Oscar Piastri
Australian racing driver
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| 2025 | Piastri finished third in the Japanese Grand Prix behind Verstappen and Norris. |
| 2025 | Took his maiden pole position at a Grand Prix, dominating the race ahead of teammate Norris. |
| 2025 | Piastri finished second in the sprint race and subsequently took his maiden pole position. |
| March 2025 | Piastri qualified on the front-row for the season-opening race, starting behind his teammate Norris. During the race, he challenged Norris for the lead but spun in wet conditions and ultimately finished ninth. |
| March 9 2025 | McLaren announced a multi-year contract extension with Oscar Piastri, extending his contract until at least the end of the 2028 season. |
| 2024 | Piastri begins the 2024 Formula One season, qualifying and finishing eighth in his first race. |
| 2024 | Achieves his first Formula One podium by finishing second at the Monaco Grand Prix. |
| 2024 | Takes his maiden Formula One victory, overtaking teammate Lando Norris at the first corner and winning with team orders in the final laps. |
| 2024 | Piastri becomes the fourth driver in history to complete every lap of a Formula One season. |
| 2024 | Piastri claims his maiden Formula One victory, becoming the fifth Australian driver to win a Grand Prix. |
| 2024 | Helps McLaren win their first Constructors' Championship since 1998. |
| 2024 | Piastri breaks a rib during the first half of the season due to an improper seat fit, which fully healed before the Dutch Grand Prix. |
| 2024 | Piastri wins his second Formula One race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, helping McLaren gain the Constructors' Championship lead for the first time since 2014. |
| 2024 | Finishes 4th in the drivers' championship with 292 points, scoring two wins, seven podiums, and one fastest lap. |
| March 2 2024 | Piastri secured his maiden Formula One victory at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, achieving a significant milestone in his early F1 career. |
| 2023 | Awarded the FIA Rookie of the Year and Autosport Awards Rookie of the Year in Formula One, marking his successful debut season in the premier motorsport category. |
| 2023 | Piastri joins McLaren for his rookie Formula One season, replacing Alpine and participating in post-season testing after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. |
| 2023 | Competed in Formula One with McLaren F1 Team, finishing 9th in the championship with 2 podiums. |
| September 2023 | At the Japanese Grand Prix, Piastri secures his first Formula One podium finish, becoming the first rookie to do so since Lance Stroll. |
| September 20 2023 | Piastri signs a contract extension with McLaren, committing to the team until the end of 2026. |
| September 17 2023 | Wins the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, securing his second Formula One victory. |
| July 23 2023 | Achieves his maiden Formula One victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix, becoming the fifth Australian driver to win a Formula One Grand Prix. |
| 2022 | Served as Test driver for BWT Alpine Formula One Team and Reserve driver for McLaren F1 Team. |
| August 29 2022 | A hearing of the FIA's Contract Recognition Board (CRB) commenced to determine his team contract status. |
| August 24 2022 | McLaren confirmed contract termination with Daniel Ricciardo, paving the way for Piastri's race seat in 2023. |
| August 1 2022 | Publicly rejected Alpine's announcement of him replacing Fernando Alonso in 2023 via a Twitter post, stating he had not signed a contract with the team. |
| July 4 2022 | Signed a contract with McLaren, initially as a reserve driver, almost two months before the CRB hearing. |
| June 2022 | Rumours emerged suggesting Piastri would drive for Williams on loan from Alpine. |
| 2021 | Piastri won his first Formula 2 race by overtaking Zhou Guanyu on the final lap. |
| 2021 | Wins the FIA Formula 2 Championship with Prema in his rookie season, becoming the sixth driver in history to achieve this feat. |
| 2021 | Received both the FIA Rookie of the Year and the Autosport Awards Rookie of the Year, highlighting his exceptional talent and achievements in racing. |
| 2021 | At Sochi, Piastri secured another pole position and win, extending his championship lead. |
| 2021 | Piastri took consecutive second-place finishes at the Monaco round, moving to second place in the championship standings. |
| 2021 | Piastri finished his championship season with a feature race win, bringing his total to six races - more than any other driver that season. |
| 2021 | In Jeddah, Piastri became the second driver that season to win two races in a single weekend, winning the second sprint race and leading when the feature race was aborted. |
| December 2021 | Drove the Alpine A521 in the post-season young drivers' test at Yas Marina Circuit. |
| 2020 | Wins the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Prema, continuing his streak of championship victories. |
| 2020 | Won his second race of the season at Barcelona, overtaking multiple cars to take the lead in the first lap and maintaining his position. |
| 2020 | Won the Autosport Awards Rookie of the Year, recognizing his outstanding performance as a rookie in motorsport. |
| 2020 | Won his debut race at the Red Bull Ring after starting third on the grid and recovering from a first-corner collision with pole-sitter Sebastián Fernández. |
| 2020 | Secured three consecutive second-place finishes at Hungaroring and Silverstone before experiencing his first retirement at the Silverstone sprint race due to a stuck-open DRS. |
| December 2020 | Oscar Piastri announced he would continue with Prema Racing in Formula 2, replacing Mick Schumacher and partnering with Robert Shwartzman. |
| October 2020 | Piastri completed his first Formula One test with the Renault F1 Team, driving the Renault R.S.18 at Bahrain International Circuit alongside Christian Lundgaard and Zhou Guanyu. |
| January 2020 | Signed by Prema Racing to contest the FIA Formula 3 Championship season, alongside teammates Logan Sargeant and Frederik Vesti. |
| January 2020 | Oscar Piastri joined the Renault Sport Academy, marking the start of his professional motorsport development. |
| 2019 | Graduated from Haileybury and Imperial Service College in England, where he was a boarding student on a sports scholarship. |
| 2019 | Began dating Lily Zneimer, an engineering graduate whom he met while at boarding school. |
| 2019 | Wins the Formula Renault Eurocup Championship with R-ace GP, becoming the first in his successive championship wins. |
| 2019 | Won his first Formula Renault Eurocup race at Silverstone, followed by a second win at the same venue the next day. |
| October 2019 | Piastri joined the post-season test with Prema Racing, the reigning FIA Formula 3 team champions. |
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