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Kimi Antonelli won the Japanese Grand Prix for Mercedes to become the youngest Formula One championship leader at the age of 19.
Formula One: Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli wins Japanese Grand Prix (AP)
Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli clinched the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday to become the first teenager ever to win two Grands Prix as well as the first teenager ever to lead the F1 World Championship.
It was his second consecutive victory, as the 19-year-old Italian further burnished his growing credentials in Formula One.
Pole-sitter Kimi Antonelli recovered from a dreadful start to take the chequered flag at Suzuka ahead of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.
George Russell, the previous championship leader, finished fourth for Mercedes.
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First Published:
March 29, 2026, 12:21 IST
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