Some drivers spend a decade clawing toward a title. Others arrive, blow the doors off the establishment, and lift the trophy before their 25th birthday. Here are the five youngest to ever do it:
- Sebastian Vettel — 23 years, 134 days (2010, Red Bull)
- Lewis Hamilton — 23 years, 300 days (2008, McLaren)
- Fernando Alonso — 24 years, 58 days (2005, Renault)
- Max Verstappen — 24 years, 73 days (2021, Red Bull)
- Emerson Fittipaldi — 25 years, 273 days (1972, Lotus)
The drivertalk take
That list is basically a roll call of era-defining names. Each one didn’t just win young — they changed the sport from that moment on. And with F1 getting younger again, you wonder: who’s the next teenager lining up a place on this list?
