Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s historic 2026 Formula 1 world championship triumph has dominated the front pages of Italy’s leading newspapers, with both sports publications and major national titles celebrating the Mercedes driver’s extraordinary achievement. The 20-year-old from Bologna has become Italy’s first F1 world champion in 73 years, inspiring a wave of front-page tributes across the country.
From La Gazzetta dello Sport and Corriere dello Sport to Corriere della Sera, La Stampa, La Repubblica and Tuttosport, Italy’s newspapers have given Antonelli’s success prominent coverage. The celebrations reflect the significance of a championship that has brought the Italian flag back to the top of Formula 1 for the first time since Alberto Ascari won his second world title with Ferrari in 1953.
Kimi Antonelli dominates Italian newspaper front pages after F1 title win
Andrea Kimi Antonelli is the new Formula 1 world champion, and the Italian press has responded by placing the Mercedes youngster’s achievement on the front pages of the country’s most prominent newspapers.
The historic result has captured the attention of publications well beyond the sporting press, with major national newspapers also paying tribute to the 20-year-old’s success. His championship represents a landmark moment for Italian motorsport after more than seven decades without an Italian Formula 1 drivers’ world champion.
The achievement has also prompted widespread congratulations, including a tribute from Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali, who celebrated Antonelli’s historic title and Italy’s 73-year wait.
Photo gallery: How Italy’s biggest newspapers celebrated Kimi Antonelli
The following gallery brings together the front pages of six leading Italian newspapers following Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s Formula 1 world championship victory.
Corriere dello Sport
Corriere della Sera
La Gazzetta dello Sport
La Stampa
La Repubblica
Tuttosport
Italy celebrates its first Formula 1 world champion in 73 years
Italy’s leading publications have paid tribute to the Mercedes driver after he ended a championship drought stretching back to 1953. That year, Alberto Ascari secured his second Formula 1 world championship behind the wheel of a Ferrari, becoming the last Italian driver to claim the sport’s biggest individual prize before Antonelli.
Seventy-three years later, the 20-year-old has restored Italy to the summit of the Formula 1 Drivers’ World Championship, giving the country’s sporting and national newspapers a historic achievement to celebrate.
The front-page coverage reflects the importance of the moment for Italian motorsport, with Antonelli’s championship bringing an end to one of the longest waits for another national world champion in Formula 1 history.
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