Pierre Gasly was born on 7 February 1996 in Rouen, France. At the age of six, Gasly first experienced karting at a local karting.
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Pierre Gasly is a French racing driver, currently competing in Formula One under the French flag, racing for Scuderia AlphaTauri. He was born on 7 February 1996 in Rouen, France, to father Jean Jacques Gasly and mother Pascale. Gasly is the youngest alongside his four half brothers, two maternal from his mother’s previous marriage; Nicolas Caron and Cyril Caron, as well as two paternal from his father’s previous marriage; Phillipe Gasly and Paul Gasly. Gasly’s family is involved in motorsports from a long time. His grandfather competed in karting, his grandmother a kart champion, and his father Jean Jacques has also competed in various categories of racing including karting, endurance racing and rallying.
His father stopped rallying when he fell off a mountain after his co-driver made a mistake reading the pace note. At the age of six, Gasly first experienced karting at a local karting track in Anneville-Ambourville. He was 13 years old when he left Rouen for Le Mans after his commitment to competitive racing. Gasly grew up alongside Anthoine Hubert; karting with him since the age of seven, being educated at the same private school and having resided together as roommates for several years. He was also friends with Charles Leclerc from a young age and Esteban Ocon during the early stages of his karting career.
Gasly entered competitive karting in 2006 at the age of ten, when he finished fifteenth in the French Minime Championship, before he finished fourth the following year. In 2008 he stepped up to the French Cadet Championship, before moving to the international scene in 2009. He moved into the KF3 category, staying until the end of 2010, when he finished as runner-up in the CIK-FIA European Championship. Gasly moved to the 2-liter Formula Renault machinery in 2012, joining R-Ace GP in the Formula Renault Eurocup. He finished tenth with six point-scoring finishes, including podiums at Spa and the Nürburgring.
In 2013, Gasly joined Tech 1 Racing. He took five podiums, as well as victories at Moscow, the Hungaroring and Le Castellet. He ultimately clinched the title with third and sixth-place finishes; Gasly joined Team Mugen to drive a Red Bull-sponsored Honda at the 2017 Super Formula Championship, winning two races, and almost winning the championship by half a point. In December 2013, it was announced that Gasly would join the Red Bull Junior Team for the 2014 Formula One season alongside future GP2 Series teammate Alex Lynn and future Scuderia Toro Rosso teammate Carlos Sainz Jr.
Gasly made his Formula One race debut at the 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix with Scuderia Toro Rosso, replacing Daniil Kvyat. Gasly was expected to take Carlos Sainz Jr.’s seat at Austin but he was forced to miss the race due to a clash with the final round of the 2017 Super Formula Championship. He returned to the team for the Mexican Grand Prix, partnering with Brendon Hartley after the team decided to drop Kvyat from the Red Bull programme. Gasly and Hartley became full-time Toro Rosso drivers for the 2018 season. Ahead of the 2019 Belgian Grand Prix, Gasly was demoted back to junior team Toro Rosso with Alex Albon taking his place.
| Races | 91 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Points | 315 |
Gasly raced with the number 10 back in 2013 when he became Formula Renault European champion. He is also a big fan of Zinédine Zidane and he was number 10 for the National team of France which is the second reason he is driving with this number.
Pierre Gasly’s net worth is expected to be about $2 million as of 2021. Much of his personal worth may be attributed to his earnings as a professional Formula One driver with the AlphaTauri team. Gasly’s yearly salary is expected to be around $1,915,000. The 25-year-old also has a slew of endorsements and is mostly sponsored by RedBull. He is presently sponsored by Blomm and Berger headphones, The Grid driver management firm and Destination Grand Prix. Gasly also announced a collaboration with Crypto Gaming.
Pierre Gasly is rumored to be dating Katerina Berezhna, who is a model and social media influencer from Ukraine. The pair supposedly became a couple last year. Katerine’s age is 23, born on September 18, 1998. she was born in Ukraine. She is a model and a social media influencer in her occupation. Various sources have claimed that she is half Greek and has been dwelling in Dubai. She was moreover rumored to have dated Lando Norris. It has been reported that she owns Imerelli Jewelry.
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