# 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.
- Title: Kimi Antonelli's 9 Wins: F1 Title Race · SI Mexico | Shortify
- Summary: Kimi Antonelli has nine wins in 2026's first 18 races, two points from his first world championship. kimi antonelli, f1, 2026 · reported by SI Mexico.
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- Source: SI Mexico — https://si.com/mx/f1/nueve-triunfos-rumbo-titulo-f1-asi-se-compara-antonelli-con-recientes-campeones
- Published: 2026-10-27T14:37:27+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: kimi antonelli, f1, 2026, mexico grand prix, lando norris, nico rosberg, lewis hamilton, sebastian vettel, michael schumacher, max verstappen, sports
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Kimi Antonelli has nine wins in 2026's first 18 races, two points from his first world championship.