Kimi Antonelli is now the youngest ever winner of the F1 Monaco Grand Prix after smashing an 18-year-old Lewis Hamilton record.
The 19-year-old Italian roared to a sensational victory in the principality in June 2026 and fittingly it was the previous record holder Hamilton who followed him home in second place after a drama-packed afternoon.
Hamilton, like Antonelli, had been in just his second season in F1 when he claimed his very first victory at the most iconic race in the sport.
Hamilton was en route to a 2008 world championship with McLaren when he recovered from an early puncture to claim an incredible victory in the principality.
Lewis was aged just 23 years, four months and 18 days when took the chequered flag on that memorable afternoon on the Cote d'Azur.

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Youngest Monaco Grand Prix winners
The current list of the youngest winners looks like this, with Antonelli ahead of Hamilton, followed then by a pair of four-time Red Bull world champions in the shape of Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel:
| Year | Driver | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kimi Antonelli | 19y 9m 13d |
| 2008 | Lewis Hamilton | 23y 4m 18d |
| 2021 | Max Verstappen | 23y 7m 23d |
| 2011 | Sebastian Vettel | 23y 10m 26d |
| 1962 | Bruce McLaren | 24y 9m 4d |
| 2006 | Fernando Alonso | 24y 9m 29d |
| 1994 | Michael Schumacher | 25y 4m 12d |
| 2005 | Kimi Raikkonen | 25y 7m 5d |
| 1975 | Niki Lauda | 26y 2m 19d |
| 2024 | Charles Leclerc | 26y 7m 10d |
F1 RESULTS: Monaco GP 2026 race times and positions


