McLaren driver Oscar Piastri’s life outside of F1 including height, net worth and family relationships

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Oscar Piastri is a prodigiously gifted young driver making his name on the Formula 1 grid, so here is everything that you need to know about the current McLaren driver.

The Australian was even at the centre of a legal tug-of-war between McLaren and Alpine just to reach Formula 1 for the 2023 season. Piastri convinced McLaren to put him in one of their cars after a storied junior career. But Alpine believed they could promote their reserve driver.

Piastri, eventually, replaced compatriot Daniel Ricciardo and made his debut for McLaren at the 2023 Bahrain GP. He would score his first points on home soil at the Australian GP, his first podium at that year’s Japanese GP and further won the Sprint at the 2023 Qatar GP.

But who really is Piastri and what is the McLaren driver’s life outside of Formula 1 like? F1 Oversteer takes a look at everything that you need to know about the Aussie racing star…

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How old is Oscar Piastri?

At the time of writing, McLaren driver Oscar Piastri is 25 years old, celebrating his birthday on 6 April 2001. Piastri began his career racing RC cars at the age of six, competing at a national level three years later before winning the secondary class of the national championship. At the age of 10, he then moved into kart racing before moving to England to pursue his international racing career at 14 years old.

Piastri was born in Melbourne, Australia, and grew up in the suburb of Brighton, which is situated around 11km south-east of the city centre. The McLaren driver also has Italian roots from his father, although he also claims to have Yugoslavian and Chinese heritage from his dad and Scottish and Irish ancestry from his mother.

How tall is Oscar Piastri?

Measuring in at 1.78m tall, Piastri stands at a height of 5 ft 10 in, which is just slightly taller than his McLaren teammate Lando Norris, who is 1.77m, or 5ft 9in tall.

The Australian is also the same height as Norris’ former McLaren teammate Carlos Sainz, with the pair measuring in as some of the taller drivers on the grid.

What is Oscar Piastri’s net worth and how much is he paid?

After an incredibly successful 2025 for the Aussie, Piastri is reportedly now the fourth-highest-paid driver on the Formula 1 grid. According to Forbes, he was paid £27.6m ($37.5m) last season which included estimated bonuses of £20.8m ($27.5m).

Celebrity Net Worth reported that Piastri’s net worth now sits at £36.5m ($50m), which is almost half of his McLaren teammate’s which is in the region of £60m ($80m).

Who are Oscar Piastri’s parents and siblings?

Oscar Piastri is the son of Chris and Nicole Piastri and has three younger sisters, Hattie, Edi and Mae. Chris is an engineer and software developer, co-owning the automotive software and hardware development company HP Tuners.

Nicole has gained a large social media following for her humorous posts about Oscar’s Formula 1 career and her love for former Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda. Despite being divorced, both parents are regularly seen at grands prix supporting their son.

Oscar’s younger sister Hattie is the most well-known of the driver’s siblings, also growing a strong social media presence, where the 23-year-old shares aspects of her life, including her love for K-pop and her music studies.

Edi has been seen more frequently at races, with Oscar dedicating his 2025 Spanish Grand Prix victory to his sister on the winner’s champagne bottle. Despite all of the Piastri sisters appearing at races to support their brother, the youngest two sisters Edi and Mae have stayed relatively out of the spotlight.

Who is Oscar Piastri’s girlfriend, Lily Zneimer?

Oscar Piastri has been dating his girlfriend Lily Zneimer for some time but the couple likes to keep their relationship private. They made their first public appearance together at the 2022 Autosport Awards when Piastri won the Rookie of the Year Award for a second straight year.

Piastri and Zneimer met in secondary school at Haileybury College in Hertford, England, and began dating in their second-to-last year before graduating in 2019. Zneimer, an engineering graduate, regularly attends races to support Piastri, but the couple chooses to keep their relationship out of the public eye.

In 2023, the McLaren driver told the Party Mode podcast: “We keep it private, [but] not secretive like some relationships are. We keep it to ourselves and try to be out of the spotlight and just live normal lives.”

Grill’d burger chain apologises for Oscar Piastri 2025 ‘curse’

Ahead of the 2025 season, Australian burger chain Grill’d partnered with Piastri to create a limited-edition black bun, wagyu burger. The collaboration kicked off at the first race of the season in Australia, with Grill’d bringing the special dish into the Melbourne paddock.

In September, the fast food restaurant announced a promotion where they would give out free bonus burger coupons every Monday after Piastri had claimed a podium over the weekend.

Following the Italian Grand Prix during the first weekend of September, the Aussie led the championship by 31 points from his teammate Norris, before a string of bad luck saw Piastri off the podium for the next six grands prix.

Quickly, a social media fan theory began gaining traction amongst Australian fans, with Grill’d releasing a lighthearted apology on social media, reading: “To everyone who believes in the ‘Curse’, we’d like to apologise” before adding: “We never meant to create a burger so delicious it would change the course of F1 history”.

Grill’d went on to release a ‘Sorry Not Sorry’ curse merch line, as well as putting up a billboard in Piastri’s hometown.

Oscar Piastri’s McLaren future after links to Ferrari and Red Bull

Piastri is contracted to drive for McLaren in 2028, with the Aussie signing a new contract with the Woking-based squad ahead of the 2025 season.

The contract extension proved fruitful for the young driver, with Piastri leading the championship for 15 races before losing the position to his teammate, Norris.

The Aussie reportedly faced discomfort with the team in 2025, with relationships souring further at the Italian Grand Prix when McLaren ordered Piastri to hand P2 back to Norris after a failed pit stop. Just weeks later, the team blamed him for crashing into his teammate at the start of the United States Grand Prix Sprint race.

After a difficult end to the season, Piastri has now reportedly set a date to decide his McLaren future, with the Aussie being linked with a potential move to Ferrari or Red Bull in the coming years. Fred Vasseur has allegedly already added Piastri to a four-driver shortlist to replace Lewis Hamilton if the seven-time world champion opts to leave Ferrari at the end of the 2027 season.

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Oscar Piastri’s Formula 1 career stats

As of the end of the 2025 Formula 1 season, Oscar Piastri has made 70 starts in Formula 1. He made his debut at the 2023 Bahrain GP, scored his maiden points with P8 at the Australian GP and enjoyed his first podium at the Japanese GP with P3.

The Aussie held the championship lead for 15 races in 2025, starting at the fifth race of the year in Saudi Arabia. Piastri lost the top spot to his McLaren teammate at the Mexican Grand Prix and ultimately finished the season in third place, behind champion Norris and Max Verstappen.