F1 honors: Kimi Antonelli is added to the list of all Formula 1 world champions
The day arrived. Kimi Antonelli (August 25, 2006, Bologna, Italy) achieved the dream of a lifetime: won his first F1 world champion title and became the 36th driver to write his name on the prestigious and select list of all Formula 1 champions in historysince the greatest competition in world motorsport was born in 1950.
The 20-year-old driver, the youngest in F1 history to win the crownat just 20 years old (three less than Sebastian Vettel’s previous record), he achieved it in just his second season in the categorybehind the wheel of a mercedes which was the dominant car from the beginning of the new regulation that debuted this year, with the best power unit as a whole in the category (combustion and electric part).
He had the difficult challenge of facing his teammate Russell, much more experienced and who had just beaten Lewis Hamilton for several years sharing a team with the 7-time champion. In fact, Toto Wolff brought him to Mercedes when he was only 18 years old to accept the enormous challenge of replacing Lewis in the star team. And after a complicated first year, it was rebuilt to exhibit a surprising version, with an iron mentality and an unusual cold-bloodedness for a kid of only 20 years old.
His great adaptation to the new rules and his piloting have allowed him take over from previous champion, Lando Norrisand become the first king of Italian F1 since 1953. Andrea Kimi Antonelli is the third Italian to win a crown. The first was Giuseppe Farina in 1950. Then, Alberto Ascari would win the crowns of 1952 and 1953. 73 years laterF1 has another Italian champion. He has made history.
THE COMPLETE F1 RECORD UPDATED
1950: Giuseppe Farina (Ita) Alfa Romeo SpA
1951: Juan Manuel Fangio (Arg) Alfa Romeo SpA
1952: Alberto Ascari (Ita) Scuderia Ferrari
1953: Alberto Ascari (Ita) Scuderia Ferrari
1954: Juan Manuel Fangio (Arg) Officine Alfieri Maserati, Mercedes-Benz
1955: Juan Manuel Fangio (Arg) Mercedes-Benz
1956: Juan Manuel Fangio (Arg) Scuderia Ferrari
1957: Juan Manuel Fangio (Arg) Officine Alfieri Maserati
1958: Mike Hawthorn (GB) Scuderia Ferrari
1959: Jack Brabham (Aus) Cooper Car Company
1960: Jack Brabham (Aus) Cooper Car Company
1961: Phil Hill (USA) Scuderia Ferrari
1962: Graham Hill (GB) Owen Racing Organization
1963: Jim Clark (GB) Team Lotus
1964: John Surtees (GB) Scuderia Ferrari
1965: Jim Clark (GB) Team Lotus
1966: Jack Brabham (Aus) Brabham Racing Organization
1967: Denny Hulme (Aus) Brabham Racing Organization
1968: Graham Hill (GB) Gold Leaf Team Lotus
1969: Jackie Stewart (GB) Matra International
1970: Jochen Rindt (Aut) Gold Leaf Team Lotus
1971: Jackie Stewart (GB) Elf Team Tyrrell
1972: Emerson Fittipaldi (Bra) John Player Team Lotus
1973: Jackie Stewart (GB) Elf Team Tyrrell
1974: Emerson Fittipaldi (Bra) Marlboro Team Texaco McLaren
1975: Niki Lauda (Aut) Scuderia Ferrari
1976: James Hunt (GB) Marlboro Team McLaren
1977: Niki Lauda (Aut) Scuderia Ferrari
1978: Mario Andretti (USA) John Player Team Lotus
1979: Jody Scheckter (RSA) Scuderia Ferrari
1980: Alan Jones (Aus) Albilad-Williams Racing Team
1981: Nelson Piquet (Bra) Parmalat Racing Team Brabham
1982: Keke Rosberg (Fin) TAG Williams Team
1983: Nelson Piquet (Bra) Fila Sport Brabham
1984: Niki Lauda (Aut) Marlboro McLaren International
1985: Alain Prost (Fra) Marlboro McLaren International
1986: Alain Prost (Fra) Marlboro McLaren International
1987: Nelson Piquet (Bra) Canon Williams Team
1988: Ayrton Senna (Bra) Honda Marlboro McLaren
1989: Alain Prost (Bra) Honda Marlboro McLaren
1990: Ayrton Senna (Bra) Honda Marlboro McLaren
1991: Ayrton Senna (Bra) Honda Marlboro McLaren
1992: Nigel Mansell (GB) Canon Williams Renault
1993: Alain Prost (Fra) Canon Williams Renault
1994: Michael Schumacher (Ale) Mild Seven Benetton Ford
1995: Michael Schumacher (Ale) Mild Seven Benetton Renault
1996: Damon Hill (GB) Rothmans Williams Renault
1997: Jacques Villeneuve (Can) Rothmans Williams Renault
1998: Mika Häkkinen (Fin) West McLaren Mercedes
1999: Mika Häkkinen (Fin) West McLaren Mercedes
2000: Michael Schumacher (Ale) Scuderia Ferrari
2001: Michael Schumacher (Ale) Scuderia Ferrari
2002: Michael Schumacher (Ale) Scuderia Ferrari
2003: Michael Schumacher (Ale) Scuderia Ferrari
2004: Michael Schumacher (Ale) Scuderia Ferrari
2005: Fernando Alonso (ESP) Mild Seven Renault F1 Team
2006: Fernando Alonso (ESP) Mild Seven Renault F1 Team
2007: Kimi Räikkönen (Fin) Scuderia Ferrari
2008: Lewis Hamilton (GB) Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
2009: Jenson Button (GB) Brawn GP
2010: Sebastian Vettel (Ale) Red Bull Racing
2011: Sebastian Vettel (Ale) Red Bull Racing
2012: Sebastian Vettel (Ale) Red Bull Racing
2013: Sebastian Vettel (Ale) Red Bull Racing
2014: Lewis Hamilton (GB) Mercedes AMG F1 Team
2015: Lewis Hamilton (GB) Mercedes AMG F1 Team
2016: Nico Rosberg ((Ale) Mercedes AMG F1 Team
2017: Lewis Hamilton (GB) Mercedes AMG F1 Team
2018: Lewis Hamilton (GB) Mercedes AMG F1 Team
2019: Lewis Hamilton (GB) Mercedes AMG F1 Team
2020: Lewis Hamilton (GB) Mercedes AMG F1 Team
2021: Max Verstappen (PB) Red Bull Racing
2022: Max Verstappen (PB) Red Bull Racing
2023: Max Verstappen (PB) Red Bull Racing
2024: Max Verstappen (PB) Red Bull Racing
2025: Lando Norris (GB) McLaren Mercedes
2026: Kimi Antonelli (ITA) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team
