Isack Hadjar has become the fifth youngest driver in F1 history to stand on the podium following his stunning third place at the Dutch Grand Prix.
Hadjar started fourth at Zandvoort and managed to repel attacks from George Russell and Charles Leclerc to be running there, just behind Max Verstappen when Lando Norris suffered an engine failure late on.
This promoted Hadjar to third, with the Racing Bulls star managing to stay ahead of Russell to bank a first visit to the F1 podium - the 219th driver to so in a grand prix.
Officially, it is a first podium for Racing Bulls, but first for the Faenza-based team since Pierre Gasly's P3 at the 2021 Azerbaijan GP, when Hadjar was still in FRECA.
The result has moved him up to 10th in the drivers' championship, and as the table below shows, moves him past Sebastian Vettel and into the top five youngest drivers ever on the podium.
Of the top five, two have come within the last six races, with a total of seven of the top 10 currently racing on the grid!
Youngest F1 podium finishers
| Rank | Driver - Place | Age | Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Max Verstappen - 1st | 18 years, 7 months, 15 days | Spain 2016 |
| 2. | Lance Stroll - 3rd | 18 years, 7 months, 27 days | Azerbaijan 2017 |
| 3. | Kimi Antonelli - 3rd | 18 years, 9 months, 21 days | Canada 2025 |
| 4. | Lando Norris - 3rd | 20 years, 7 months, 22 days | Austria 2020 |
| 5. | Isack Hadjar - 3rd | 20 years, 11 months, 3 days | Netherlands 2025 |
| 6. | Sebastian Vettel - 1st | 21 years, 2 months, 11 days | Italy 2008 |
| 7. | Daniil Kvyat - 3rd | 21 years, 3 months, 0 days | Hungary 2015 |
| 8. | Kevin Magnussen - 2nd | 21 years, 5 months, 11 days | Australia 2014 |
| 9. | Charles Leclerc - 3rd | 21 years, 5 months, 15 days | Bahrain 2019 |
| 10. | Fernando Alonso - 3rd | 21 years, 7 months, 23 days | Malaysia 2003 |
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