Sebastian Vettel

Four titles in a row with Red Bull and the youngest-ever World Champion.

Sebastian Vettel (born 3 July 1987) is a German former racing driver. He won four Formula One World Drivers' Championships in a row with Red Bull, from 2010 to 2013, is still the youngest Drivers' Champion in history, and won 53 Grands Prix across 16 seasons.

Quick Facts

Born: 3 July 1987
Birthplace: Heppenheim, Hesse, West Germany
Spouse: Hanna Prater (2019)
Children: 3
Relatives: Fabian Vettel (brother)

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Background

Vettel grew up in Heppenheim and started karting at eight, winning the junior European Championship in 2001. He dominated Formula BMW ADAC in 2004 with 18 wins from 20 races and was runner-up to Paul di Resta in the Formula 3 Euro Series. A BMW Sauber test driver, he made his Formula One debut at the 2007 United States Grand Prix, then replaced Scott Speed at Toro Rosso as part of the Red Bull Junior Team. At Toro Rosso he took his first pole and win, becoming the youngest Grand Prix winner at the time, before moving up to Red Bull. His title run ended in 2013 with nine straight wins, the last of them at the 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix.