66 Facts About Oscar Piastri

Oscar Jack Piastri is an Australian racing driver who competes in Formula One for McLaren.

Oscar Piastri made his Formula One debut at the Bahrain Grand Prix, achieving his first career podium in his rookie season at the Japanese Grand Prix.

Oscar Piastri is contracted to remain at McLaren until at least the end of the 2028 season.

Oscar Jack Piastri was born on 6 April 2001 to Chris and Nicole Piastri in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Oscar Piastri grew up in the inner-city suburb of Brighton with his three younger sisters.

Oscar Piastri was privately educated at Haileybury College Melbourne and then Haileybury and Imperial Service College in England as a boarding pupil on a sports scholarship.

Chris Piastri served as his son's mechanic during Oscar's early racing years in Australia and is the founder and owner of HP Tuners, a vehicle diagnostics automotive software company.

Oscar Piastri started racing remote-controlled cars at a national level before beginning his karting career in 2011.

Oscar Piastri moved to the United Kingdom to further his racing career in 2016, finishing sixth in the 2016 World Championship in Bahrain.

In early 2016, Oscar Piastri landed his first major sponsorship, HP Tuners, which helped fund his racing career.

Later in 2016, Oscar Piastri made his single-seater debut in selected rounds of the Formula 4 UAE Championship with Dragon F4, claiming two podiums to take sixth in the championship.

In 2017, Oscar Piastri was named as part of the TRS Arden Junior Racing Team's line-up for the British F4 championship.

In 2018, Oscar Piastri made his debut in the championship, reuniting with Arden.

Oscar Piastri claimed his first victory in the series at Silverstone and repeated with a second win at the same venue a day later.

Oscar Piastri became the first driver to win three races in 2019 after taking victory at Spa-Francorchamps in July, and became the champion after taking a win and fourth place at the final round at Yas Marina.

In December 2018, Oscar Piastri took part in the GP3 Series post-season test at Yas Marina with Trident.

In October 2019, Oscar Piastri joined the post-season test with reigning FIA Formula 3 team champions Prema Racing.

Oscar Piastri started third on the grid for his debut race at the Red Bull Ring.

Oscar Piastri collided with pole-sitter Sebastian Fernandez at the first corner but avoided damage and went on to take victory.

Oscar Piastri started fifth for the sprint race in Barcelona, but overtook multiple cars to take the lead before the end of the first lap.

Oscar Piastri held his position to take his second victory.

Oscar Piastri reclaimed the championship lead after finishing fifth at the following Spa-Francorchamps feature race, but dropped back again after being penalised for an illegal overtake in the sprint race, which Sargeant won.

Oscar Piastri was penalised in qualifying at Monza for impeding Jake Hughes and started the feature race in 15th place.

Oscar Piastri charged to third place by the end of the race, benefiting from Sargeant being involved in a collision, to retake the championship lead.

Oscar Piastri retired from the sprint race after he was hit by Clement Novalak, but was issued a five-place grid penalty for the next race for earlier forcing David Beckmann off the track.

Oscar Piastri lined up 16th on the grid for the final feature race at the Mugello Circuit and failed to score points after finishing 11th.

Sargeant started the sprint race six places ahead of Oscar Piastri, but was eliminated after a collision on the first lap.

Oscar Piastri's only remaining title rival, Theo Pourchaire, was unable to bridge the points gap and Oscar Piastri finished seventh to claim the championship title, three points ahead of Pourchaire and four ahead of Sargeant.

In December 2020, Oscar Piastri announced that he would continue with Prema Racing into Formula 2, replacing the departing Mick Schumacher and partnering Ferrari Driver Academy member Robert Shwartzman for the 2021 season.

Oscar Piastri started the feature race from eighth place but passed multiple cars to take the lead by lap 13 of 32.

Oscar Piastri was later forced into retirement after making contact with Dan Ticktum and spinning with two laps remaining.

Oscar Piastri took consecutive second-place finishes at the Monaco round to take second place in the championship standings behind Zhou.

Oscar Piastri retired from the first sprint race in Baku after a collision on the first lap, but finished second in the feature race.

Oscar Piastri claimed pole position at Silverstone, and took the lead of the championship after finishing sixth in the first sprint race.

At Monza, Oscar Piastri took his first feature win in the series which included a battle on lap 25 with Zhou, and increased his championship lead with another pole and win at Sochi.

Oscar Piastri became the second driver that season after Juri Vips to win two races on the same weekend, finishing first in Jeddah's second sprint race and being in the lead at the time the feature race was aborted.

Oscar Piastri capped off his season with a win in the feature race, his fourth in a row, which meant that Piastri had won six races, more than any other driver that season.

In January 2020, three months after clinching the Formula Renault Eurocup, Oscar Piastri became a member of the Renault Sport Academy.

In June 2022, Oscar Piastri was offered a seat with Williams for 2023 on a two-year loan from Alpine, who were expected to retain Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso.

Alpine then announced that Oscar Piastri would be his replacement, in a press release absent of comments from Oscar Piastri himself.

Oscar Piastri rejected their announcement two hours later via Twitter, stating that he had not signed a contract and would not be driving for them in 2023.

Oscar Piastri was initially only guaranteed a reserve role, prior to the termination of Daniel Ricciardo in the week before the CRB hearing.

Oscar Piastri later claimed a "breakdown in trust" between him and Alpine was behind his decision to leave.

Oscar Piastri signed for McLaren in 2023, replacing Daniel Ricciardo to partner Lando Norris.

Oscar Piastri started eighth in Saudi Arabia prior to dropping outside the points with front wing damage sustained in a first-lap collision with Pierre Gasly.

Oscar Piastri then took pole for the Qatar Grand Prix sprint, holding off Verstappen to claim his maiden sprint victory; he finished second in the main race, having started sixth.

Oscar Piastri retired from the United States Grand Prix following a collision with Esteban Ocon, and claimed eighth in Mexico City.

Oscar Piastri finished ninth in the World Drivers' Championship with two podiums and 97 points, 108 behind teammate Norris in sixth; his results led to a multi-year contract extension with McLaren until at least the end of 2026.

Oscar Piastri opened his 2024 campaign with eighth at the Bahrain Grand Prix, followed by fourth-placed finishes in Saudi Arabia and Australia.

Oscar Piastri claimed eighth again at both the Japanese and Chinese Grands Prix.

In Miami, McLaren emerged as challengers to championship leaders Red Bull; Oscar Piastri dropped to thirteenth following a collision in his battle for second with Carlos Sainz Jr.

Oscar Piastri finished second in both the sprint and main race at the Austrian Grand Prix.

Oscar Piastri allowed Piastri past with two laps remaining, who claimed his maiden victory to become the fifth Australian to win a Formula One Grand Prix.

Oscar Piastri led the majority of the Italian Grand Prix after a first-lap overtake on Norris, before a strategic error saw him finish second to the one-stop of Leclerc.

Qualifying second to Leclerc in Azerbaijan, Oscar Piastri claimed another victory following a race-long battle for the lead.

Oscar Piastri then took third in Singapore, before finishing fifth at the United States Grand Prix.

Norris returned the favour at the chequered flag for the Qatar Grand Prix sprint, allowing Oscar Piastri to take victory before he finished third in the main race.

Oscar Piastri finished the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in tenth after a first-lap collision with Max Verstappen.

McLaren entered 2025 as title favourites, with Oscar Piastri expected to challenge teammate Lando Norris for the World Drivers' Championship.

Oscar Piastri finished third in Japan behind Max Verstappen and Norris.

Oscar Piastri took pole for the Bahrain Grand Prix, cruising to a 15-second winning margin and moving within three points of Norris.

Oscar Piastri took another victory in Saudi Arabia to become the first Australian to lead the World Drivers' Championship since 2010.

Oscar Piastri finished second in the Miami Grand Prix sprint after a late safety car put him behind Norris, before winning the main race.

Oscar Piastri has been noted by critics for his composure under pressure.

Oscar Piastri's calm, collected demeanor has been present right from his junior days.

Oscar Piastri has been lauded for his adaptability, with race engineer Tom Stallard commending his ability to identify flaws in real-time and make improvements without data analysis.