Kimi Antonelli becomes Formula One's youngest-ever world champion at 20

Summary

Italian driver Kimi Antonelli became Formula One's youngest-ever world champion, winning the drivers' championship at 20 years and 68 days old. He finished third at the Mexico City Grand Prix on Sunday, which Max Verstappen won, with Lewis Hamilton also ahead of him on the podium. The previous youngest champion was Germany's Sebastian Vettel, who took the first of his four titles with Red Bull in 2010 at 23 years and 134 days old. Deutsche Welle reports that it was Italy's first title since 1953 and that the race was crash-hit.

Timeline

1. The Japan Times

   2 Nov 2026, 00:42 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that Kimi Antonelli became the youngest-ever Formula One champion at 20, surpassing Sebastian Vettel, who won his first title with Red Bull at 23 years and 134 days in 2010.

2. Al Jazeera

   2 Nov 2026, 03:51 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that Antonelli won the drivers' championship at 20 years and 68 days, finishing third at the Mexico City Grand Prix to become Formula One's youngest world champion.

3. Euronews

   2 Nov 2026, 04:54 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli became the youngest Formula 1 world champion at 20, finishing third in the Mexico City Grand Prix behind Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton.

4. Deutsche Welle

   2 Nov 2026, 05:01 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that Kimi Antonelli became Formula One's youngest world champion and Italy's first since 1953, finishing third in Sunday's crash-hit Mexico City Grand Prix.