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Kimi Antonelli makes history with dominant home victory at Italian Grand Prix

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

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  • Andrea Kimi Antonelli won the Italian Grand Prix for Mercedes after starting from 19th on the grid.
  • The 20-year-old Italian passed the field within 18 laps and beat teammate George Russell and Max Verstappen.
  • Antonelli became the first Italian winner at Monza since Ludovico Scarfiotti won in 1966.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli produced a historic home victory at Monza, recovering from 19th on the grid to win the Italian Grand Prix for Mercedes.

The Italian driver needed only 18 laps to move into the lead. He finished in 1 hour, 51 minutes, 15.281 seconds, securing his seventh victory of the season and of his career.

Antonelli finished 3.857 seconds ahead of teammate George Russell. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was third, 14.718 seconds behind the winner.

The result made Antonelli the first Italian driver to win the Italian Grand Prix in 60 years. The previous home winner was Ludovico Scarfiotti, who won for Ferrari in 1966.

The McLaren cars of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri followed behind the podium, with Lewis Hamilton next.

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