Oscar Jack Piastri is an Australian racing driver who competes in Formula One for McLaren. He debuted in Formula One at the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix, racing for McLaren alongside Lando Norris. Piastri joined the Renault Sport Academy in January 2020 and took his first-ever Formula One test with the Renault F1 Team. After Piastri won the Formula 2 title in 2021, he was selected as a reserve driver for Alpine F1 Team and McLaren for the 2022 Formula One season. In 2022, Piastri was rumored to drive for Williams on loan from Alpine in the 2023 Formula One season.
Born and raised in Melbourne, Piastri started competing nationally with remote-controlled cars and began his karting career in 2011. He later competed in European and other CIK-FIA-affiliated karting championships with Ricky Flynn Motorsport. After graduating to junior formulae in 2016, Piastri won his first championship title at the 2019 Formula Eurocup with R-ace GP. In October 2019, Piastri joined Prema Racing to compete in the FIA Formula 3 championship and later won the 2020 FIA Formula 3 and the 2021 FIA Formula 2 championship titles with Prema Racing and became the sixth driver in history to win the Formula 2/GP2 title in their rookie season. Before Formula 3, Piastri also competed in the F4 UAE and F4 British.
Who are Oscar Piastri’s Parents?
Piastri was born on April 6, 2001, to Chris Piastri and Nicole Piastri. Born and raised in Melbourne, Oscar's parents were the backbone of his career in the early days.
Oscar Piastri’s Mother
Nicole Piastri, Oscar’s mother, is from Australia but has Scottish and Irish heritage. She is active on X and has 125.4K followers. She shares glimpses of her personal life on X including pictures of her dog, Oscar’s life on the track, and other relative things. Not much information about Oscar’s mother is available.
Oscar Piastri’s Father
Chris Piastri, Oscar’s father, is the founder and owner of HP Tuners, a vehicle diagnostics automotive software company. Chris helped his son in his early days by being his mechanic.
What nationality are Oscar Piastri’s parents?
Oscar was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, but he is not entirely Australian. He has multiple heritage from his parents. Chris Piastri is part Italian, Yugoslavian, and Chinese. Whereas Nicole Piastri, Oscar’s mother, shares her heritage from Scotland and Ireland.
FAQs on Oscar Piastri Parents
Andrea Stella is the current team principal of the McLaren Formula 1 Team.
Oscar Piastrio has won two Grand Prix in Formula One.
Oscar Piastri made his debut in Formula One at the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Oscar Piastri has three younger sisters- Hattie, Edie, and Mae.
