain, 7th.
Highlights later: 2016 world champion, 21 GP wins
2007: Lewis Hamilton (GB), Melbourne, 3rd.
Future Highlights: World Champion 2008, 2014/2015, 2017-2020, 96 GP wins
2007: Sebastian Vettel (D), Indianapolis, 8.
Later highlights: World Champion 2010-2013, 53 GP wins
2008: Sébastien Bourdais (F), Melbourne, 7.
Later highlights: 7th place in Australia and Belgium 2008, World Cup-17. 2008
2009: Sébastian Buemi (CH), Melbourne, 7.
Later highlights: 7th place in Australia and Australia 2009, World Cup-15. 2011
2011: Paul Di Resta (GB), Melbourne, 10.
Later highlights: 4th place in Singapore 2012 and Bahrain 2013, 12th World Cup. 2013
2014: Kevin Magnussen (DK), Melbourne, 2nd.
Later highlights: 2nd place Australia 2014, 9th World Cup 2018
2014: Daniil Kvyat (RU), Melbourne, 9.
Later highlights: 2nd place in Hungary 2015, 7th World Cup 2015
2015: Felipe Nasr (BR), Melbourne, 5.
Later highlights: 5th place in Australia 2015, World Cup-13. 2015
2015: Carlos Sainz (E), Melbourne, 9.
Highlights later: four-time GP winner, 5th in World Cup. 2021, 2022, 2024
2016: Stoffel Vandoorne (B), Bahrain, 10.
Highlights later: 7th place in Singapore and Malaysia 2017, World Cup-16. 2017 and 2018
2021: Yuki Tsunoda (J), Bahrain, 9.
Next up: 4th place Abu Dhabi 2021, World Cup-12. 2024
2022: Guanyu Zhou (RCH), Bahrain, 10.
Next highlights: 8th place in Canada 2022 and Qatar 2024, World Cup-18. 2022/2023
2022: Nyck de Vries (NL), Monza, 9.
Highlight later: no points race, World Cup 21. 2022
2024: Oliver Bearman (GB), Jeddah, 7.
Highlights later: Points also in second GP with Haas, 10, 18 in World Championship. 2024
