Oscar Piastri

Oscar Piastri (born 6 April 2001 in Melbourne) is an Australian racing driver, member of the Renault Sport Academy and reigning Formula Renault Eurocup champion. He will compete in the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Prema alongside Frederik Vesti and Logan Sargeant.

Oscar Piastri
Piastri at Spa-Francorchamps after winning a race in Formula Renault Eurocup
Nationality	Australian
Born	(2001-04-06) 6 April 2001 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season	2020
Current team	Prema Racing
Car number	1
Starts	12 (12 entries)
Wins	2
Podiums	5
Poles	0
Fastest laps	4
Previous series
2018–19 2017 2016–17	Formula Renault Eurocup F4 British Championship Formula 4 UAE Championship
Championship titles
2019	Formula Renault Eurocup

Career

Karting

Born in Melbourne, Piastri began karting in 2011, before going professional in 2014 to rack up multiple titles in various Australian championships.[1] 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.[2][3][4]

Lower formula

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.[5]

In 2017, Piastri was named as part of the TRS Arden Junior Team's line-up for the British F4 championship.[6] There he claimed six wins and six pole positions to finish as runner-up to Jamie Caroline.[7][8]

GP3 Series

In December 2018, Piastri partook in the post-season test at Yas Marina with Trident.[9]

Formula Renault Eurocup

In 2018, Piastri made his debut in the championship, reuniting with Arden.[10] Claiming three podiums, with a highest placed finish of second at the second race at Hockenheim, he finished the season ninth in the championship.[11]

In December 2018, it was announced Piastri would switch to reigning team champions R-ace GP for the 2019 championship.[12] He claimed his first victory in the series at Silverstone [13] and repeated with a second win at the same venue a day later.[14] He became the first driver to win three races in 2019 after taking victory at Spa-Francorchamps in July,[15] and became the champion after taking a win and fourth place at the final round at Yas Marina.[16]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

In October 2019, Piastri joined the post-season test with reigning team champions Prema Racing.[17] In January 2020, the Italian outfit signed Piastri to contest the upcoming season.[18]

Formula One

As reward for claiming the Formula Renault Eurocup title, Piastri joined the Renault Sport Academy in January 2020.[19]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	FLaps	Podiums	Points	Position
2016–17	Formula 4 UAE Championship	Dragon F4	11	0	0	0	2	94	6th
2017	F4 British Championship	TRS Arden Junior Team	30	6	6	5	13	376.5	2nd
2018	Formula Renault Eurocup	Arden Motorsport	20	0	0	0	3	110	8th
	Formula Renault NEC		8	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2019	Formula Renault Eurocup	R-ace GP	19	7	5	6	11	320	1st
2020	FIA Formula 3 Championship	Prema Racing	12	2		4	5	130*	2nd*

^† As Piastri was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
^* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	DC	Points
2020	Prema Racing	RBR1 FEA 1	RBR1 SPR 8	RBR2 FEA 4‡	RBR2 SPR 5	HUN FEA 2	HUN SPR 2	SIL1 FEA 2	SIL1 SPR Ret	SIL2 FEA 7	SIL2 SPR 6	CAT FEA 6	CAT SPR 1	SPA FEA	SPA SPR	MNZ FEA	MNZ SPR	MUG FEA	MUG SPR	2nd*	130*

^‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
^* Season still in progress.

References

1. "Oscar Piastri - Young Drivers - British Racing Drivers' Club". Retrieved December 21, 2018.
2. "OSCAR PIASTRI JOINS RICKY FLYNN MOTORSPORT IN 2016". 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
3. "OSCAR PIASTRI SIXTH IN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP". 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
4. Wood, Elliot (August 30, 2017). "Scout Report: Oscar Piastri". FormulaScout. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
5. "OSCAR PIASTRI JOINS DRAGON F4 FOR F4UAE CHAMPIONSHIP". 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
6. Jackson, Connor (February 8, 2017). "TRS ARDEN ANNOUNCE 2017 ALL-YRDA BRITISH F4 LINE UP". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
7. "BRITISH F4 THRILLS AT OULTON COME RAIN OR SHINE". May 22, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
8. "Oscar Piastri runner-up in British F4 Championships". October 2, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
9. "OSCAR PIASTRI TO TEST GP3 IN ABU DHABI". November 28, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
10. Wood, Elliot (December 20, 2017). "British F4 runner-up Oscar Piastri to step up to FR2.0 Eurocup with Arden Motorsport". FormulaScout. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
11. "Double Podium for Piastri at Hockenheim Formula Renault Eurocup". September 24, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
12. "OSCAR PIASTRI SIGNS WITH FORMULA RENAULT CHAMPIONS". December 21, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
13. "Maiden victory for Oscar Piastri at Silverstone". Formule Renault.
14. "Silverstone double for Oscar Piastri". Formule Renault.
15. "Oscar Piastri takes care of business". Formule Renault.
16. "The win for Victor Martins, the title for Oscar Piastri!".
17. Benyon, Jack (October 18, 2019). "Prema names F3 post-season test line-up". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
18. "Piastri completes PREMA line-up for 2020". January 24, 2020. Archived from the original on January 26, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
19. "Piastri combines with Prema for FIA Formula 3 Championship and joins Renault Sport Academy". January 26, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2020.

External links

• Oscar Piastri official website
• Oscar Piastri career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Max Fewtrell	Formula Renault Eurocup Champion 2019	Succeeded by Incumbent