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PitwallF1 Archive · 1950–2026

Historical rankings

Youngest Formula 1 World Champions in history

Drivers who won their first Formula 1 World Championship at the youngest age, in years and days.

20 years68 days

All-time benchmark

Kimi Antonelli

Champion with Red Bull in 2010

Full ranking

RankDriverAge at titleSeasonTeam
1.ºKimi Antonelli20 years and 68 days2026Mercedes
2.ºSebastian Vettel23 years and 134 days2010Red Bull
3.ºLewis Hamilton23 years and 300 days2008McLaren
4.ºFernando Alonso24 years and 58 days2005Renault
5.ºMax Verstappen24 years and 73 days2021Red Bull
6.ºEmerson Fittipaldi25 years and 273 days1972Lotus
7.ºMichael Schumacher25 years and 314 days1994Benetton
8.ºLando Norris26 years and 24 days2025McLaren
9.ºNiki Lauda26 years and 197 days1975Ferrari
10.ºJacques Villeneuve26 years and 200 days1997Williams
11.ºJim Clark27 years and 188 days1963Lotus
12.ºKimi Räikkönen28 years and 4 days2007Ferrari
13.ºJochen Rindt28 years and 169 days1970Lotus
14.ºAyrton Senna28 years and 223 days1988McLaren
15.ºJames Hunt29 years and 56 days1976McLaren
16.ºNelson Piquet29 years and 61 days1981Brabham
17.ºMike Hawthorn29 years and 192 days1958Ferrari
18.ºJody Scheckter29 years and 223 days1979Ferrari
19.ºJenson Button29 years and 272 days2009Brawn
20.ºMika Häkkinen30 years and 34 days1998McLaren

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