Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso Díaz (born 29th July, 1981 in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain) is a Spanish former Formula One driver who is also currently the team principal of the Fernando Alonso Speed Team. He is the 2005 Formula One World Champion.
Formula One
2001-2005: Benetton Arrows, Renault
Alonso's Formula One debut came in 2001at the hands of the Benetton Arrows team alongside fellow young gun Jenson Button. Despite the pair's enthusiasm and hunger, the Arrows failed to match their young driver's desires in their final season and Alonso was only able to take a single point all season.
Alonso and Button remained together in 2002, albeit with a new outfit following the rebranding of Arrows to Renault. Alonso began to get comfortable in his new environment, taking several points finishes in the early stages of the season - his best being a pair of fourth places in Austria and Canada. Alonso would also upset the timing sheets by taking an unexpected fastest lap on the streets of Monte-Carlo on his way to sixth. Fernando Alonso would finish his sophomore season in F1 in a much improved seventh position in the WDC.
Button would vacate the team following a bust-up with team principal Flavio Briatore in the 2003 off-season, meaning Alonso would be joined by ex-Jaguar driver Mark Webber. Alonso's season got off to a great start, taking a career best second position (and another fastest lap) in the opening race of the season in Australia behind McLaren's James James Davies. He'd follow this with a third place finish in Malaysian Grand Prix. Alonso would not taste the champagne on the podium for several races, before returning with a third at the European Grand Prix and following Webber home for Renault's first 1-2 finish at the German Grand Prix. Alonso would miss Italy due to the Michelin boycott, before returning to the podium in Brazil with a second place. The Spaniard would go one better in the United States Grand Prix, converting a career-first pole into a win. He'd follow this win up with another in the season-ending Japanese Grand Prix, a race in which Alonso had a long battle with Michael Schumacher.
Alonso struggled in the shortened 2004 season, with the dominating Ferrari team effectively cleaning up for most of the year. Alonso did manage one win in 2004, winning the United States Grand Prix for a second time on his way to eighth in the championship.
2005 saw Alonso be joined by young Finn Kimi Räikkönen in what was set to be the most wide-open championship in many years, with Renault, McLaren, Ferrari, Williams and Toyota all bringing very strong packages. Alonso's first win of the season came in his home country of Spain, but he'd not win another until Brazil some twelve races later. The lead of the championship switched almost race by race - with Alonso, Räikkönen, James James Davies, Rubens Barrichello and Daniel Melrose all heading into the final round in China. The lead switched often in this frantic race but eventually Alonso capitalised on a last-lap error from Kimi Räikkönen to secure Alonso his first and only F1 World Driver's Championship, with some pundits in the Spanish media dubbing the race El Milagro de Shanghai.
Complete Formula One Grand Prix 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 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | WDC | Points |
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2001 | Mild Seven Benetton Arrows | Arrows A22 | Renault RS21 3.0 V10 | AUS 8 |
MAL 10 |
BRA 12 |
SMR Ret |
ESP 10 |
AUT 6 |
MON Ret |
CAN 10 |
EUR 14 |
FRA Ret |
GBR 10 |
GER Ret |
HUN Ret |
BEL DNS |
ITA 9 |
USA Ret |
JPN Ret |
16th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | Mild Seven Renault F1 Team | Renault R202 | Renault RS22 3.0 V10 | AUS 7 |
MAL 7 |
SMR Ret |
ESP Ret |
AUT 4 |
MON 6 |
CAN 4 |
EUR 6 |
FRA Ret |
GBR 5 |
GER 6 |
HUN 5 |
BEL 6 |
ITA Ret |
BRA 7 |
USA 6 |
JPN 5 |
7th | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2003 | Mild Seven Renault F1 Team | Renault R23 | Renault RS23 3.0 V10 | AUS 2 |
MAL 3 |
SMR Ret |
ESP Ret |
AUT 7 |
MON Ret |
CAN 6 |
GBR 5 |
EUR 3 |
GER 2 |
HUN Ret |
ITA DNA |
BEL 11 |
BRA 2 |
USA 1 |
JPN 1 |
4th | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | Mild Seven Renault F1 Team | Renault R24 | Renault RS24 3.0 V10 | AUS 8 |
MAL 9 |
BHR Ret |
MON 8 |
CAN Ret |
USA 1 |
CHN Ret |
BRA 3 |
ARG Ret |
KOR C |
JPN Ret |
8th | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Mild Seven Renault F1 Team | Renault R25 | Renault RS25 3.0 V10 | AUS 3 |
MAL 5 |
BHR 4 |
SMR 3 |
ESP 1 |
MON Ret |
EUR Ret |
CAN 2 |
USA DNS |
FRA 6 |
GBR 2 |
GER 7 |
HUN 7 |
TUR 5 |
ITA 3 |
BEL Ret |
BRA 1 |
URU 2 |
JPN Ret |
CHN 1 |
1st | 92 | ||||||||||||||||||
2006 | Lucky Strike Honda Racing F1 Team | Honda RA106 | Honda RA806E 2.4 V8 | BHR 4 |
MAL 4 |
AUS Ret |
BEL 5 |
EUR 6 |
SMR 9 |
MON 4 |
ESP 3 |
GBR 9 |
CAN 3 |
USA Ret |
FRA 6 |
GER 4 |
HUN 2 |
TUR 4 |
ITA Ret |
BRA DNS |
URU 10 |
JPN 10 |
CHN 7 |
6th | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Honda Racing F1 Team | Honda RA107 | Honda RA807E 2.4 V8 | BHR 8 |
MAL 11 |
AUS Ret |
JPN 13 |
SMR 14 |
GER 7 |
ESP 5 |
MON Ret |
CAN 14 |
USA 12 |
GBR 10 |
EUR Ret |
FRA Ret |
HUN 14 |
TUR 8 |
ITA 16 |
BEL 10 |
CHN 7 |
URU 10 |
BRA 10 |
13th | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
2008 | Honda Racing F1 Team | Honda RA108 | Honda RA808E 2.4 V8 | BHR 7 |
MAL Ret |
AUS 6 |
JPN 12 |
TUR 12 |
EUR 10 |
MON 9 |
CAN 11 |
USA 3 |
FRA 13 |
GBR 9 |
GER 7 |
HUN 7 |
ESP 14 |
BEL Ret |
ITA 13 |
SIN 14 |
CHN Ret |
URU 10 |
BRA 7 |
13th | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
2010 | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F10 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | BHR 1 2 |
BHR 2 2 |
USA 1 5 |
USA 2 1 |
JPN 1 2 |
JPN 2 Ret |
AUS 1 Ret |
AUS 2 Ret |
TUR 1 2 |
TUR 2 3 |
EUR 1 4 |
EUR 2 5 |
MON 1 3 |
MON 2 8 |
GBR 1 4 |
GBR 2 4 |
IRE 1 7 |
IRE 2 7 |
GER 1 1 |
GER 2 4 |
ESP 1 7 |
ESP 2 3 |
ITA 1 4 |
ITA 2 6 |
HUN 1 DSQ |
HUN 2 7 |
SIN 1 1 |
SIN 2 1 |
KOR 1 8 |
KOR 2 12 |
BRA 1 1 |
BRA 2 4 |
URU 1 10 |
URU 2 Ret |
ABU 1 14 |
ABU 2 5 |
3rd | 385 | ||
2011 | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F150 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | BHR 1 Ret |
BHR 2 Ret |
USA 1 1 |
USA 2 9 |
JPN 1 2 |
JPN 2 2 |
KOR 1 4 |
KOR 2 1 |
TUR 1 3 |
TUR 2 Ret |
ESP 1 18 |
ESP 2 Ret |
MON 1 EX |
MON 2 EX |
GBR 1 1 |
GBR 2 16 |
IRE 1 3 |
IRE 2 Ret |
EUR 1 18 |
EUR 2 |
GER 1 |
GER 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 2 |
URU 1 |
URU 2 |
BRA 1 |
BRA 2 |
SIN 1 |
SIN 2 |
IND 1 |
IND 2 |
ABU 1 |
ABU 2 |
11th | 162 | ||
2012 | Renault F1 Team | Renault R31 | Renault RS27-2012 2.4 V8 | BHR 1 |
BHR 2 |
MAL 1 |
MAL 2 |
JPN 1 |
JPN 2 |
KOR 1 |
KOR 2 |
TUR 1 |
TUR 2 |
EUR 1 |
EUR 2 |
MON 1 |
MON 2 |
GBR 1 3 |
GBR 2 7 |
CAN 1 6 |
CAN 2 Ret |
USA 1 9 |
USA 2 22 |
GER 1 Ret |
GER 2 8 |
ESP 1 12 |
ESP 2 22 |
ITA 1 Ret |
ITA 2 4 |
ABU 1 4 |
ABU 2 Ret |
IND 1 7 |
IND 2 8 |
URU 1 20 |
URU 2 14 |
BRA 1 7 |
BRA 2 18 |
SIN 1 5 |
SIN 2 Ret |
16th | 85 | ||
2014 | Canon WilliamsF1 | Williams FW36 | Mercedes PU104A 1.6 I4t | BHR 1 2 |
BHR 2 10 |
MAL 1 2 |
MAL 2 3 |
BRA 1 2 |
BRA 2 Ret |
MEX 1 2 |
MEX 2 1 |
USA 1 Ret |
USA 2 5 |
CAN 1 Ret |
CAN 2 4 |
GBR 1 Ret |
GBR 2 Ret |
ESP 1 8 |
ESP 2 Ret |
AUT 1 4 |
AUT 2 4 |
TUR 1 Ret |
TUR 2 8 |
GER 1 Ret |
GER 2 1 |
POR 1 2 |
POR 2 Ret |
ITA 1 Ret |
ITA 2 7 |
ABU 1 16 |
ABU 2 3 |
IND 1 1 |
IND 2 2 |
CHN 1 Ret |
CHN 2 Ret |
KOR 1 8 |
KOR 2 1 |
JPN 1 Ret |
JPN 2 1 |
SIN 1 3 |
SIN 2 Ret |
3rd | 383 |
2015 | ING WilliamsF1 Mercedes | Williams FW37 | Mercedes PU104A 1.6 I4t | BHR 1 1 |
BHR 2 2 |
MAL 1 Ret |
MAL 2 C |
BRA 1 11 |
BRA 2 5 |
MEX 1 2 |
MEX 2 4 |
USA 1 2 |
USA 2 2 |
CAN 1 3 |
CAN 2 Ret |
GBR 1 17 |
GBR 2 Ret |
GER 1 15† |
GER 2 Ret |
ESP 1 Ret |
ESP 2 1 |
RUS 1 Ret |
RUS 2 10 |
AUT 1 1 |
AUT 2 5 |
ITA 1 3 |
ITA 2 7 |
CPR 1 1 |
CPR 2 4 |
ABU 1 6 |
ABU 2 1 |
IND 1 2 |
IND 2 1 |
JPN 1 14 |
JPN 2 4 |
KOR 1 2 |
KOR 2 2 |
SIN 1 2 |
SIN 2 2 |
CHN 1 10 |
CHN 2 4 |
3rd | 472 |
2016 | CEPSA Red Bull Racing | Red Bull RB12 | Ferrari Type 059 3.0 V10 | BHR 1 5 |
BHR 2 2 |
IND 1 Ret |
IND 2 5 |
BRA 1 2 |
BRA 2 4 |
MEX 1 4 |
MEX 2 7 |
PAC 1 8 |
PAC 2 3 |
CYP 1 12 |
CYP 2 6 |
HUN 1 7 |
HUN 2 10 |
GER 1 Ret |
GER 2 Ret |
GBR 1 10 |
GBR 2 20 |
RUS 1 5 |
RUS 2 Ret |
AUT 1 2 |
AUT 2 3 |
ITA 1 5 |
ITA 2 Ret |
EUR 1 1 |
EUR 2 6 |
ESP 1 4 |
ESP 2 6 |
USA 1 6 |
USA 2 6 |
ABU 1 11 |
ABU 2 7 |
SIN 1 DSQ |
SIN 2 6 |
JPN 1 Ret |
JPN 2 1 |
CHN 1 4 |
CHN 2 Ret |
7th | 299 |
2017 | CEPSA Red Bull Racing Ferrari | Red Bull RB13 | Ferrari Type 059 3.0 V10 | USA 1 6 |
USA 2 21 |
JPN 1 Ret |
JPN 2 2 |
IND 1 14 |
IND 2 14 |
BHR 1 13 |
BHR 2 Ret |
CYP 1 12 |
CYP 2 15 |
HUN 1 EX |
HUN 2 19 |
GER 1 9 |
GER 2 Ret |
GBR 1 Ret |
GBR 2 20 |
AUS 1 7 |
AUS 2 Ret |
PAC 1 Ret |
PAC 2 13 |
MEX 1 9 |
MEX 2 Ret |
AUT 1 12 |
AUT 2 15 |
ITA 1 11 |
ITA 2 11 |
EUR 1 8 |
EUR 2 11 |
ESP 1 11 |
ESP 2 11 |
ABU 1 16 |
ABU 2 20 |
RUS 1 C |
RUS 2 C |
BRA 1 11 |
BRA 2 12 |
CHN 1 10 |
CHN 2 12 |
20th | 41 |
2018 | Shougang WilliamsF1 | Williams FW40 | Ferrari Type 060 3.0 V10 | USA 1 |
USA 2 |
JPN 1 |
JPN 2 |
BHR 1 |
BHR 2 |
TUR 1 |
TUR 2 |
CYP 1 |
CYP 2 |
MED 1 |
MED 2 |
GER 1 Ret |
GER 2 5 |
FIN 1 |
FIN 2 |
RUS 1 |
RUS 2 |
SIN 1 |
SIN 2 |
AUS 1 |
AUS 2 |
GBR 1 |
GBR 2 |
FRA 1 |
FRA 2 |
NED 1 |
NED 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
ABU 1 |
ABU 2 |
CHN 1 |
CHN 2 |
MEX 1 |
MEX 2 |
BRA 1 |
BRA 2 |
26th | 6 |