Oscar Piastri
Oscar Jack Piastri (born 6 April 2001)[1] is an Australian racing driver, who drives in Formula One (F1) for McLaren. He was part of the Alpine F1 drivers academy from 2020 to 2021. He has won eight Grands Prix races in F1 (As of July 2025[update]).[2][3]
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Piastri was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[4] He also lived there when he was a child. He started racing radio-controlled cars and later did karting from age 10.[5][6][7] Piastri won the Formula Renault Eurocup in 2019.[8] In 2020 he won the Formula Three championship.[9] He then won the Formula Two championship in 2021 in his first season and then trained with the Alpine F1 Team.[10] In 2023, he became a Formula One driver with McLaren, where he has stayed.[11] In the 2025 F1 season, he finished 3rd but was 1st for a lot of the season and won 7 grands prix.[12][13]
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Piastri was sponsored by his father's company, HP Tuners, throughout his junior formulae career.
Piastri finished runner-up to Jamie Caroline in his rookie British F4 season.
In Formula Renault 2.0, Piastri took three podiums across his Eurocup campaign in 2018.
Piastri won the Eurocup in 2019 amidst a title battle with Victor Martins, his first junior championship.
In 2021, Piastri won the FIA Formula 2 Championship in his rookie season with Prema.
Alpine falsely claimed Piastri had signed for them in 2022, leading to a widely publicised contract dispute.
Piastri (pictured at the Template:F1GP) debuted in Formula One with McLaren in 2023.
Piastri (pictured at the Template:F1GP) retained his seat in 2024 as McLaren emerged as challengers to Red Bull.
Piastri (pictured at the Template:F1GP) took two victories as McLaren won the World Constructors' Championship.
References
- ↑ Oscar Piastri: I knew straight away that I won the Championship (22 November 2020).
- ↑ "‘In a league of his own’: Oscar Piastri’s star continues to rise with Bahrain GP win". The Guardian (Australian Associated Press). 14 April 2025. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/apr/14/formula-one-f1-oscar-piastri-bahrain-gp-win. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ↑ Bailey, Michael (27 July 2025). "F1 Belgian Grand Prix live updates: Follow reaction as Piastri beats Norris to win after rain delay". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/f1-belgian-gp-live-updates-race-times-results/ymvPYFNeGQAo/.
- ↑ Yates, Rod (13 March 2025). "Oscar Piastri's Basic Instinct". Rolling Stone Australia (Vinyl Group). . https://au.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/oscar-piastri-basic-instinct-73836/. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ↑ Hunt, Ben. The talent spotters that moulded Piastri into an F1 winner. Autosport (16 October 2024)Motorsport Network. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ↑ Santoreneos, Anastasia (14 October 2024). "How Oscar Piastri turned a remote-control-car hobby into a lucrative F1 career". Forbes Australia (Forbes). . https://www.forbes.com.au/news/30-under-30/inside-oscar-piastris-meteoric-f1-rise/. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ↑ The Rise of McLaren's Oscar Piastri. Silverstone Circuit (18 December 2023)British Racing Drivers' Club. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ↑ Hensby, Paul. "Season Review: 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup – Piastri Denies Martins". The Checkered Flag. https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2019/12/season-review-2019-formula-renault-eurocup-piastri-denies-martins/. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ↑ Williams, Bruce (31 October 2020). "Piastri completes first F1 test in Bahrain". Auto Action. . https://autoaction.com.au/2020/10/31/piastri-completes-first-f1-test-in-bahrain. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ↑ Smith, Luke. Alpine: No shootout between Alonso, Piastri for 2023 F1 seat. Autosport (4 December 2021)Motorsport Network. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ↑ Benson, Andrew (2 September 2022). "Oscar Piastri to drive for McLaren after Alpine lose contract appeal". BBC Sport (BBC). https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/62767046. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ↑ Clayton, Matthew (7 December 2025). "Piastri led the F1 title race by 34 points, but ended up third. One moment in his slide will hurt more than most" (in en). The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/sport/motorsport/piastri-led-the-f1-title-race-by-34-points-but-ended-up-third-one-moment-in-his-slide-will-hurt-more-than-most-20251207-p5nllf.html.
- ↑ Oscar Piastri - F1 Driver for McLaren (in en). www.formula1.com. Retrieved 10 December 2025.