F1's youngest race winners: How Antonelli can break Verstappen's record

The 2025 Japanese Grand Prix could see Max Verstappen's record as the youngest ever Formula 1 race winner smashed by Kimi Antonelli - but Sunday's race at Suzuka is the Italian's last chance.

Verstappen displaced Sebastian Vettel as the youngest ever race winner back in 2016, with his victory at the Spanish Grand Prix in his first Red Bull outing.

The Dutchman achieved this at the age of 18 years, 7 months and 15 days, and in Barcelona cemented himself as a star of the future after an astonishing drive to fend off multiple Ferrari attacks from Kimi Raikkonen.

Fast forward nearly nine years, and Verstappen now has four world drivers' championships to his name, and also a potential challenger to his F1 accolade - but how exactly can Kimi Antonelli become F1's youngest race winner?

How can Antonelli become F1's youngest race winner?

The Italian teenager's birth date is August 25, 2006, which means his age will be 18 years, 7 months and 12 days on Sunday for the Japanese Grand Prix, and just below Verstappen's age when he won the 2016 Spanish GP.

Sunday's race at Suzuka will be the last chance Antonelli can break this record, with the next race taking place on Sunday, April 13 in Bahrain, where he will no longer be young enough to challenge for the record.

Antonelli was also eligible for the record at the Australian and Chinese grands prix where he finished P4 and P8 respectively, a solid start to his rookie season.

The 18-year-old has only just passed his road driving test however, and shared a picture of the achievement just weeks before his F1 debut in Melbourne.

Who are F1's youngest race winners?

Verstappen currently holds the record for the youngest F1 race winner, and prior to that Sebastian Vettel was the youngest winner with Toro Rosso back in 2008.

Here are the top ten youngest F1 drivers ever to win a race in the series:

Note: Troy Ruttman's victory at the 1952 Indianapolis 500 counts on this list, as the race was part of the official 1952 World Drivers' Championship season.

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