Rafael Camara to join Haas for the 2027 Formula 1 season

Brazilian driver Rafael Camara will join the Haas Formula 1 team starting in the 2027 season. The 21-year-old, a product of the Ferrari Driver Academy, has signed a multi-year contract and will partner with Ollie Bearman. This announcement follows the confirmed departure of Esteban Ocon, who is leaving the American team at the end of the current 2026 season to transition to the World Endurance Championship (WEC) with Toyota.

Camara is currently competing in Formula 2 with Invicta Racing, where he leads the championship standings by seven points over Nikola Tsolov. His promotion to the premier class follows a successful junior career, including a European Formula Regional title in 2024 and a championship victory in Formula 3, where he tied the record for the highest win percentage in the series' history. His selection by Haas was further solidified by his performance in the team's private testing sessions with legacy F1 machinery.