Fernando Alonso is a Spanish racing driver who currently competes in Formula One for Aston Martin. He is a two-time Formula One World Champion, securing his titles in 2005 and 2006 with Renault. Outside of F1, Alonso has also competed in endurance racing, winning the 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship and claiming two victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Toyota. He remains the only driver to have won both the Formula One World Drivers’ Championship and the World Endurance Championship. He also won the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2019.
| Nationality | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Born | Fernando Alonso Díaz 29 July 1981 Oviedo, Asturias, Spain |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in / 1.71m |
| Weight | 68kg |
Born in Oviedo, Asturias, Alonso came from a working-class family and started karting at the age of three. He achieved incredible success in local, national, and world championships, making a name for himself as a driver to watch. At 17, Alonso entered car racing and won the 1999 Euro Open by Nissan. A year later, he went on to secure fourth place in the 2000 International Formula 3000 Championship.
Alonso made his F1 debut in 2001 with the struggling Minardi team. At 19 years, 7 months, 3 days, he became the 8th youngest F1 driver to enter a Grand Prix. Despite the car’s lack of competitiveness, Alonso impressed the paddock with his raw talent and ability to extract performance from the underpowered car. While he didn’t score any points that season, his performances caught the eye of Renault, who signed him as a test driver for the 2002 season.
Alonso joined Renault as a full-time driver in 2003 and became the youngest driver to secure pole position and win a race at the time. His breakout years came in 2005 and 2006 when he claimed back-to-back World Drivers’ Championship titles, becoming the youngest-ever world champion. Seeking a new challenge away from Renault, Alonso made a meteoric move to McLaren in 2007.
In 2007, Alonso finished just one point behind eventual 2007 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen before returning to Renault for 2008 and 2009. A fractured relationship with then-team owner Ron Dennis and teammate Lewis Hamilton prompted the move. He won two races for Renault in 2009 and finished fifth in the championship. With the team no longer as competitive, and after a winless 2009, Alonso moved to Ferrari.
From 2010 to 2014, Alonso drove for Ferrari, where he came agonisingly close to winning more championships. He finished as runner-up three times—in 2010, 2012, and 2013—often taking the title fight down to the final race of the season. His time at Ferrari solidified his status as one of the most complete drivers in Formula One history, although he eventually left the team in search of new challenges.
Alonso returned to McLaren for a second stint from 2015 to 2018, but this time the partnership struggled, primarily due to the uncompetitive Honda engines. Despite consistently outperforming the car, Alonso was unable to secure a race win, leading to his decision to leave the team and temporarily retire from Formula One in 2018.
After a brief retirement from Formula One, Alonso returned to the sport in 2021 with Alpine, the rebranded Renault team. His comeback showed that he had lost none of his edge, with a standout performance at the 2021 Qatar Grand Prix, where he scored his first podium in seven years. In 2022, Alonso broke the record for most starts in Formula One at the 2022 Singapore Grand Prix.
In 2023, Alonso moved to Aston Martin, where he experienced a resurgence in form. The team’s improved car allowed him to score six podium finishes in the first eight races of the season, including his 100th career podium at the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
As of the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix, Alonso has achieved 32 race wins, 22 pole positions, 26 fastest laps, and 106 podium finishes in Formula One.
Fernando Alonso Formula One World Championship career
| F1 Career | 2001, 2003-2018, 2021-Ongoing |
|---|---|
| Teams | Minardi, Renault, McLaren, Ferrari, Alpine, Aston Martin |
| Driver Number | 14 |
| Entries | Ongoing |
| Championships | 2 (2005, 2006) |
| Wins | 32 |
| Podiums | 106 |
| Career points | Ongoing |
| Pole positions | 22 |
| Fastest laps | 26 |
| First entry | 2001 Australian Grand Prix |
| First win | 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix |
| Last win | 2013 Spanish Grand Prix |
| Last entry | Ongoing |
Fernando Alonso Wins
| Race Win | Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix |
| 2 | 2005 Malaysian Grand Prix |
| 3 | 2005 Bahrain Grand Prix |
| 4 | 2005 San Marino Grand Prix |
| 5 | 2005 European Grand Prix |
| 6 | 2005 French Grand Prix |
| 7 | 2005 German Grand Prix |
| 8 | 2005 Chinese Grand Prix |
| 9 | 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix |
| 10 | 2006 Australian Grand Prix |
| 11 | 2006 Spanish Grand Prix |
| 12 | 2006 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 13 | 2006 British Grand Prix |
| 14 | 2006 Canadian Grand Prix |
| 15 | 2006 Japanese Grand Prix |
| 16 | 2007 Malaysian Grand Prix |
| 17 | 2007 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 18 | 2007 European Grand Prix |
| 19 | 2007 Italian Grand Prix |
| 20 | 2008 Singapore Grand Prix |
| 21 | 2008 Japanese Grand Prix |
| 22 | 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix |
| 23 | 2010 German Grand Prix |
| 24 | 2010 Italian Grand Prix |
| 25 | 2010 Singapore Grand Prix |
| 26 | 2010 Korean Grand Prix |
| 27 | 2011 British Grand Prix |
| 28 | 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix |
| 29 | 2012 European Grand Prix |
| 30 | 2012 German Grand Prix |
| 31 | 2013 Chinese Grand Prix |
| 32 | 2013 Spanish Grand Prix |
Fernando Alonso Teammates
| 22 drivers | Involvement | First Year | Last Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarso Marques | 14 | 2001 | |
| Alex Yoong | 3 | 2001 | |
| Allan McNish | 15 | 2003 | |
| Jarno Trulli | 31 | 2003 | 2004 |
| Franck Montagny | 1 | 2003 | |
| Jacques Villeneuve | 3 | 2004 | |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 37 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 17 | 2007 | |
| Nelson Piquet Jr. | 28 | 2008 | 2009 |
| Romain Grosjean | 7 | 2009 | |
| Felipe Massa | 77 | 2010 | 2013 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 19 | 2014 | |
| Jenson Button | 38 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Stoffel Vandoorne | 40 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Lando Norris | 7 | 2018 | |
| Esteban Ocon | 44 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Zhou Guanyu | 1 | 2021 | |
| Jack Doohan | 2 | 2022 | |
| Lance Stroll | 71 | 2023 | 2026 |
| Felipe Drugovich | 6 | 2023 | 2025 |
| Jak Crawford | 2 | 2025 | |
| Cian Shields | 1 | 2025 |
Fernando Alonso Complete Formula One Results
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | European Minardi F1 | Minardi PS01 | European ( Cosworth ) 3.0 V10 | AUS 12 | MAL 13 | BRA Ret | SMR Ret | ESP 13 | AUT Ret | MON Ret | CAN Ret | EUR 14 | FRA 17 † | GBR 16 | GER 10 | HUN Ret | 23rd | 0 | |||||||||||
| Minardi PS01B | BEL DNS | ITA 13 | USA Ret | JPN 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Mild Seven Renault F1 Team | Renault R23 | Renault RS23 3.0 V10 | AUS 7 | MAL 3 | BRA 3 | SMR 6 | ESP 2 | AUT Ret | MON 5 | CAN 4 | EUR 4 | FRA Ret | 6th | 55 | ||||||||||||||
| Renault R23B | GBR Ret | GER 4 | HUN 1 | ITA 8 | USA Ret | JPN Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Mild Seven Renault F1 Team | Renault R24 | Renault RS24 3.0 V10 | AUS 3 | MAL 7 | BHR 6 | SMR 4 | ESP 4 | MON Ret | EUR 5 | CAN Ret | USA Ret | FRA 2 | GBR 10 | GER 3 | HUN 3 | BEL Ret | ITA Ret | CHN 4 | JPN 5 | BRA 4 | 4th | 59 | ||||||
| 2005 | Mild Seven Renault F1 Team | Renault R25 | Renault RS25 3.0 V10 | AUS 3 | MAL 1 | BHR 1 | SMR 1 | ESP 2 | MON 4 | EUR 1 | CAN Ret | USA DNS | FRA 1 | GBR 2 | GER 1 | HUN 11 | TUR 2 | ITA 2 | BEL 2 | BRA 3 | JPN 3 | CHN 1 | 1st | 133 | |||||
| 2006 | Mild Seven Renault F1 Team | Renault R26 | Renault RS26 2.4 V8 | BHR 1 | MAL 2 | AUS 1 | SMR 2 | EUR 2 | ESP 1 | MON 1 | GBR 1 | CAN 1 | USA 5 | FRA 2 | GER 5 | HUN Ret | TUR 2 | ITA Ret | CHN 2 | JPN 1 | BRA 2 | 1st | 134 | ||||||
| 2007 | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-22 | Mercedes FO 108T 2.4 V8 | AUS 2 | MAL 1 | BHR 5 | ESP 3 | MON 1 | CAN 7 | USA 2 | FRA 7 | GBR 2 | EUR 1 | HUN 4 | TUR 3 | ITA 1 | BEL 3 | JPN Ret | CHN 2 | BRA 3 | 3rd | 109 | |||||||
| 2008 | ING Renault F1 Team | Renault R28 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | AUS 4 | MAL 8 | BHR 10 | ESP Ret | TUR 6 | MON 10 | CAN Ret | FRA 8 | GBR 6 | GER 11 | HUN 4 | EUR Ret | BEL 4 | ITA 4 | SIN 1 | JPN 1 | CHN 4 | BRA 2 | 5th | 61 | ||||||
| 2009 | ING Renault F1 Team | Renault R29 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | AUS 5 | MAL 11 | CHN 9 | BHR 8 | ESP 5 | MON 7 | TUR 10 | GBR 14 | GER 7 | HUN Ret | EUR 6 | BEL Ret | ITA 5 | 9th | 26 | |||||||||||
| 2009 | Renault F1 Team | Renault R29 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | SIN 3 | JPN 10 | BRA Ret | ABU 14 | 9th | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F10 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | BHR 1 | AUS 4 | MAL 13 † | CHN 4 | ESP 2 | MON 6 | TUR 8 | CAN 3 | EUR 8 | GBR 14 | GER 1 | HUN 2 | BEL Ret | ITA 1 | SIN 1 | JPN 3 | KOR 1 | BRA 3 | ABU 7 | 2nd | 252 | |||||
| 2011 | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari 150º Italia | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | AUS 4 | MAL 6 | CHN 7 | TUR 3 | ESP 5 | MON 2 | CAN Ret | EUR 2 | 4th | 257 | ||||||||||||||||
| Scuderia Ferrari | GBR 1 | GER 2 | HUN 3 | BEL 4 | ITA 3 | SIN 4 | JPN 2 | KOR 5 | IND 3 | ABU 2 | BRA 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari F2012 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | AUS 5 | MAL 1 | CHN 9 | BHR 7 | ESP 2 | MON 3 | CAN 5 | EUR 1 | GBR 2 | GER 1 | HUN 5 | BEL Ret | ITA 3 | SIN 3 | JPN Ret | KOR 3 | IND 2 | ABU 2 | USA 3 | BRA 2 | 2nd | 278 | ||||
| 2013 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari F138 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | AUS 2 | MAL Ret | CHN 1 | BHR 8 | ESP 1 | MON 7 | CAN 2 | GBR 3 | GER 4 | HUN 5 | BEL 2 | ITA 2 | SIN 2 | KOR 6 | JPN 4 | IND 11 | ABU 5 | USA 5 | BRA 3 | 2nd | 242 | |||||
| 2014 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari F14 T | Ferrari 059/3 1.6 V6 t | AUS 4 | MAL 4 | BHR 9 | CHN 3 | ESP 6 | MON 4 | CAN 6 | AUT 5 | GBR 6 | GER 5 | HUN 2 | BEL 7 | ITA Ret | SIN 4 | JPN Ret | RUS 6 | USA 6 | BRA 6 | ABU 9 | 6th | 161 | |||||
| 2015 | McLaren Honda | McLaren MP4-30 | Honda RA615H 1.6 V6 t | AUS | MAL Ret | CHN 12 | BHR 11 | ESP Ret | MON Ret | CAN Ret | AUT Ret | GBR 10 | HUN 5 | BEL 13 | ITA 18 † | SIN Ret | JPN 11 | RUS 11 | USA 11 | MEX Ret | BRA 15 | ABU 17 | 17th | 11 | |||||
| 2016 | McLaren Honda | McLaren MP4-31 | Honda RA616H 1.6 V6 t | AUS Ret | BHR | CHN 12 | RUS 6 | ESP Ret | MON 5 | CAN 11 | EUR Ret | AUT 18 † | GBR 13 | HUN 7 | GER 12 | BEL 7 | ITA 14 | SIN 7 | MAL 7 | JPN 16 | USA 5 | MEX 13 | BRA 10 | ABU 10 | 10th | 54 | |||
| 2017 | McLaren Honda | McLaren MCL32 | Honda RA617H 1.6 V6 t | AUS Ret | CHN Ret | BHR 14 † | RUS DNS | ESP 12 | MON | CAN 16 † | AZE 9 | AUT Ret | GBR Ret | HUN 6 | BEL Ret | ITA 17 † | SIN Ret | MAL 11 | JPN 11 | USA Ret | MEX 10 | BRA 8 | ABU 9 | 15th | 17 | ||||
| 2018 | McLaren F1 Team | McLaren MCL33 | Renault R.E.18 1.6 V6 t | AUS 5 | BHR 7 | CHN 7 | AZE 7 | ESP 8 | MON Ret | CAN Ret | FRA 16 † | AUT 8 | GBR 8 | GER 16 † | HUN 8 | BEL Ret | ITA Ret | SIN 7 | RUS 14 | JPN 14 | USA Ret | MEX Ret | BRA 17 | ABU 11 | 11th | 50 | |||
| 2021 | Alpine F1 Team | Alpine A521 | Renault E-Tech 20B 1.6 V6 t | BHR Ret | EMI 10 | POR 8 | ESP 17 | MON 13 | AZE 6 | FRA 8 | STY 9 | AUT 10 | GBR 7 | HUN 4 | BEL 11 | NED 6 | ITA 8 | RUS 6 | TUR 16 | USA Ret | MXC 9 | SAP 9 | QAT 3 | SAU 13 | ABU 8 | 10th | 81 | ||
| 2022 | BWT Alpine F1 Team | Alpine A522 | Renault E-Tech 22 1.6 V6 t | BHR 9 | SAU Ret | AUS 17 | EMI Ret | MIA 11 | ESP 9 | MON 7 | AZE 7 | CAN 9 | GBR 5 | AUT 10 | FRA 6 | HUN 8 | BEL 5 | NED 6 | ITA Ret | SIN Ret | JPN 7 | USA 7 | MXC 19† | SAP 5 | ABU Ret | 9th | 81 | ||
| 2023 | Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team | Aston Martin AMR23 | Mercedes F1 M14 E Performance 1.6 V6 t | BHR 3 | SAU 3 | AUS 3 | AZE 4 6 | MIA 3 | MON 2 | ESP 7 | CAN 2 | AUT 5 5 | GBR 7 | HUN 9 | BEL 5 | NED 2 | ITA 9 | SIN 15 | JPN 8 | QAT 6 8 | USA Ret | MXC Ret | SAP 3 | LVG 9 | ABU 7 | 4th | 206 | ||
| 2024 | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | Aston Martin AMR24 | Mercedes F1 M15 E Performance 1.6 V6 t | BHR 9 | SAU 5 | AUS 8 | JPN 6 | CHN 7 | MIA 9 | EMI 19 | MON 11 | CAN 6 | ESP 12 | AUT 18 | GBR 8 | HUN 11 | BEL 8 | NED 10 | ITA 11 | AZE 6 | SIN 8 | USA 13 | MXC Ret | SAP 14 | LVG 11 | QAT 7 | ABU 9 | 9th | 70 |
| 2025 | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | Aston Martin AMR25 | Mercedes-AMG F1 M16 E Performance 1.6 V6 t | AUS Ret | CHN Ret | JPN 11 | BHR 15 | SAU 11 | MIA 15 | EMI 11 | MON Ret | ESP 9 | CAN 7 | AUT 7 | GBR 9 | BEL 17 | HUN 5 | NED 8 | ITA Ret | AZE 15 | SIN 7 | USA 10 | MXC Ret | SAP 14 6 | LVG 11 | QAT 7 7 | ABU 6 | 10th | 56 |
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