| Oscar Piastri | ||
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| File:Oscar Piastri.png | ||
| Driver Details | ||
| Nationality |  Australian
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| P.o.B. | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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| D.o.B. | 6 April 2001 | |
| Début |  2021 Bahrain Sprint Race 1
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| Best Finish | N/A | |
| Formula Two Career | ||
| Entries | 23 (23 Starts) | |
| Wins | 6 | |
| Poles | 5 | |
| FLs | 6 | |
| Podiums | 11 | |
| Points | 252.5 | |
Oscar Piastri (born 6 April 2001 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian racing driver, who will make his FIA Formula 2 Championship debut at the start of the 2021 season.[1] The reigning FIA Formula 3 Championship Champion, Piastri would race for Prema Racing in 2021, with backing from the Renault Sport Academy.[1][2]
Background[]
Piastri began his career in karting at the age of ten, becoming a professional in 2014 as he claimed numerous national titles in his native Australia.[3] A move to Europe followed in 2015 to allow the Australian racer to compete in the European and World Championships, before he made his debut in a single seater in 2016.[3] Piastri duly joined the Formula 4 UAE Championship that season, claiming sixth in the Championship with two podiums.[3]
Aussie Aspirations: 2017 - 2020[]
2017 saw Piastri remain at F4 level, although he instead moved into the British F4 Championship with Arden.[3] There, Piastri would have an impressive debut season, claiming six victories en-route to finishing as runner-up to Jamie Caroline, earning Piastri a seat in the Formula Renault Eurocup for 2018.[3] That season saw Piastri, again competing for Arden, claim three podiums en-route to ninth in the Championship, with the Australian racer also taking part in the end-of-season test for the GP3 Series.[3]
The 2019 season saw Piastri move teams in the Eurocup, a ploy which appeared to work as the Australian racer claimed four victories and the Championship crown.[3] That earned him the attention of Renault F1, who added him to their Academy roster, as well as Prema Racing who added the Australian racer to their FIA Formula 3 Championship squad for 2020.[3] After a delayed start to the season, Piastri emerged as a major title pretender, and would duly claim the Championship on the final day with two wins, edging out Théo Pourchaire by three points.[3]
Formula Two History[]
Piastri was heavily linked with a promotion to the FIA Formula 2 Championship after his triumph in the 2020 F3 Championship, with Prema Racing expected to retain his services for 2021.[1] Confirmation of those reports was subsequently made on 1 December 2021, with Piastri becoming the first driver to be officially confirmed for the 2021 season, with Prema Racing remaining as his employers.[1]
Post Formula Two Career[]
Piastri signed a deal to join the Renault Sport Academy in January 2020, and would get his first taste of a Formula One car in a private test in November 2020, driving a 2018-spec Renault R.S.18 alongside fellow RSA members Guanyu Zhou and Christian Lundgaard.[4]
Full Formula Two Record[]
Shown below are a series of tables outlining Oscar Piastri's career in Formula Two in statistical form.
Formula 2 Entries[]
The list below includes all of the teams and cars, as well as overall finishing positions for Oscar Piastri during their F2 career:
| Oscar Piastri's Overall Formula 2 Record | ||||||
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| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Pos. | Pts. | Livery |
| 2021 |  Prema Racing[1]
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2 | Dallara F2 2018 | File:PIA 21 Livery.png | ||
Career Results[]
Below is a table showing Oscar Piastri's full Formula Two record.
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| Year | Rounds | Pos. | Pts. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | |||
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2nd | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
| S | S | F | S | S | F | S | S | F | S | S | F | S | S | F | S | S | F | S | S | F | S | S | F | |||
| 5th | 1st | 19th | 8th | 2nd | 2nd | Ret | 8th | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||
References[]
Videos and Images:
References:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 'Oscar Piastri moves up to FIA F2 with PREMA Racing', mailchi.mp, (Prema Powerteam SRL, 01/12/2020), https://mailchi.mp/premapowerteam.com/oscar-piastri-moves-up-to-fia-f2-with-prema-racing, (Accessed 01/12/2020)
- ↑ 'Piastri combines with Prema for FIA Formula 3 Championship and joins Renault Sport Academy', automobilsport.com, (AutoMobilSport, 26/01/2020), https://www.automobilsport.com/race-categories--24/race-categories--24,203125,Piastri-combines-with-Prema-for-FIA-Formula-3-Championship-and-joins-Renault-Sport-Academy,news.htm, (Accessed 01/12/2020)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 'Oscar Piastri', driverdb.com, (Driver Database, 2020), https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/oscar-piastri/, (Accessed 01/12/2020)
- ↑ 'TRIO OF RENAULT YOUNG GUNS COMPLETE F1 TEST IN BAHRAIN', grandprix247.com, (PEEVEE Media, 05/11/2020), https://www.grandprix247.com/2020/11/05/trio-of-renault-young-guns-complete-f1-test-in-bahrain/, (Accessed 01/12/2020)