Oscar Piastri

Info

Team: McLaren
Country: Australia
Podiums: 2
Grands Prix: 28
Total of points: 138
World Championships: 0
Highest race finish: 2 (1x)
Highest grid position: 2 (1x)
Fastests laps: 3
Date of birth: 06/04/2001
Place of birth: Melbourne, Australia
Height : 178cm
Weight: 68kg
Age: 23 years
Contract: 31/12/2026
Salary: $6M

Biography

Born in Melbourne, just a stone’s throw away from the Australian Grand Prix venue, a young Oscar Piastri’s dreams of one day racing in Formula 1 were ignited by the sport’s star drivers roaring around his local streets, otherwise known as Albert Park.

But it would take huge commitment and sacrifice to turn that dream into a reality, with a move to Europe – made by the likes of fellow countrymen Mark Webber and Daniel Ricciardo before him – the only way to go up against the best and catch the attention of the sport’s decision-makers.

Using success on the Australian karting scene as a springboard, Piastri continued to learn the craft in championships across Europe, before getting his first taste of single-seater competition as a 15-year-old – two podium finishes in F4 UAE a sign of things to come.

From there, success flowed. British F4 runner-up. Formula Renault champion. F3 champion. F2 champion (by more than 50 points). Piastri did not simply climb the junior single-seater ladder, he charged up it to knock loudly on the F1 door.

So impressive was Piastri that two F1 teams squabbled over his services for 2023, adding a new dimension to the driver market and so-called ‘silly season’.

After a meeting of the Contract Recognition Board, it was confirmed that it was McLaren, and not long-time backers Alpine, that had the right to Piastri’s services, and with whom the 21-year-old is set to realise his F1 dream.

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