When the rain began to fall in Sochi, the Alpine driver was battling Red Bull's Sergio Perez for the final step on the podium.
Sebastian Vettel loses second-place finish in Hungary after he is disqualified for not having the minimum amount of fuel at the finish.
Esteban Ocon took his - and Alpine's - first Formula 1 race win at a memorable and chaotic 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix.
Championship favorite Lewis Hamilton finished in third place after dropping to seventh due to a lengthy unplanned pitstop.
The 2021 edition of the British GP will go down as a classic race but it wasn't a weekend without controversy.
Esteban Ocon signing a new long-term deal with Alpine will have a ripple effect on the Formula 1 driver's market ahead of 2022.
Given the talent and championship pedigree of Alpine's Fernando Alonso, questions are being raised over his so-far underhwelming F1 return.
The Alpine F1 team have been one of the surprises of the 2021 F1 season, with Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso both scoring points regularly.