Italian 19-year-old Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes has won his second consecutive Formula 1 race, taking Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix ahead Oscar Piastri of McLaren. Charles Leclerc of Ferrari was third with George Russell of Mercedes in fourth.
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Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli of Italy reacts after winning the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at Suzuka in central Japan, Sunday, March 29, 2026. McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia steers his car during the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at Suzuka in central Japan, Sunday, March 29, 2026. McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia, second left, leads the field at the start of the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at Suzuka in central Japan, Sunday, March 29, 2026. Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli of Italy steers his car during the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at Suzuka in central Japan, Sunday, March 29, 2026. Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli of Italy steers his car during the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at Suzuka in central Japan, Sunday, March 29, 2026. Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli of Italy waves after winning the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at Suzuka in central Japan, Sunday, March 29, 2026. Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli of Italy waves after winning the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at Suzuka in central Japan, Sunday, March 29, 2026. Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli of Italy reacts after winning the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at Suzuka in central Japan, Sunday, March 29, 2026. Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli of Italy reacts after winning the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at Suzuka in central Japan, Sunday, March 29, 2026. McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia steers his car during the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at Suzuka in central Japan, Sunday, March 29, 2026. McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia steers his car during the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at Suzuka in central Japan, Sunday, March 29, 2026. McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia, second left, leads the field at the start of the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at Suzuka in central Japan, Sunday, March 29, 2026. McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia, second left, leads the field at the start of the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at Suzuka in central Japan, Sunday, March 29, 2026. Charles Leclerc of Ferrari was third with George Russell of Mercedes in fourth. McLaren’s Lando Norris was fifth with sixth for Lewis Hamilton of Ferrari at the Suzuka circuit in central Japan on a clear, sunny spring afternoon.race of his career two weeks ago in China, the second-youngest winner in history. The youngest was Max Verstappen in 2016 at only 18. 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