Andrea Kimi Antonelli | |
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Nationality | Italian |
Born | Bologna, Italy | 25 August 2006
Related to | Marco Antonelli (father) |
FIA Formula 2 Championship career | |
Debut season | 2024 |
Current team | Prema Racing |
Car number | 4 |
Starts | 6 (6 entries) |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | TBD in 2024 |
Previous series | |
2023 2022 2022 2022 2022 2023 2023 | Formula 4 UAE Championship Italian F4 Championship ADAC Formula 4 FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup Formula Regional Middle East Championship Formula Regional European Championship |
Championship titles | |
2022 2022 2022 2023 2023 | Italian F4 Championship ADAC Formula 4 FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup Formula Regional Middle East Championship Formula Regional European Championship |
Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Italian pronunciation: [anˈdrɛ.a ˈki.mi an.toˈnɛl.li]; born 25 August 2006), more commonly known as Kimi Antonelli, is an Italian racing driver who is currently competing in the 2024 Formula 2 Championship with Prema Racing.
Antonelli has won multiple single-seater titles throughout his career, namely the Italian F4 Championship and ADAC Formula 4 Championship for Prema, the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with Mumbai Falcons, and the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship with Prema. He has been part of the Mercedes Junior Team since 2019.
Antonelli started in karting at the age of seven and has been successful in a number of categories in the discipline. He has won the Easykart International Grand Final (Easy 60), South Garda Winter Cup, WSK Champions Cup, WSK Super Master Series, WSK Euro Series, and was crowned CIK-FIA Karting European Champion twice in a row in 2020 and 2021.
In 2021, just three weeks after he turned 15, Antonelli made his single-seater debut in the fifth round of the 2021 Italian F4 Championship, driving for Prema at the Red Bull Ring. He got his campaign off to a good start, finishing as the best rookie in his first race and scoring four points across the weekend. The Italian scored points again at the following round in Mugello, but his breakout weekend would be the final event at the Monza Circuit. Antonelli got second place in race one after a hard battle with championship leader Ollie Bearman and scored two third places to cap off the weekend. Overall, Antonelli ended up tenth in the standings despite missing the majority of the season, being just six points behind full-time Prema driver Conrad Laursen, and finished fourth in the rookies' championship with four wins in the category.
In 2022, the Italian remained with Prema to contest the Italian F4 series, partnering Charlie Wurz, Conrad Laursen and Ferrari Academy members James Wharton and Rafael Câmara. His season started out in disappointing fashion, as Antonelli was forced to retire from the season opener at Imola after a gearbox issue whilst in the lead with five laps left. He would receive front wing damage after clipping a kerb in Race 2 and was penalised for a collision with teammate Wharton in Race 3, demoting him from fourth to tenth. The following rounds however would bring success, with two victories at Misano, and triples at Spa-Francorchamps and Vallelunga. A further win in Spielberg and Monza respectively added to Antonelli's championship advantage, and he clinched the title by winning Race 1 at Mugello. He would win the remaining two races of the season, clinching a record thirteen wins during the season.
In preparation for his main campaign in 2022, Antonelli took part in part of the Formula 4 UAE Championship. He took third place in the trophy race held in support of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. In the main championship, he was originally set to only contest round three, but health issues for Rafael Câmara meant Antonelli replaced him in the season opener. There, Antonelli took three on-the-road victories in a row, but lost the last one due to a penalty. Accumulating a further podium finish in round 3, Antonelli ended up eighth in the standings despite missing over half of the season.
In 2022, Antonelli raced in ADAC Formula 4 Championship in parallel with his Italian F4 programme. He took two victories in round 1 at Spa-Francorchamps before completely dominating round 2 at Hockenheim, where he took all possible wins, poles and fastest laps. At the third round in Zandvoort he took both pole positions and two fastest laps and took two wins in the first two races before missing out on a hat-trick of wins by 0.058 in the reverse grid Race 3 where teammate Conrad Laursen took the victory. Despite missing the penultimate event at the Lausitzring, the Italian took the championship with one race to spare, having taken victory in the first two races during a weather-affected final round at the Nürburgring.
In October 2022, it was announced Antonelli would represent Team Italy in the F4 Cup discipline of the FIA Motorsport Games. He ended up winning the qualifying and main race respectively, despite racing with a broken left wrist, owing to a collision near the end of qualifying. Following the win, Antonelli stated that he "had a lot of pain" and " not properly".
Antonelli raced in the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited before his main 2023 campaign. He began the season with a trio of second places in the opening two rounds, which propelled him to the championship lead early on. He would secure his first Formula Regional wins at the third and fourth rounds in Kuwait and Dubai, extending his lead furthermore. Antonelli would take the title ahead of PHM Racing's Taylor Barnard with one race to go.
Antonelli was confirmed to be moving into the Formula Regional European Championship, remaining with Prema for the 2023 season alongside teammates Lorenzo Fluxá and Formula 4 rival Rafael Câmara. Antonelli later expressed that he was still "lacking a bit of experience, so going to F3 is a bit early for me". His season started with a second place in Imola and a pair of runner-up positions in Barcelona. A gear selection issue compromised him of a maiden FRECA win in Hungary, before finally clinching victory in the second race at Spa-Francorchamps marred by the passing of Dilano van 't Hoff in a fatal accident.
Wins in Paul Ricard and Mugello followed, putting him as the championship leader with breathing room to rival Martinius Stenshorne. The seventh round in Austria saw him earn a third place podium, before winning back-to-back races in Monza, although a penalty for an illegal use of the push-to-pass system saw him lose the win in Race 1. After winning the second race at the Zandvoort round Antonelli mathematically clinched the championship becoming the third Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine champion after Grégoire Saucy and Dino Beganovic. Antonelli later dedicated his title to the late Van 't Hoff. He secured five wins, a further six podiums and finished 39 points ahead of rival Stenshorne.
Antonelli bypassed Formula 3 and jumped directly to Formula 2 in 2024, with Prema Racing alongside Ferrari Academy driver Oliver Bearman. Ahead of the season, Antonelli remarked that he "did not want to set expectations" despite early chatter of a 2025 Formula 1 seat for the Italian. A difficult opening Bahrain round saw Antonelli claim sole point from tenth place in the feature race, owing to a poor qualifying and the uncompetitiveness of his Prema. He secured a pair of sixth place finishes in Jeddah from sixth, as Prema returned to form. A sterling lap saw him second in qualifying at Melbourne, but a spin whilst trying to make up ground saw him beach in the gravel during the sprint race. In the feature race, he battled for the lead with Dennis Hauger, but was jumped by Isack Hadjar in the pit stops after the former crashed. Antonelli was later passed by two other drivers to end in fourth.
He had a quiet weekend in Imola, but he finished in fourth again during the feature race as he fended off from Franco Colapinto. In Monaco, Antonelli qualified seventh and finished fourth for the third time of asking in the sprint race. In the feature race, Antonelli battled with teammate Bearman but was stuck behind Colapinto for almost the entire race, which caused him to finish in seventh.
In 2019, Antonelli was announced by the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team as part of the Mercedes Junior Team. On 17 April 2024, Antonelli had his first test with the team by driving the Mercedes W12 at the Red Bull Ring. He had further tests two weeks later at Imola with the W13, covering around 500 kilometres. Due to poor performances by Logan Sargeant in Williams, Antonelli was rumoured to replace him midway through the 2024 season, but Mercedes denied such an early move.
His father Marco is a former racing driver, who is also the owner of the AKM Motorsport outfit that is racing in the Italian F4 Championship. Antonelli shares his middle name with the first name of Kimi Räikkönen, the 2007 Formula One World Champion; his father was a supporter of the Finn.
Season | Series | Team | Position |
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2014 | Trofeo Nazionale — 60 Baby | Antonelli Motorsport | 6th |
Italian Cup Central Zone — 60 Baby | 14th | ||
Academy Champion Kart — Baby Academy | |||
2015 | Trofeo Easykart Italia — Easy 60 | 1st | |
Easykart International Grand Final — Easy 60 | Antonelli Motorsport | 1st | |
WSK Night Edition — 60 Mini | Praga Kart Racing | 22nd | |
WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | Antonelli Motorsport | 31st | |
2016 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | RB Racing | NC |
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini | 18th | ||
WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | RB Racing | 21st | |
WSK Night Edition — 60 Mini | 15th | ||
Italian Championship — 60 Mini | 16th | ||
Italian Cup — 60 Mini | Morsicani Racing S.A.S. | 3rd | |
Trofeo Industrie — 60 Mini | 3rd | ||
WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | RB Racing | 6th | |
2017 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | Tony Kart Racing Team | 6th |
South Garda Winter Cup — 60 Mini | 19th | ||
WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | Tony Kart Racing Team | 3rd | |
Italian Championship — 60 Mini | 8th | ||
ROK Cup Italy Nord Region — Mini ROK | Antonelli Motorsport | 116th | |
ROK Cup Italy — Mini ROK | 8th | ||
ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK | 24th | ||
WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | Tony Kart Racing Team | 22nd | |
2018 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | Energy Corse | 1st |
South Garda Winter Cup — Mini ROK | 1st | ||
WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | 3rd | ||
WSK Open Cup — 60 Mini | 6th | ||
Italian Championship — 60 Mini | 2nd | ||
ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK | 1st | ||
WSK Final Cup — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 5th | |
2019 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | Rosberg Racing Academy | 4th |
South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | 1st | ||
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | 1st | ||
WSK Euro Series — OKJ | 1st | ||
Coupe de France — OKJ | 4th | ||
Italian Championship — OKJ | 3rd | ||
Italian Championship — X30 Junior | 8th | ||
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | 2nd | ||
CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | 5th | ||
WSK Open Cup — OKJ | 1st | ||
WSK Final Cup — OKJ | 1st | ||
SKUSA SuperNationals — KA100 Junior | 2nd | ||
SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Junior | 36th | ||
2020 | SKUSA Winter Series — KA100 Junior | NC | |
SKUSA Winter Series — X30 Junior | NC | ||
WSK Champions Cup — OK | KR Motorsport | NC | |
South Garda Winter Cup — OK | 3rd | ||
WSK Super Master Series — OK | 2nd | ||
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | 1st | ||
WSK Euro Series — OK | 1st | ||
Champions of the Future — OK | 9th | ||
CIK-FIA World Championship — OK | NC | ||
2021 | WSK Champions Cup — OK | KR Motorsport | 2nd |
WSK Super Master Series — OK | 2nd | ||
WSK Euro Series — KZ2 | 46th | ||
WSK Euro Series — OK | 7th | ||
Champions of the Future — OK | 8th | ||
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | 1st | ||
CIK-FIA European Championship — KZ | NC | ||
CIK-FIA World Championship — KZ | 15th | ||
2022 | Winter Series — KZ2 | 34th | |
Sources: |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Rosberg Racing Academy | OKJ | ANG QH 32 |
ANG R 16 |
GEN QH 12 |
GEN R 6 |
KRI QH 3 |
KRI R 5 |
LEM QH 2 |
LEM R 1 |
2nd | 63 |
2020 | KR Motorsport | OK | ZUE QH 4 |
ZUE R 1 |
SAR QH (5) |
SAR R (2) |
WAC QH 1 |
WAC R 1 |
1st | 67 | ||
2021 | KR Motorsport | OK | GEN QH 19 |
GEN R (7) |
AUB QH 1 |
AUB R 1 |
SAR QH 3 |
SAR R 1 |
ZUE QH 1 |
ZUE R 1 |
1st | 103 |
KZ | WAC QH |
WAC R |
ADR QH 6 |
ADR R 9 |
NC | 0 |
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | Italian F4 Championship | Prema Powerteam | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 10th |
FIA Central European Zone Formula 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9th | ||
Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round | Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | |
2022 | Italian F4 Championship | Prema Racing | 20 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 362 | 1st |
ADAC Formula 4 Championship | 15 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 313 | 1st | ||
Formula 4 UAE Championship | Prema Racing | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 117 | 8th | |
Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup | Team Italy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 1st | |
2023 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | 15 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 192 | 1st |
Formula Regional European Championship | Prema Racing | 20 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 300 | 1st | |
Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT3 Pro | AKM Motorsport | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 8th | |
2024 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | Prema Racing | 8* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36* | 6th* |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | Prema Powerteam | LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
LEC 3 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
MIS 3 |
VLL 1 |
VLL 2 |
VLL 3 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
IMO 3 |
RBR 1 9 |
RBR 2 12 |
RBR 3 9 |
MUG 1 10 |
MUG 2 10 |
MUG 3 13 |
MNZ 1 2 |
MNZ 2 3 |
MNZ 3 3 |
10th | 54 | |
2022 | Prema Racing | IMO 1 25† |
IMO 2 24 |
IMO 3 10 |
MIS 1 1 |
MIS 2 1 |
MIS 3 2 |
SPA 1 1 |
SPA 2 1 |
SPA 3 1 |
VLL 1 1 |
VLL 2 1 |
VLL 3 1 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 1 |
RBR 3 23 |
RBR 4 2 |
MNZ 1 11 |
MNZ 2 1 |
MNZ 3 C |
MUG 1 1 |
MUG 2 1 |
MUG 3 1 |
1st | 362 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Prema Racing | YMC1 1 1 |
YMC1 2 1 |
YMC1 3 3 |
YMC1 4 2 |
DUB1 1 |
DUB1 2 |
DUB1 3 |
DUB1 4 |
8th | 117 | ||||||||||||
Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | DUB2 1 4 |
DUB2 2 Ret |
DUB2 3 10 |
DUB2 4 2 |
DUB3 1 |
DUB3 2 |
DUB3 3 |
DUB3 4 |
YMC2 1 |
YMC2 2 |
YMC2 3 |
YMC2 4 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Prema Racing | SPA 1 1 |
SPA 2 1 |
SPA 3 4 |
HOC 1 1 |
HOC 2 1 |
HOC 3 1 |
ZAN 1 1 |
ZAN 2 1 |
ZAN 3 2 |
NÜR1 1 2 |
NÜR1 2 2 |
NÜR1 3 4 |
LAU 1 |
LAU 2 |
LAU 3 |
NÜR2 1 1 |
NÜR2 2 1 |
NÜR2 3 6 |
1st | 313 |
Year | Team | Cup | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Team Italy | Formula 4 | 1st | 1st | 1st |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | DUB1 1 4 |
DUB1 2 6 |
DUB1 3 2 |
KUW1 1 2 |
KUW1 2 Ret |
KUW1 3 2 |
KUW2 1 1 |
KUW2 2 1 |
KUW2 3 4 |
DUB2 1 1 |
DUB2 2 10 |
DUB2 3 4 |
ABU 1 15 |
ABU 2 13 |
ABU 3 2 |
1st | 192 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Prema Racing | IMO 1 2 |
IMO 2 Ret |
CAT 1 2 |
CAT 2 2 |
HUN 1 5 |
HUN 2 6 |
SPA 1 4 |
SPA 2 1 |
MUG 1 2 |
MUG 2 1 |
LEC 1 5 |
LEC 2 1 |
RBR 1 4 |
RBR 2 3 |
MNZ 1 11 |
MNZ 2 1 |
ZAN 1 2 |
ZAN 2 1 |
HOC 1 6 |
HOC 2 6 |
1st | 300 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | Prema Racing | BHR SPR 14 |
BHR FEA 10 |
JED SPR 6 |
JED FEA 6 |
MEL SPR Ret |
MEL FEA 4 |
IMO SPR 10 |
IMO FEA 4 |
MON SPR 4 |
MON FEA 7 |
CAT SPR |
CAT FEA |
RBR SPR |
RBR FEA |
SIL SPR |
SIL FEA |
HUN SPR |
HUN FEA |
SPA SPR |
SPA FEA |
MNZ SPR |
MNZ FEA |
BAK SPR |
BAK FEA |
LSL SPR |
LSL FEA |
YMC SPR |
YMC FEA |
6th* | 48* |
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