‘Just the beginning’ for Antonelli, F1’s prodigious, charismatic new king
Summary
Kimi Antonelli became Formula One’s youngest world champion at the 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix, securing the title after finishing third behind Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. The 20-year-old Italian has raced since childhood and joined Mercedes’s junior programme at age 11; he said he sees the championship as a starting point for further improvement.Key Facts
- Antonelli clinched the 2026 Formula One world championship at the Mexico City Grand Prix.
- He finished third in the race behind Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton.
- At 20, Antonelli became Formula One’s youngest world champion.
- Antonelli is Italy’s first Formula One world champion since 1953.
- His father, Marco, is a former racing driver and team principal who helped teach him about racing.
- Antonelli began karting at age seven and joined the Mercedes junior programme at age 11.
- He won Italian and German Formula 4 titles in 2022 and the Formula Regional championship in 2023.
- Antonelli skipped Formula 3 and moved directly to Formula 2 in 2024, where he finished sixth.
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