Oscar Piastri Family, Net Worth, Parents, Girlfriend, Career and More

Piastri will race for McLaren against Lando Norris in 2023. Alpine agreed to terminate Piastri's contract early in order for him to join McLaren in the post-season testing session following the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Piastri was the first contender to retire from the Bahrain Grand Prix after his car failed to restart on lap 14 due to a steering wheel replacement.

Oscar Piastri Quick Facts

Oscar Piastri's Early Life and Education

Oscar Piastri was born on April 6, 2001, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and he was raised there with great love and care.Oscar finished his primary and high school at the Alpine Academy. He also attended Haileybury College in Melbourne after completing high school. He has shown an interest in racing since childhood.

Oscar Piastri Family and Parents

Oscar Piastri Parent's Name is Chris Piastri and Nicole Piastri.His father Chris owns a successful automotive software development company, and it was clear from the get-go that Piastri was obsessed with everything car-related. There is no information regarding whether he has any siblings.

Oscar Piastri's Girlfriend and Relationship

Oscar Piastri is not married yet. He is in a relationship with a beautiful girlfriend Lily Zneimer. Oscar recently attended the Autosports award ceremony with a female acquaintance. He also shared a photo of the two on his Instagram page.

Oscar Piastri Net Worth

Oscar Piastri has an estimated Net Worth is $1.5 Million in 2024. His primary source of income is his career as an Australian racing driver. But that number will keep going up as he gets more and more involved in F1.

Oscar Piastri Salary and Endorsements

Oscar Piastri earns around $750,000 per year with McLaren F1 team as a Salary. Although Oscar Piastri has multiple brand endorsements, The successful racer receives support from Quad Lock, THG, and HP Tuners. However, the number will continue to grow as he now competes for McLaren in Formula One.

Oscar Piastri Height and Weight

Oscar Piastri stands for 178 CM height and his weight is around 68 kg. He is a very smart personality with a charming face.

Oscar Piastri Career

Oscar Piastri started his career in 2016 with Dragon F4 in selected rounds of the Formula 4 UAE Championship, collecting two podiums and finishing sixth overall. After that, he was nominated to the TRS Arden Junior Team's line-up for the British F4 championship in 2017. He finished second to Jamie Caroline after claiming six wins and six pole positions.

Piastri made his championship debut in 2018, reuniting with Arden. He finished the season eighth in the championship after claiming three podiums, the best of which was second in the second race at Hockenheim. Piastri revealed in December 2018 that he would be joining reigning team champions R-ace GP for the 2019 season.

He won his debut race in the series at Silverstone and then won again the next day at the same track. He became the first driver in 2019 to win three races after winning in Spa-Francorchamps in July, and he was crowned champion after winning and finishing fourth at the final round at Yas Marina.

Piastri confirmed in December 2020 that he would continue with Prema into Formula 2, replacing the outgoing Mick Schumacher and teaming up with Ferrari Driver Academy member Robert Shwartzman for the 2021 season. Piastri placed fifth in his first race. Piastri started sixth in the second race and made up positions before passing fellow Alpine juvenile Guanyu Zhou on the final lap to grab the lead and win his first Formula 2 race.

Piastri began the feature race in seventh place but quickly overcame many cars to grab the lead by lap 13 of 32. He was forced to withdraw after colliding with Dan Ticktum and spinning with two laps remaining. Piastri finished second in consecutive races at the Monaco round, moving him into second place in the championship standings behind Zhou.

Oscar Piastri was forced to retire from Baku's opening sprint race after colliding on the first lap, but he finished second in the feature event. He won the pole at Silverstone and went on to win the title after finishing sixth in the first sprint race. At the end of the fourth round, he led Zhou by five points in the championship.

In January 2020, Piastri joined the Renault Sport Academy. Piastri was rewarded for his efforts by the Renault F1 Team with a young drivers test in Bahrain on October 31, 2020, alongside fellow Renault Sport Academy drivers Christian Lundgaard and Guanyu Zhou, after winning the FIA Formula 3 Championship in 2020.

Piastri started his second season with McLaren by qualifying and finishing 8th at the season opener in Bahrain. Piastri then qualified 5th and finished 4th at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. For the Austrian Grand Prix, Piastri qualified third and finished the sprint in second after overtaking teammate Norris on lap 3. Piastri then qualified 7th for the main race after having his lap deleted for track limits. 

In the main race, Piastri finished 2nd after benefitting from a late collision between his teammate Norris and Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen to take his fourth career podium, just missing out on the win by 1.9 seconds. At the British Grand Prix, Piastri qualified 5th, but would get into second place by lap 20.