Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Italian · born Aug 25, 2006 · F1 career 2025–2026
12
Starts
43
Wins
9
Podiums
19
Poles
7
Points
484
Championships
0
Profile
Andrea Kimi Antonelli was fast-tracked by Mercedes from Italian karting stardom straight into Hamilton's vacated seat at 18. The youngest podium finishers' lists keep rewriting themselves around him.
Driving style
Instinctive and aggressive, with a junior-career habit of winning in machinery he'd barely tested; still smoothing rough edges under pressure.
Defining rivalries
Oliver Bearman
Career highlights
- Youngest driver to lead a Grand Prix lap (Canada 2025 era stats)
- Podium finisher in his rookie 2025 season
- Won F4 and Formula Regional titles with dominant campaigns
Interesting facts
- Toto Wolff tracked his karting results personally from age 11.
- Skipped F3 entirely on his way to Formula One.
- His father runs the successful AKM Motorsport junior team.