Historic: the new F1 record broken by Kimi Antonelli

Kimi Antonelli continues to make history in Formula 1. The Italian driver won his second consecutive race, now in the Japanese Grand Prixand became the youngest championship leader in history.

Born August 25, 2006, ago 19 years and 216 daysthe native of Bologna won in Suzuka and reached 72 points in the championship after three rounds and surpassed George Russellhis Mercedes teammate, who was fourth and finished at 63 units.

Thus, in his second season in F1, Antonelli, who had already become the youngest poleman of all time, as well as in the second winner of an earlier racebehind Max Verstappen, broke a new historical mark.

Antonelli’s new record in F1

Until this Sunday, March 29, 2026, the youngest Formula 1 leader in history was neither more nor less than Lewis Hamiltontoday seven-time world champion.

The British pilot had achieved that mark with 22 years and 126 daysafter being second in the 2007 Spanish Grand Prix, only in his fourth race in the category.

Hamilton, who finished on the podium in his first nine races in F1, was second that season, one point behind Kimi Räikkönen.

Until then, that record belonged to Bruce McLarenwho was a month older than Hamilton when he achieved it after the 1960 Argentine Grand Prix.

Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Räikkönen, Robert Kubica, Fernando Alonso, Max Verstappen, Oscar Piastri and Charles Leclerc complete the top 10 of that statistic, which has Michael Schumacher in twelfth position.

The surprising thing about Antonelli is that he not only surpassed Hamilton, but he did it with more than two and a half years of margin.