Kimi Antonelli

Kimi Antonelli in his Mercedes race suit, portrait against warm smoke
Championship
P1
365 points
Wins
9
in 2026
Next race
Mexico City GP
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ThursdayMedia day

Serious on track. playful in the garage.

Team challenges, camera takeovers, a few rituals he won't skip before a race, and the odd prank on his crew. The side of Kimi you catch between sessions.

Kimi and the Mercedes crew on a harbour wall, the team holding up a KIMI sign

Team video

Garage challenges

Kimi sitting on the harbour edge with his trophy as the crew looks on

Superstitions

Little rituals

FridayPractice

From Bologna karts to Hamilton's seat

He grew up watching Formula 1 like the rest of us. This is how he got here.

2006–2019

Born in Bologna, raised around racing

Andrea Kimi Antonelli was born on 25 August 2006 in Bologna. His father, Marco, is a sportscar racing driver, and the family runs Antonelli Motorsport, which won the 2018 Italian GT Championship.

SaturdayQualifying

Visor down

Off track he's the one laughing loudest. In the car he's calm, precise and very hard to pass.

The tricolore helmet

A one-off design for his home Grand Prix at Monza: green, white and red panels around the shell, his number on the back, and a hand-drawn tribute to an Italian racing hero.

Race
Italian Grand Prix, Monza
Livery
Tricolore panels, pictogram tiles
Rear
Number 12 above a Rossi tribute
Design
Drudi Performance

SundayRace

The youngest leader in F1

Points
365
Wins
9
Poles
6
Podiums
17

The record

Sebastian Vettel became Formula 1's youngest world champion in 2010, aged 23 years and 134 days. Kimi is 20.

Kimi20, in 2026

Vettel23y 134d, 2010

Age line from 19 to 25

Next race

Mexico City GP

He can seal the title here.

Unofficial concept site. 2026 standings and statistics are illustrative.

MondayDebrief

What comes next

Formula 1 is the headline today. Everything else he builds will live here too.

Never miss a race

Race-week notes, new drops and the odd garage video. One email per race weekend.