Kimi Antonelli wins Japanese GP to become youngest F1 title leader
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The 19-year-old Mercedes driver's historic championship accomplishment came after he won his second F1 race in a row.
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Sport | Motorsports Kimi Antonelli wins Japanese GP to become youngest F1 title leader The 19-year-old Mercedes driver’s historic championship accomplishment came after he won his second F1 race in a row. Listen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media Share Add Al Jazeera on Google By AFP Published On 29 Mar 2026 29 Mar 2026 Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes won the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday for his second straight victory as the 19-year-old Italian became the youngest driver in Formula One history to lead the world championship standings. Antonelli took advantage of a mid-race safety car to leapfrog into the lead after a dreadful start from pole position at Suzuka and eventually led home McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Israel Adesanya knocked out by Joe Pyfer at UFC Fight Night in Seattle list 2 of 4 Tennis: Sabalenka sinks Gauff to win second straight Miami Open title list 3 of 4 Senegal parade AFCON trophy, despite title being awarded to Morocco list 4 of 4 Morocco believe case of the AFCON crown is closed despite Senegal appeal end of list He whooped with delight as he crossed the line, telling his team, “The pace was unbelievable today.” He leads the championship after three races, building on the first Grand Prix win of his career two weeks ago in China. George Russell of Mercedes, who started the day on top of the championship standings, finished fourth. Russell battled Piastri for the lead over the first half of the race but pitted just before the safety car to drop back out of contention for the win. McLaren’s world champion Lando Norris was fifth ahead of Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton and Alpine’s Pierre Gasly. Red Bull’s four-time world champion Max Verstappen, who had won in Japan for the past four years, was eighth after starting from 11th on the grid. Antonelli recovers from poor start Antonelli was in pole position for the second straight race, having become the youngest pole-sit...
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