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Oscar Jack Piastri (born 6 April 2001) is an Australian racing driver currently competing in Formula One for McLaren. Piastri won the 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup with R-ace GP, and won the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship and 2021 Formula 2 Championship with Prema Racing .
Out-and-out racer, driving for the multi world championship-winning McLaren Formula 1 Team. Winner of three consecutive championships: 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup Championship, 2020 FIA F3 Championship and 2021 FIA F2 Championship.
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.
Sep 3, 2022 · F1 Correspondent Lawrence Barretto speaks exclusively to reigning F2 champion Oscar Piastri after the CRB determines he has a contract with McLaren - not Alpine - to make his F1 debut in 2023.
Mar 30, 2023 · Twenty-one-year-old Australian formula one driver Oscar Piastri would probably still be on his P-plates if he was living in Australia. Instead, he’s travelling the world as the most exciting new prospect in world motorsport.
Oct 7, 2023 · Oscar Piastri takes his maiden F1 win in any format in the Sprint. This was McLaren’s second victory in the last 11 years, after Daniel Ricciardo’s win in Monza in 2021 ended a drought that stretched back to 2012.
Dec 12, 2021 · Oscar Piastri made history in Abu Dhabi this weekend, not only to become the first Australian to be crowned FIA Formula 2 champion, but to also win three successive championships, a feat no driver has achieved on their road to F1.
Oscar Piastri - 2021 Champion. Even generational talents George Russell and Charles Leclerc weren’t able to win three titles in a row on their way up the junior motorsport ladder, but that’s exactly what Oscar Piastri did, adding the 2021 Formula 2 title to a trophy cabinet that also includes the 2020 Formula 3 crown and the 2019 Formula ...
Jun 4, 2001 · In an alternate universe somewhere, Oscar Piastri is getting his practice in ahead of the IFMAR World Championship for remote control cars. In this universe, the young Australian is still racing, but he’s inside of the car, and it’s much bigger.
With no F1 vacancy for Piastri in 2022 and due to regulations preventing the F2 Drivers' Champion from returning to compete again, Oscar remained active as the Reserve Driver for the Alpine F1 team, which included test days and race attendance.
