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| Andrea Kimi Antonelli | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Antonelli in 2022 | |
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Born | 25 August 2006 Bologna, Italy |
| Related to | Marco Antonelli (father) |
| FIA Formula 2 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | Prema Racing |
| Car number | 4 |
| Starts | 16 (16 entries) |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | TBD in 2024 |
| Previous series | |
| 2023 2023 2022 2022 2022 2021–22 | Formula Regional European Championship Formula Regional Middle East Championship FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup ADAC Formula 4 Formula 4 UAE Championship Italian F4 Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2023 2023 2022 2022 2022 | Formula Regional European Championship Formula Regional Middle East Championship FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup ADAC Formula 4 Italian F4 Championship |
Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Italian pronunciation: [anˈdrɛ.a ˈki.mi an.toˈnɛl.li]; born 25 August 2006), commonly known as Kimi Antonelli,[1] is an Italian racing driver, currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for Prema Racing.
After a successful karting career—culminating in back-to-back victories at the direct-drive Karting European Championship in 2020 and 2021—Antonelli graduated to junior formulae. He won his first championship at the 2022 Italian F4 Championship with Prema Racing, and his since won the ADAC F4 Championship in 2022 and the Formula Regional European Championship in 2023 with Prema, as well as the Formula Regional Middle East Championship in 2023 with Mumbai Falcons. He also won a gold medal at the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games, representing Italy. A member of the Mercedes Junior Team since 2019,[2][3] Antonelli made his free practice debut in Formula One at the 2024 Italian Grand Prix.
Antonelli is set to race in Formula One for Mercedes from 2025 onwards, replacing Lewis Hamilton to partner George Russell.[4]
- ^ "Andrea Kimi Antonelli - Junior Driver". Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Perna, Luigi (3 July 2019). "Antonelli, il baby d'oro Mercedes studia da Hamilton. Wolff: "Talento"". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ Chiavegato, Cristiano (29 November 2020). "Formula Uno, l'erede di Hamilton si chiama Andrea: è italiano e ha 14 anni". Il Messaggero (in Italian). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Antonelli confirmed as Hamilton's replacement with Mercedes looking ahead to 'next chapter'". Formula 1. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.