Marco Antonelli has watched his son build a career in Formula 1. Now they hope to share a GT3 car and chase a result together.
Kimi Antonelli has a racing ambition that would put his father in a different position: behind the wheel of the same car.
The Mercedes driver wants to compete alongside Marco in GT3, sharing driving duties as teammates. According to GMM’s October 29 report, which attributes his comments to Auto Motor und Sport, Kimi hopes an opportunity could come in 2027 if their schedules allow.
No race has been confirmed. But this is something both father and son want.
From the garage to the same car
Marco is more than a familiar face supporting Kimi in the F1 paddock. He is a racing driver and team owner, with his AKM Motorsport operation providing a connection to the sport that predates his son’s Formula 1 career.
Kimi has already raced for the family team. Mercedes records that he contested two Italian GT races in 2023 and earned a victory in a Mercedes-AMG GT3.
Racing together would be a different experience.
In a shared car, each driver hands over more than the steering wheel. The next stint depends partly on the work of the person who came before: how they managed the tires, what they learned about the conditions and what they can explain before the changeover.
For Marco and Kimi, familiar conversations about racing would become part of a shared result. Marco has already described the prospect in a Mercedes interview as a dream.
Opening the door for others
The family’s ambitions also include helping young drivers find their own opportunities.
GMM reports that Kimi wants to build an academy with a path into professional GT racing as well as opportunities elsewhere in motorsport. There is no confirmed launch date or detailed program.
That outlook echoes Marco’s public support for developing young GT drivers. His argument is straightforward: sports-car racing can be the start of a professional career, rather than the fallback after a single-seater dream ends.
Those plans will take time. Finding a race that fits around Kimi’s F1 commitments is the more immediate possibility.
Max Verstappen’s GT3 appearances have already shown how an F1 driver can make room for racing beyond the Grand Prix calendar. For Kimi, that opportunity would come with a personal connection: sharing the car with his father.
No race is confirmed yet. But after years of Marco supporting his son’s career, they could have a result to chase together—as teammates.
