Kimi Antonelli's Story
Kimi Antonelli’s path to Formula 1® moved at extraordinary speed. Born in Bologna, Italy, he built his reputation in karting before joining the Mercedes junior programme in 2019, aged just 12. Success followed in single-seaters, with Italian and German Formula 4 titles in 2022 and Formula Regional championships in 2023.
After a single Formula 2 season, Antonelli was handed one of the biggest opportunities in motorsport: a Mercedes F1® race seat for 2025. He was just 18 when he made his debut in Australia, charging from 16th on the grid to finish fourth.
His rookie season quickly produced milestones. Antonelli became the youngest polesitter of any kind in F1® history when he secured Sprint pole in Miami, before claiming his first Grand Prix podium in Canada. Further podiums followed in Brazil and Las Vegas as he completed his debut campaign with 150 points.
Then came the breakthrough. Antonelli claimed his maiden Grand Prix victory in China in 2026, before going on to make Formula 1® history as the youngest World Champion the sport has ever seen.
Antonelli’s story is one of extraordinary acceleration, from Mercedes junior to Formula 1® World Champion in just a few years, with his memorabilia capturing the defining milestones of a career already written into the record books.
