In a previous article we talked about the Top 7 Youngest drivers to start a F1 race but now we are going to talk about the Youngest F1 winners in the history of this sport and there are some really great drivers who are a part of this list and in the future there might be some new drivers who might get into this list if they race an extraordinary race and unseat the current record holders.
In the history of this incredible sport there are so many incredible drivers who have won a race when they were so young in their careers and the fact that most of them were not just a one hit wonder and were people who won lots of races in their career is proof of their greatness over the years. So, let’s take a look at the Top 7 Youngest F1 Drivers to win a F1 Race.
Max Verstappen (18 Yrs 228 Days)
Max Verstappen is not only the youngest racer to start a F1 Race but he is also the youngest driver to win a grand prix as he did this incredible gear at only the young age of 18 years old and he won the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix and created history and his career has gone up and in 2021 he had won the F1 championship in the last moments of the Abu Dhabi grand prix and it was one of the craziest finishes to a sporting Championship and it is only expected that he would be better this season.
Sebastian Vettel (21 Yrs 73 Days)
The next best on this list is the great Sebastian Vettel and he won the 2008 Italian Grand Prix at the age of 21 so the feat that Max Verstappen accomplished is simply astonishing. Sebastian Vettel is the driver who was dominant from 2008-2013 and there was no other driver who was close to his level at that time and proof is that he won 4 back to back F1 Championships and he has had one of the all time great careers in F1.
Charles Leclerc (21 Yrs 320 Days)
The third person on this list is the absolutely immensely talented driver from Ferrari called Charles Leclerc and he won the 2019 Belgian Grand Prix at the age of 21 and since then he has been a prominent starter in the F1 races and he has only gotten better with each passing race and so he will win a lot more races in the future but the first win is always special.
Fernando Alonso (22 Yrs 26 Days)
Fernando Alonso is the fourth name in this list and he is also one of the all time great F1 Drivers of all time as he has won a lot of races as well as the F1 Championship and he is racing even now and at a very high level at that. He won his first race at 22 years when he won the 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix and since then there was no stopping him.
Troy Ruttman (22 Yrs 80 Days)
Now after looking at some of the current drivers, we will look at one of the older legends of this sport and the fifth person on this list is Troy Ruttman who won the 1952 Indianapolis 50/ Grand Prix when he was 22 years old and since then he had a great career and not a lot of fans of today we’re lucky to see him Live.
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Bruce McClaren (22 Yrs 104 Days)
Bruce McClaren is the sixth person in this list and he is also one of the greatest drivers of all time as he won his first Grand Prix when he was 22 years old and it was the 1959 United States Grand Prix and since then he only got better and better and the fans of today are unlucky that they were not able to see how greatness live.
Lewis Hamilton (22 Yrs 154 Days)
The seventh and final name in this list is perhaps the Greatest of all time and there will be little argument if we say that because what this man has done in this sport is simply not ordinary. To win 7 World Championships and to come so close to winning a record 8th title says all about him. Lewis Hamilton won his first race when he was 22 years old and it was the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix.
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