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These are F1’s youngest record breakers in history

Formula 1 rookies have increasingly shown that the kids are alright, as new drivers, race winners and even world champions seem to get younger with each passing season. In 2025, drivers like Mercedes’ Andrea Kimi Antonelli are continuing this tradition, but how do they stack up against with F1’s youngest record breakers out there?

The 18-year-old may have kicked the conversation off with his stunning lap ahead of the Miami Grand Prix sprint, but as he set the pace in sprint qualifying instead of the session to determine the starting order for the grand prix, he sadly doesn’t officially count as F1’s youngest polesitter. So, who does?

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