Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes driver, has broken several Formula 1 youngest-driver records, becoming the sport's youngest polesitter, fastest-lap scorer, race leader, championship leader and hat-trick scorer.
Antonelli took pole at the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix aged 19 years, 6 months and 18 days, and he set the youngest fastest lap at the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix aged 18 years, 7 months and 12 days while also leading at Suzuka.
He became the youngest championship leader after the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix at 19 years, 7 months and 4 days, having won two of the first three races of the 2026 season and placed second to George Russell, Mercedes team-mate, in Melbourne.
Those achievements surpass age records previously held by Sebastian Vettel, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton in earlier seasons.
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