F1 Drivers Ages

F1 drivers age: How old are Lewis Hamilton, Verstappen, Norris and co?

Graham Shaw Tuesday 7 January 2025 11:48 Updated: 13:22

F1 drivers age: How old are Lewis Hamilton, Verstappen, Norris and co?

Is the age of the drivers on the F1 grid getting younger these days?

Certainly, in recent years, some drivers have moved through the ranks quicker than ever, with current champion Max Verstappen the youngest to take part in a race weekend at the age of 17 years and three days.

That seems to have worked out pretty well since for him and Red Bull.

But what about the rest of the grid? From the relative veterans in Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso to the young pretenders such as Andrea Kimi Antonelli, what is the age range of the current drivers competing in F1?

F1 drivers and their age in 2025

Driver	Team	Born	Age
Lando Norris	McLaren	November 13, 1999	25
Oscar Piastri	McLaren	April 6, 2001	23
Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	January 7, 1985	40
Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	October 16, 1997	27
Max Verstappen	Red Bull	September 30, 1997	27
Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	May 11, 2000	24
George Russell	Mercedes	February 15, 1998	27
Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	August 25, 2006	18
Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	July 29, 1981	43
Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	October 29, 1998	26
Pierre Gasly	Alpine	February 7, 1996	29
Jack Doohan	Alpine	January 20, 2003	21
Esteban Ocon	Haas	September 17, 1996	28
Ollie Bearman	Haas	May 9, 2005	19
Liam Lawson	Visa Cash App RB	February 11, 2002	23
Isack Hadjar	Visa Cash App RB	September 28, 2004	20
Alex Albon	Williams	March 23, 1996	28
Carlos Sainz	Williams	September 1, 1994	30
Nico Hulkenberg	Stake F1 team Kick Sauber	August 19, 1987	37
Gabriel Bortoleto	Stake F1 team Kick Sauber	October 14, 2004	20

Who are the oldest and youngest drivers on the grid in 2025?

The oldest driver on the grid in 2025 is 43-year-old Fernando Alonso, who joined Aston Martin in 2023 on a multi-year contract. Alonso's first season in the sport was in 2001, meaning his career now spans three separate decades.

Mercedes new boy Andrea Kimi Antonelli is the youngest, at 18.

What is the average age of an F1 driver in 2025?

The average age of a driver on the current F1 grid is 26.7, with this number pulled upwards by Hamilton and Alonso, the two oldest competitors in 2025.

The oldest ever F1 world champion

Juan Manuel Fangio is comfortably the oldest driver to win the F1 championship, at the age of 46 years and 41 days when he triumphed in August 1957.

The youngest ever F1 world champion

Though Verstappen ran him close, Vettel was the youngest at 23 years and 134 days in 2010.

The oldest driver to win an F1 race

Luigi Fagioli was 53 years and 22 days old when he won the French Grand Prix in 1951. He actually shared the victory with the aforementioned Fangio.

The youngest driver to win an F1 race

Max Verstappen was just 18 years of age when he took the chequered flag in 2016 at the Spanish Grand Prix.

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