Antonelli heads list of F1's youngest champions — SkimNews
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- Kimi Antonelli became F1's youngest world champion at 20 years and 68 days in 2026, surpassing Sebastian Vettel's 23 years and 134 days from 2010 and doing so in his second full season.
- Antonelli set three records during his second season: the youngest pole sitter in China, the youngest championship leader at the next race in Japan and the youngest winner of a Monaco Grand Slam.
- Antonelli finished his 2025 rookie campaign with 150 points, less than half of Mercedes teammate George Russell's 319, after a season containing occasional highs and plenty of errors.
- Sebastian Vettel won the 2010 championship in his third full season by taking the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and the title by four points over Fernando Alonso, having entered the race 15 points behind Alonso and seven behind Mark Webber.
- Lewis Hamilton secured his first championship in his second season at 23 years and 300 days, winning the 2008 title by one point after passing Timo Glock into the final corner in Brazil.
- Fernando Alonso became champion in his fourth full season at 24 years and 57 days, winning four of the first seven races in 2005 and clinching the title with two races remaining.
- Max Verstappen won his first title in his seventh full season in 2021, at 24 years and 73 days, after Michael Masi let lapped cars pass Hamilton under the safety car and allowed one final lap.
Why it matters: Antonelli's 20 years and 68 days reset Formula 1's age benchmark by more than three years compared with Vettel's 23 years and 134 days. His title arrived in his second full season rather than Verstappen's seventh, a stark contrast in how quickly the two reached the same milestone.
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