Who is the youngest Formula One World Champion?
Answer
Max Verstappen
Who is the youngest Formula One World Champion? Max Verstappen is the correct answer.
Verstappen won the 2021 Formula One World Championship at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. He was 24 years and 66 days old when he secured the title.
Before Verstappen, Sebastian Vettel held the record. Vettel won the 2010 championship at age 23, but Verstappen’s title came at a younger age. Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso were older when they won their first championships.
Verstappen’s record concerns the drivers’ championship, not the youngest race winner or youngest competitor. He also holds those separate age records, having become Formula One’s youngest race winner in 2016 at 18 years and 228 days. His 2021 championship therefore established him as the youngest world champion in Formula One history.