Oscar Piastri

Oscar Piastri (born 6 April 2001 in Melbourne) is an Australian racing driver who currently competes in the Formula Renault Eurocup with R-ace GP.

Karting

Born in Melbourne, Piastri began karting in 2011, before going professional in 2014 to rack up multiple titles in various Australian championships. In 2015, Piastri began competing in European and other CIK-FIA sanctioned karting championships with Ricky Flynn Motorsport, with a highest placed finish of sixth in the 2016 World Championship in Bahrain.

Lower formulae

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 2017, Piastri was named as part of the TRS Arden Junior 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.

GP3 Series

In December 2018, Piastri partook in the post-season test at Yas Marina with Trident.

Formula Renault Eurocup

In 2018, Piastri made his debut in the championship, reuniting with Arden. Claiming three podiums, with a highest placed finish of second at the second race at Hockenheim, he finished the season ninth in the championship.

In December 2018, it was announced Piastri would switch to reigning team champions R-ace GP for the 2019 championship. He claimed his first victory in the series at Silverstoneand repeated with a second win at the same venue a day later. He became the first driver to win three races in 2019 after taking victory at Spa-Francorchamps in July.

FIA Formula 3

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

Career summary

As Piastri was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.