Oscar Piastri
| Born | Oscar Jack Piastri 6 April 2001 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
|---|---|
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Car number | 81 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Podiums | 12 |
| Career points | 438 |
| Pole positions | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 3 |
| First entry | 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix |
| First win | 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix |
| Last win | 2025 Chinese Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2025 Japanese Grand Prix |
| 2024 position | 4th (292 pts) |
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).[2][3]
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]
References
- ↑ "Oscar Piastri: I knew straight away that I won the Championship". 22 November 2020. Archived from the original on 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. 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.
- ↑ Yates, Rod (13 March 2025). "Oscar Piastri's Basic Instinct". Rolling Stone Australia. Vinyl Group. ISSN 2652-5194. Archived from the original on 17 June 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ↑ Hunt, Ben (16 October 2024). "The talent spotters that moulded Piastri into an F1 winner". Autosport. Motorsport Network. ISSN 0269-946X. Archived from the original on 31 October 2024. 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. ISSN 0015-6914. Archived from the original on 24 May 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ↑ "The Rise of McLaren's Oscar Piastri". Silverstone Circuit. British Racing Drivers' Club. 18 December 2023. Archived from the original on 21 May 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ↑ Hensby, Paul. "Season Review: 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup – Piastri Denies Martins". The Checkered Flag. Archived from the original on 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ↑ Williams, Bruce (31 October 2020). "Piastri completes first F1 test in Bahrain". Auto Action. ISSN 2204-9924. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ↑ Smith, Luke (4 December 2021). "Alpine: No shootout between Alonso, Piastri for 2023 F1 seat". Autosport. Motorsport Network. ISSN 0269-946X. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ↑ Benson, Andrew (2 September 2022). "Oscar Piastri to drive for McLaren after Alpine lose contract appeal". BBC Sport. BBC. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.