{"id":22700,"date":"2026-04-26T22:29:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T22:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/22700\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T22:29:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T22:29:09","slug":"sebastian-vettel-achieves-ambitious-london-marathon-target-in-charity-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/22700\/","title":{"rendered":"Sebastian Vettel achieves ambitious London Marathon target in charity run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Four-time Formula 1 champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/sebastian-vettel\/6936\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sebastian Vettel<\/a> completed the 2026 London Marathon in under three hours.<\/p>\n<p>The German driver joined F1 journalist Tom Clarkson in running the London Marathon to raise money for the Grand Prix Trust and the Brain &amp; Spine Foundation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Grand Prix Trust, which was founded by Sir Jackie Stewart in the 1980s, works to support those in the F1 community who need help.<\/p>\n<p>The Brain &amp; Spine Foundation was founded by former F1 safety and medical delegate Professor Sidney Watkins and neurosurgeon Peter Hamlyn in 1992. It aims to improve &#8220;the prevention, treatment and care of people affected by disorders of the brain and spine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to raising money for the two charities, Vettel had set himself the goal of completing the 26.2-mile race in under three hours, which he managed to achieve.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It felt very long, but it&#8217;s been my first time, so I didn&#8217;t know what to expect, but it&#8217;s been amazing how many people there were next to the course, and how happy everyone is, so it&#8217;s a really great experience,&#8221; the former Red Bull F1 driver told BBC Sport after crossing the finish line.\u00a0&#8220;I&#8217;m very excited still, and very happy that I finished.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When asked what had motivated him to enter the race, Vettel added: &#8220;Well, I always wanted to do a marathon. I always kept fit and did a lot of running, cycling.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So I thought it&#8217;s about time, and I set myself an ambitious goal, which I managed to achieve. I wanted to be just below three hours, which I did, so I&#8217;m very happy with that, but I think even more so, happy that I finished.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And\u00a0having lived the experience, I can only recommend it to people to sign up and try to do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Clarkson and Vettel had aimed to raise \u00a35000 for the two charities, and at the time of writing, the pair had exceeded their goal with a total of \u00a38873.<\/p>\n<p>Vettel retired from F1 at the end of the 2022 season.<\/p>\n<p>            We want your opinion!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-auto\">What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"#\" class=\"ms-link text-link font-bold\">Take our 5 minute survey.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-1 text-body\">&#8211; The Motorsport.com Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Four-time Formula 1 champion Sebastian Vettel completed the 2026 London Marathon in under three hours. 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