Andrea Kimi Antonelli

Andrea Kimi Antonelli (born 25 August 2006) is an Italian go-kart racer. He won the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship in 2020 and is a member of the Mercedes Junior Team.[1]

Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Nationality Italian
BornAugust 2006 (age 14)
Bologna, Italy
Current teamKR Motorsport

Career

Karting

Born in Bologna, Antonelli started his karting career in 2014. In 2015, he won the Easykart Easy 60 class and followed it up with a third place in the Trofeo Industrie 60 Mini category a year later. He then quickly moved up to the WSK Super Master Series 60 Mini in 2017 and finished third once again.

The 2018 season was an important year for Antonelli, where he won the WSK Champions Cup 60 Mini category with Energy Corse. At the same time, he competed in various karting competitions, finishing second in the Italian Championship 60 Mini class, fifth in the WSK Final Cup and winning the 23° South Garda Winter Cup in the Mini ROK class.[2]

In the 2019 season the Italian moved up to the OKJ class and competed for the Rosberg Racing Academy. He won the WSK Euro Series in this class and took victory in the WSK Super Master Series and the 24° South Garda Winter Cup. Antonelli also finished second in the FIA Karting European Championship (OKJ).

The Italian earned a first FIA title in 2020 in the European Championship in the OK Class. He was overall winner of two rounds, second place in the other, and a week after the finale also won the WSK Euro Series.[3]

In the final race of the 2020 World Karting Championship Antonelli broke a leg and foot in a crash during the final.[4]

Formula One

In April 2019, at the age of twelve, Antonelli was officially introduced as a member of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport Junior Team alongside Jamaican Alex Powell.[5]

Racing record

Karting career summary
Season Series Team Class Races Wins Points Position
2015 Easykart International Grand Final Easy 60 1 1 - 1st
2016 WSK Champions Cup RB Racing 60 Mini 1 0 - NC
WSK Super Master Series ? 0 32 21st
WSK Final Cup 1 0 - 6th
2017 WSK Super Master Series 60 Mini ? ? 268 3rd
WSK Final Cup 1 0 - 22nd
WSK Champions Cup 1 0 - 6th
ROK Cup International Final Antonelli Motorsport Mini ROK 1 0 - 24th
2018 ROK Cup International Final Energy Corse Mini ROK 1 1 - 1st
WSK Champions Cup 60 Mini 1 1 - 1st
WSK Master Series ? ? 243 3rd
WSK Final Cup ? ? 120 5th
2019 WSK Super Master Series Rosberg Racing Academy OKJ 24 8 220 1st
WSK Champions Cup 6 4 - 4th
WSK Euro Series 19 6 354 1st
FIA Karting World Championship 7 3 - 5th
FIA Karting European Championship 24 4 63 2nd
WSK Open Cup 12 10 227 1st
WSK Final Cup 4 4 - 1st
2020 WSK Euro Series KR Motorsport OK 6 2 299 1st
FIA Karting European Championship 20 9 67 1st
WSK Super Master Series 22 11 280 2nd
WSK Champions Cup 1 0 - NC

References
  1. "The top karting stars of 2020". 26 December 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  2. "Andrea Kimi Antonelli - Career". mercedesamgf1.com. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  3. "The top karting stars of 2020". 26 December 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  4. "Mercedes F1 junior Antonelli injured in world karting final crash". 9 November 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  5. "Powell joins Antonelli as Mercedes F1-supported karter". 4 April 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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