Age, Biography, and Wiki
Age: As of 2025, Oscar Piastri is 24 years old, having been born in 2001. His early life saw him grow up near the Australian Grand Prix venue, which likely influenced his passion for racing.
Biography: Piastri's racing career began in karting before transitioning to junior single-seater categories. He competed in the Formula 4 UAE Championship, British F4, Formula Renault Eurocup, Formula 3, and Formula 2, winning titles in the latter three consecutively.
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| Date of Birth | 6 April 2001 |
| Age | 24 Years |
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| Horoscope | Aries |
| Country | Australia |
Height, Weight & Measurements
- Height: Piastri stands at 178 cm (5 ft 10 in).
- Weight & Measurements: Specific details about his weight and other measurements are not publicly available.
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Dating & Relationship Status
There is no widely reported information about Piastri's personal life, including his dating or relationship status.
He grew up in the inner-city suburb of Brighton with his three younger sisters. He claims Italian, Yugoslavian and Chinese heritage from his father's side as well as Scottish and Irish heritage from his mother's side. He was privately educated at Haileybury College Melbourne and then Haileybury and Imperial Service College in England as a boarding pupil on a sports scholarship. Piastri's father served as Piastri'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.
Piastri is a supporter of the Australian rules football team Richmond Tigers. As well as supporting Australia's national cricket team, he follows the Delhi Capitals in the IPL, after a post on his X profile asking for recommendations of which team to support. As of July 2024, Piastri is dating Lily Zneimer, an engineering graduate whom he met during his schoolgoing years. The pair began dating the year before Piastri completed his education in 2019.
In early 2016, Piastri landed his first major sponsorship, HP Tuners (founded and owned by his father), which helped fund his racing career. This was displayed on his racing suit and car during the GP3 Series, F3 and F2 season. Later in 2016, 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 September 2022, Red Bull Racing principal Christian Horner revealed that he missed a chance to sign Piastri to their junior team during his Formula 4 years. In 2017, Piastri was named as part of the TRS Arden Junior Racing Team's line-up for the British F4 championship. There he claimed six wins and six pole positions to finish as runner-up to Jamie Caroline.
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Net Worth
While specific figures for Oscar Piastri's net worth are not readily available, his achievements in junior championships and his current role as a McLaren F1 driver suggest a significant income from his racing career.
Career Highlights
- Junior Championships: Piastri won consecutive titles in Formula Renault, Formula 3, and Formula 2 before moving to Formula 1.
- Formula 1 Debut: He made his F1 debut with McLaren in 2023, following a dispute between Alpine and McLaren over his services.
- Early Success in F1: Piastri had a successful rookie season and has continued to perform well, contributing to McLaren's first Constructors' Championship title in 26 years.
Piastri's career trajectory indicates a promising future in Formula 1, with his accomplishments in junior championships and his early success with McLaren showcasing his talent and dedication to the sport.
Born and raised in Melbourne, Piastri began his career in radio-controlled racing before moving into karting aged nine. Graduating to junior formulae in 2016, Piastri won his first championship at the 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup with R-ace GP. He then won both the 2020 FIA Formula 3 and 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championships back-to-back with Prema, becoming the sixth driver in history to win the GP2/Formula 2 title in their rookie season. Piastri is the only driver in history to win Formula Renault, Formula Three, and Formula Two—or equivalent—championships in successive seasons.
A member of the Alpine Academy from 2020 to 2022, Piastri signed with McLaren in to partner Lando Norris, following a contract dispute with Alpine. He made his Formula One debut at the, achieving his first career podium in his rookie season at the. Retaining his seat for, Piastri achieved his maiden victory in Hungary, becoming the fifth Australian driver to win a Formula One Grand Prix, and repeated this feat in Azerbaijan. In, he took his maiden pole position at the.
Piastri started racing remote-controlled cars at a national level before beginning his karting career in 2011. Having gone professional and competed in various Australian races and championships in 2014, Piastri began competing in European and other CIK-FIA sanctioned karting championships with Ricky Flynn Motorsport the following year. He moved to the United Kingdom to further his racing career in 2016, finishing sixth in the 2016 World Championship in Bahrain.
In December 2020, 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 season. Piastri finished fifth in his debut race. In the second race, Piastri started from sixth and made up places before overtaking fellow Alpine junior Zhou Guanyu on the final lap to take the lead, claiming his first Formula 2 race win. Piastri started the feature race from eighth place but passed multiple cars to take the lead by lap 13 of 32. He was later forced into retirement after making contact with Dan Ticktum and spinning with two laps remaining. Piastri took consecutive second-place finishes at the Monaco round to take second place in the championship standings behind Zhou. Piastri retired from the first sprint race in Baku after a collision on the first lap, but finished second in the feature race. He claimed pole position at Silverstone, and took the lead of the championship after finishing sixth in the first sprint race. At the conclusion of the fourth round, he held the championship lead by five points over Zhou.
At Monza, 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. Piastri became the second driver that season after Jüri 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. The Australian clinched the title with a podium in race one at Yas Marina, thus becoming the third driver to win the championship in their rookie season. He 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. With his championship, Piastri joined an illustrious company of Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton, Nico Hülkenberg, Charles Leclerc, and George Russell, as the only drivers to win the GP2/F2 title in their rookie seasons. He also became just the fifth driver after Hamilton, Hülkenberg, Leclerc and Russell to win the GP3/F3 title, and then the GP2/F2 title the following year, and the first driver in history to win Formula Renault, Formula Three and Formula Two—or equivalent—championships in successive seasons.
Piastri signed for McLaren in, replacing Daniel Ricciardo to partner Lando Norris. On debut at the, Piastri qualified eighteenth amidst performance concerns with the MCL60, before retiring from twelfth with an electrical issue. He started eighth in Saudi Arabia prior to dropping outside the points with front wing damage sustained in a first-lap collision with Pierre Gasly. His maiden points finish came at his home Grand Prix in Australia, claiming eighth after starting sixteenth. He finished outside the points with eleventh and nineteenth at the Azerbaijan and Miami Grands Prix, respectively, suffering contact with Alexander Albon at the former and reliability issues at the latter. A tenth-placed finish saw him claim a point in Monaco, before a run of three further non-points finishes—in Spain, Canada, and Austria. Major upgrades for the saw Piastri qualify third and finish fourth, before finishing fifth in Hungary. He qualified second for the sprint, retaining the position after a battle for the lead with Max Verstappen; he retired from the main race ensuing a first-corner collision with Carlos Sainz Jr. Piastri then finished ninth at the. In Italy, he finished twelfth upon receiving damage from Lewis Hamilton, taking his maiden fastest lap after the resultant pit stop. He qualified seventeenth in Singapore after a red flag, where he recovered to seventh. Finishing third after starting on the front-row at the, he became the first rookie to achieve a podium finish since Lance Stroll in 2017. He then took pole for the sprint, holding off Verstappen to claim his maiden sprint victory; he finished second in the main race, having started sixth. He retired from the following a collision with Esteban Ocon, and claimed eighth in Mexico City. He sustained first-lap damage enroute to fourteenth in São Paulo, before closing his rookie season with tenth- and sixth-placed finishes in Las Vegas and Abu Dhabi—qualifying third at the latter. 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.
Piastri opened his campaign with eighth at the, followed by fourth-placed finishes in Saudi Arabia and Australia. He claimed eighth again at both the Japanese and Chinese Grands Prix. In Miami, McLaren emerged as challengers to championship leaders Red Bull; Piastri dropped to thirteenth following a collision in his battle for second with Carlos Sainz Jr., as teammate Lando Norris took victory. He qualified second at the —demoted to fifth with a grid penalty for impeding Kevin Magnussen—and finished fourth. Piastri qualified and finished second to Charles Leclerc at the, prior to claiming fifth and seventh at the Canadian and Spanish Grands Prix, respectively. He finished second in both the sprint and main race at the. In Britain, he climbed to second from fifth in the wet before a belated switch to intermediate tyres dropped him to fourth; he fractured a rib during the Grand Prix due to an improper seat fit, which he sustained until the summer break. Piastri qualified second for the before overtaking teammate Norris into the first corner; McLaren then allowed Norris to undercut him prior to ordering a position-swap. He allowed Piastri past with two laps remaining, who claimed his maiden victory to become the fifth Australian to win a Formula One Grand Prix. Norris commented that the result was "fair" and "honest", conceding that he lost the race at the start. Piastri finished second in Belgium after a disqualification for George Russell, promoting him to fourth in the standings—ahead of Sainz—before finishing fourth at the. He led the majority of the 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, Piastri claimed another victory following a race-long battle for the lead. He then took third in Singapore, before finishing fifth at the. Eighth-placed finishes at the Mexico City and São Paulo Grands Prix—including second at the latter sprint after being ordered to allow Norris to win—were followed by seventh-place in Las Vegas after a false start penalty. Norris returned the favour at the chequered flag for the sprint, allowing Piastri to take victory before he finished third in the main race. He finished the season-ending in tenth after a first-lap collision with Max Verstappen. Piastri ended the season fourth in the World Drivers' Championship on 292 points—82 behind runner-up Norris—with two victories from eight podiums, helping McLaren win their first World Constructors' Championship since.
McLaren entered as title favourites, with Piastri expected to challenge teammate Lando Norris for the World Drivers' Championship. Three days prior to the start of his campaign, McLaren announced a multi-year contract extension with Piastri until at least the end of the 2028 season. He qualified on the front-row for the season-opening, behind teammate Norris; he challenged Norris for the lead before spinning in wet conditions, ultimately finishing ninth. After finishing second in the sprint, he took his maiden pole position at the, dominating the race ahead of Norris to claim his first victory of the season. He finished third in Japan behind Max Verstappen and Norris. Piastri took pole for the, cruising to a 15-second winning margin and moving within three points of Norris. He took another victory in Saudi Arabia to become the first Australian to lead the World Drivers' Championship since. He finished second in the sprint after a late safety car put him behind Norris, before winning the main race. On pole for the, he finished third after a first-corner overtake by Verstappen and a strategic error.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) As Piastri was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of the top-10 finishers) Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of the top-10 finishers) Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance. Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Social Network
Piastri maintains a presence on social media platforms, though specific details about his activity or engagement are not provided in the available information.
In December 2018, Piastri took part in the GP3 Series post-season test at Yas Marina with Trident. In October 2019, Piastri joined the post-season test with reigning FIA Formula 3 team champions Prema Racing. In January 2020, the Italian outfit signed Piastri to contest the upcoming season, alongside Logan Sargeant and 2019 Formula Regional European champion Frederik Vesti. Piastri started third on the grid for his debut race at the Red Bull Ring. He collided with pole-sitter Sebastián Fernández at the first corner but avoided damage and went on to take victory. He then stated that "he thought [his] first Formula 3 race had ended in the first 10 seconds." Piastri took three consecutive second-place finishes at both Hungaroring races and the first Silverstone feature race, before his first retirement of the season came at the following Silverstone sprint race when a stuck-open DRS forced him to withdraw. Teammate Sargeant took the lead of the championship from Piastri at the second Silverstone feature race after Piastri struggled with reliability issues in qualifying. Piastri started fifth for the sprint race in Barcelona, but overtook multiple cars to take the lead before the end of the first lap. He held his position to take his second victory.
In January 2020, three months after clinching the Formula Renault Eurocup, Piastri became a member of the Renault Sport Academy. He conducted his first test with Renault upon winning the FIA Formula 3 Championship that year, completing nearly 500 km in the R.S.18 at Sakhir. He retained his place at the re-branded Alpine Academy in 2021, for whom he tested the A521 at the Yas Marina post-season test, as well as the R.S.18 again at Silverstone and Monza.
After his FIA Formula 2 title victory, Piastri was appointed the reserve driver of Alpine for their campaign, amidst links to an Alfa Romeo move; he was also made available in the role for McLaren following an agreement between the two teams. He completed around 3000 km of further private tests in the A521 throughout the season—part of an "intense" training programme. Prior to the, he completed a private two-day test for McLaren at Paul Ricard in the MCL35M, before entering post-season testing in the MCL36; he conducted his final rookie test with the team across two days at Barcelona-Catalunya.
In June 2022, Piastri was offered a seat with Williams for on a two-year loan from Alpine, who were expected to retain Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso. In August, Alonso announced that he would replace the retiring Sebastian Vettel at Aston Martin. Alpine then announced that Piastri would be his replacement, in a press release absent of comments from Piastri himself. He 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. Team principal Otmar Szafnauer criticised his actions and "integrity as a human being", stating that he expected loyalty from Piastri and further threatened to take legal action. It soon emerged that he was instead in talks with McLaren.
Piastri has been noted by critics for his composure under pressure. In, Scott Mitchell-Malm of The Race compared his "relaxed intensity" to that of Max Verstappen. Upon winning the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Luke Smith of The New York Times stated that "stress isn’t an emotion one would associate with Piastri. His calm, collected demeanor has been present right from his junior days." This quality prompted several journalists to list him as a favourite for the World Drivers' Championship after the, with Martin Brundle comparing him to Alain Prost. Andrew Benson of BBC Sport stated "combining consistent speed [with] mental solidity and racing decisiveness [makes him] a formidable rival". After winning the, title rival Verstappen stated "he's very calm in his approach, and I like that. [...] He delivers when he has to, barely makes mistakes—and that's what you need when you want to fight for a championship".
Education
There is no detailed information about Piastri's formal education. His early career in karting and his transition to junior single-seater categories suggest a strong focus on his racing career.