Piastri, who took an unbeaten lead of 57.5 points after five wins and five pole positions, won the Formula Three title on his first attempt last year and the Formula Renault Eurocup in 2019.
Australian Oscar Piastri won the Formula Two title in Abu Dhabi on December 11, his third consecutive crown on his way to Formula One, but the Alpine Academy driver will have to wait to take the next big step.
The 20-year-old Melbourne-born driver moved from 10th to third for the Prema team in a reverse-grid sprint race Won by Indian Jahan Daruwalla To win the title with two races remaining at Yas Marina.
Piastri, who took an unbeaten lead of 57.5 points after five wins and five pole positions, won the Formula Three title on his first attempt last year and the Formula Renault Eurocup in 2019.
He follows current Formula One drivers George Russell and Charles Leclerc as winners of F3 or GP3 and F2 titles one after the other.
With no vacancies on the F1 starting grid, the Australian will be the alpine reserve driver next season, supporting race regulars Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon and fully embedded within the Renault-owned team.
“He’s a huge talent. He has speed, racecraft, maturity, and great potential for the future,” said Alpine chief executive Laurent Rossi.
“He is a valued member of the Alpine team and we look forward to pouring more of his talent into Formula One now in the next natural progression in his journey.”
Alpine executive director Marcin Budkowski said this month that Piastri will do track running work next year, along with a lot of development and simulator work.
“We will do a bespoke test program for him in Formula One cars to make sure he really, really ramps up,” he said.
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