Former driver Sebastian Vettel is preparing for a striking sporting challenge outside of motorsport. The four-time world champion will appear at the start of the London Marathon on Sunday 26 April. Together with F1 journalist Tom Clarkson, he is participating to raise money for charity. The German star is running for the Brain & Spine Foundation and the Grand Prix Trust.
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Together with Clarkson, Sebastian Vettel chooses a special, new form of racing. On 26 April, the 42,2 kilometer long course of the London Marathon awaits him. With his participation, Vettel follows in the footsteps of former F1 driver Max Chilton, who already participated in the marathon in 2023 to raise money for the RNLI. The 2026 edition features an impressive field of participants, with several well-known names from the British sporting world.
Vettel said goodbye to Formula 1 in 2022. Since then, the 38-year-old German has, among other things, delved into the agricultural sector and taken courses at Harvard University in the United States. In addition, he is actively committed to various environmental projects. For example, he returned to the F1 paddock during the last São Paulo GP to call attention to deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.
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