Antonelli heads list of F1's youngest champions

As Kimi Antonelli becomes F1's youngest world champion, we look at how his achievement compares with some of the drivers who previously held the record. Kimi Antonelli has made history by becoming the youngest title winner in the 77th year of the Formula 1 World Championship. The Italian, at 20 years and 68 days, has beaten the record of Sebastian Vettel, who was 23 years and 133 days old when he won the first of his four drivers' championships in 2010. Antonelli, who was still a teenager until 25 August, has secured the title in his second season in the sport. We take a look at F1's other young champions and how Antonelli's achievement compares with theirs.

Stage of his F1 career when title was won: Second full season Antonelli has already broken a number of records on the way to becoming F1's youngest champion. In his second season, he became the youngest driver to achieve a pole position in China and the youngest to lead the championship at the next race in Japan. In Monaco, he became the youngest driver to complete a 'grand slam' of pole position, fastest lap, leading every lap and winning the race. All this after a rookie season in 2025 in which there were occasional highs but plenty of errors, and his final total