Piastri races for McLaren in 2023 alongside Lando Norris. Alpine agreed to end Piastri's contract early to allow Piastri to join McLaren in the post-season testing session immediately after the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. In his first race in the Bahrain Grand Prix, Piastri was running as high as 8th. However, he was the first to retire from the race on lap 14, where his car failed to restart after a steering wheel change. After a chaotic Australian Grand Prix, Piastri scored his first points in Formula One and for McLaren by finishing in eighth.
