Youngest F1 race winners: All-time list as Antonelli bids for Chinese Grand Prix glory

Antonelli after taking P2 in Sprint at Interlagos — Photo: © IMAGO

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Youngest F1 race winners: All-time list as Antonelli bids for Chinese Grand Prix glory

Antonelli could join the list in China on Sunday

Graham Shaw Consultant Editor

Digital sports specialist running global brands for 30 years

Saturday 14 March 2026 18:23

Max Verstappen remains the youngest ever F1 Grand Prix race winner, just another record held by the brilliant Red Bull superstar.

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

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

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Fast forward nearly 10 years, and Verstappen now has four world titles to his name, and his record as a precocious genius still stands.

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.

We could see a new addition to the list this weekend with 19-year-old Italian Kimi Antonelli on pole for Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai. A win there would see him slot into the list at number 2 behind only Verstappen.

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

Driver	Age	Grand Prix	Team
Max Verstappen	18y 07m 15d	Spain 2016	Red Bull Racing
Sebastian Vettel	21y 02m 11d	Italy 2008	Toro Rosso
Charles Leclerc	21y 10m 16d	Belgium 2019	Ferrari
Fernando Alonso	22y 00m 26d	Hungary 2003	Renault
Troy Ruttman	22y 02m 19d	Indianapolis 1952	J. C. Agajanian
Bruce McLaren	22y 03m 12d	USA 1959	Cooper-Climax
Lewis Hamilton	22y 05m 03d	Canada 2007	McLaren
Oscar Piastri	23y 03m 15d	Hungary 2024	McLaren
Kimi Raikkonen	23y 05m 06d	Malaysia 2003	McLaren
Robert Kubica	23y 06m 01d	Canada 2008	BMW-Sauber

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.