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Kimi Antonelli's 9 Wins: F1 Title Race
Kimi Antonelli has nine wins in 2026's first 18 races, two points from his first world championship.
In brief
Kimi Antonelli has nine wins in 2026's first 18 races, two points from his first world championship. Kimi Antonelli has nine wins in 2026's first 18 races, two points from his first world championship. Originally reported by SI Mexico.
Antonelli's current standing
Kimi Antonelli has nine wins in 2026's first 18 races and is two points from his first world championship.
Antonelli's win rate
Antonelli has a 50 percent win rate with nine wins in 18 races, potentially reaching 14 wins by year's end.
Recent champion comparison
Lando Norris won the 2025 championship with seven wins in 24 races, two points behind Max Verstappen.
Nico Rosberg's record
Nico Rosberg won nine races in 2016, securing the championship by five points over Lewis Hamilton.
Antonelli's Rosberg comparison
Antonelli has matched Rosberg's 2016 win total but achieved it three races earlier.
Lewis Hamilton's record
Lewis Hamilton achieved 11 wins in 2020 with a 17-race calendar, missing the Sakhir Grand Prix due to COVID-19.
Antonelli's Hamilton comparison
Antonelli is two wins short of Hamilton's 11-win record and has five races left.
Sebastian Vettel's record
Sebastian Vettel won 13 races in 2013, his fourth consecutive championship with Red Bull.
Michael Schumacher's record
Michael Schumacher won 13 races in 2004 with an 18-race calendar, his seventh and final championship.
Antonelli's Schumacher comparison
Antonelli needs four wins in five races to match Schumacher's 13-win record.
Max Verstappen's record
Max Verstappen won 19 races in 2023 with a 22-race calendar, achieving an 86.3 percent win rate.
Antonelli's Verstappen comparison
Even with a perfect finish, Antonelli's maximum 14 wins would still trail Verstappen's two most productive seasons.
Antonelli's historical standing
Antonelli's campaign surpasses drivers like Norris, Alonso, Räikkönen, and Button who needed consistency and resilience.
Antonelli's championship race
A ninth-place finish in Mexico would secure Antonelli's championship without Russell or Hamilton's results.
The bottom line
Kimi Antonelli has nine wins in 2026's first 18 races, two points from his first world championship.
