Person in history
Oscar Piastri
Oscar Piastri, Australian racing driver
Life at a glance
- Born
- 2001 · April 6
- Age this year
- 25No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- racing driver, Formula One driver. Citizenship: Australia
- Born
- 25th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Personal life Piastri with fans at the 2025 Australian Grand Prix Outside motor racing, Piastri is interested in video games—particularly Call of Duty —and cooking. [ 1 ] He initially adopted the number 11 in kart racing before a rival started using it, prompting his switch to 81 in national competition, junior formulae , and as his personal driver number in Formula One. [ 2 ] His racing helmet also originates from his karting career,
Oscar Jack Piastri is an Australian racing driver who competes in Formula One for McLaren. Piastri has won nine Formula One Grands Prix across four seasons.
Early life
Early life Piastri was sponsored by his father's company, HP Tuners , throughout his junior formulae career. Oscar Jack Piastri was born on 6 April 2001 in Melbourne , Victoria, Australia. [ 1 ] His father, Chris Piastri, is the founder and owner of HP Tuners , an automotive software company; the company sponsored his junior formula career with up to A$ 6.5 million and continues to sponsor Oscar to this day. [ 2 ]
Why this date
Oscar Piastri appears on our April 6 calendar for 2001 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 2001.
- September 15Championship Auto Racing Teams
- September 17New York Stock Exchange
- September 18Anthrax
- September 17George W. Bush
- November 1Turkey
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 2001Anthony VolpeApril 28
- 2001Chosen JacobsJuly 1
- 2001Hamiso Tabuai-FidowSeptember 5
- 2001Kate DouglassNovember 17
- 2001Kim Sin-jinJuly 13
- 2001Brian BranchOctober 22
- 2001Franz WagnerAugust 27
- 2001Breece HallMay 31
Sources
Cite this page
“Oscar Piastri”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/oscar-piastri, accessed October 27, 2026.
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Questions about Oscar Piastri
When was Oscar Piastri born?
April 6 2001.
How old would Oscar Piastri be today?
25 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on April 6?
Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shaylee Mansfield, Julie Ertz and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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