After claiming a sensational fifth consecutive pole position on Fr꧙iday at the Yas Marina Circuit, Piastri had a 55.5 points lead over Prema teammate Roꦺbert Shwartzman.

Piastri needed his t🍌eammate to finish outside o𓆉f the podium to secure the title but he took matters into his own hands with fine race performance. 

Starting from 10th on the grid - as the top 10 is reversed from qualifying for the first sprint race - Piastri made a stunning start, gaining four places on thꩵe opening lap.

The two𓆏 Premas were in a league of their own as Shwartzman - who was fifth after the opening lap - cut their way through th🦄e field. 

On Lap 6, S🙈hwartzman w✨as up to third as he overtook Liam Lawson, with Piastri getting through shortly after. 

Jehan Daruvala and Felipe Drugovich fought for the lead as the In♑dian driver held on with a robust defensive performance bef🗹ore pulling away in the closing laps to take the race victory.

Piastri turned his attention to his main title rival and teammate, who was nursing a small flat-spot on his fro🍸nt-right tyre. 

On Lap 20, Piastri overtook his teammate into the all-new Turn 9 corner to secure third behind Daruvala and Drugovich,😼 where he remained ౠuntil the end of the season. 

Piastri got within D🌠RS range of Drugovich at the end of the race but it was enough to secure the title with two races to spare.&nbs💛p;

The Australian has been a league of his own during his rookie year in the series with five victories and five pole positions during t🐽he season. 

Despite his incredible se🌄ason, Piastri has missed out on an F1 drive and will be Alpine’s test and reserve driver for 2022. 

Shwartzman finished fourth to move f🉐urther clear of Guanyu Zhou in the race for second in the drivers’ championship.

Completing the top 10 was: Lawson, Dan Ticktum, Theo Pourchaire, Zhou, Ralph 🀅Boschung 𝔍and Marcus Armstrong.

Boschung and Armstrong will share the front row of the grid for the🌊 second sprint race 𒅌in Abu Dhabi.