Formula 1 Driver Details

Fernando Alonso

Data and Statistics

Date of Birth	July 24, 1981	Championships	12 (2 Won)
Place of Birth	Oviedo, ESP	Grand Prix	203 (32 Won)
Nationality	ESP	Podiums	89
Weight/Height	71 kg / 171 cm	Poles	23
First GP	March 4, 2001	Fastest Laps	19
Last GP	May 12, 2013	Highest Position	1 (x32)
Constructors	Minardi, Renault, McLaren, Ferrari	Highest Pole	1 (x32)
Website	www.fernandoalonso.com

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Year/Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	PtsPos
2013 Ferrari	AUS 1825	MYS 0RET3	CHN 2513	BHR 481	ESP 2515																723
2012 Ferrari	AUS 10512	MYS 2518	CHN 299	BHR 679	ESP 1822	MCO 1535	CAN 1053	EUR 25111	GBR 1821	DEU 2511	HUN 1056	BEL 0RET5	ITA 15310	SGP 1535	JPN 0RET6	KOR 1534	IND 1825	ARE 1826	USA 1537	BRA 1827	2782
2011 Ferrari	AUS 1245	MYS 865	CHN 675	TUR 1535	ESP 1054	MCO 1824	CAN 0RET2	EUR 1824	GBR 2513	DEU 1824	HUN 1535	BEL 1248	ITA 1534	SGP 1245	JPN 1825	KOR 1056	IND 1533	ARE 1825	BRA 1245		2574
2010 Ferrari	BHR 2513	AUS 1243	MYS 01319	CHN 1243	ESP 1824	MCO 8624	TUR 4812	CAN 1533	EUR 484	GBR 0143	DEU 2512	HUN 1823	BEL 0RET10	ITA 2511	SGP 2511	JPN 1534	KOR 2513	BRA 1535	ARE 673		2522
2009 Renault	AUS 4510	MYS 0119	CHN 092	BHR 187	ESP 458	MCO 279	TUR 0108	GBR 01410	DEU 2712	HUN 0RET1	EUR 368	BEL 0RET13	ITA 458	SGP 635	JPN 01016	BRA 0RET10	ARE 01415				269
2008 Renault	AUS 5411	MYS 187	BHR 01010	ESP 0RET2	TUR 367	MCO 0107	CAN 0RET4	FRA 183	GBR 366	DEU 0115	HUN 547	EUR 0RET12	BEL 546	ITA 548	SGP 10115	JPN 1014	CHN 544	BRA 826			615
2007 McLaren-Mercedes	AUS 822	MYS 1012	BHR 454	ESP 632	MCO 1011	CAN 272	USA 822	FRA 2710	GBR 823	EUR 1012	HUN 546	TUR 634	ITA 1011	BEL 633	JPN 0RET2	CHN 824	BRA 634				1093
2006 Renault	BHR 1014	MYS 827	AUS 1013	SMR 825	EUR 821	ESP 1011	MCO 1011	GBR 1011	CAN 1011	USA 455	FRA 823	DEU 457	HUN 0RET15	TUR 823	ITA 0RET10	CHN 821	JPN 1015	BRA 824			1341
2005 Renault	AUS 6313	MYS 1011	BHR 1011	SMR 1012	ESP 823	MCO 542	EUR 1016	CAN 0RET3	USA 0RET6	FRA 1011	GBR 821	DEU 1013	HUN 0116	TUR 823	ITA 822	BEL 824	BRA 631	JPN 6316	CHN 1011		1331
2004 Renault	AUS 635	MYS 2719	BHR 3616	SMR 546	ESP 548	MCO 0RET3	EUR 456	CAN 0RET5	USA 0RET9	FRA 821	GBR 01016	DEU 635	HUN 635	BEL 0RET3	ITA 0RET4	CHN 546	JPN 4511	BRA 548			594
2003 Renault	AUS 2710	MYS 631	BRA 6310	SMR 368	ESP 823	AUT 0RET19	MCO 458	CAN 544	EUR 548	FRA 0RET7	GBR 0RET8	DEU 548	HUN 1011	ITA 1820	USA 0RET6	JPN 0RET5					556
2001 Minardi-European	AUS 01219	AUT 0RET18	MYS 01321	BRA 0RET19	SMR 0RET18	ESP 01318	MCO 0RET18	CAN 0RET22	EUR 01421	FRA 01721	GBR 01621	DEU 01021	HUN 0RET18	BEL 0RET20	ITA 01321	USA 0RET17	JPN 01118				023

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Driver Bio

Fernando Alonso was born in Oviedo, Spain, in 1981 and he is he only Spanish driver to win a formula 1 title, something that he has done twice.

His father supported his career early on, and served him as mechanic during his Karting years. After climbing up through Spain’s racing categories becoming champion in the Euro Open Nissan Series in 2000. He then moved to Formula 3000 where he finished 4th earning the attention of Formula 1 recruiters.

Alonso decided to sign with Minardi, and even though the team’s car wasn’t reliable or competitive, he outscored his teammate and at times looked faster than better opponents (Benetton among them).

By now, his manager Flavio Briatore, usually with a good eye tor talent, hired him as a test driver for the 2002 season, doing 1642 laps in the process. Since then, the Spaniard's career began to rise at full speed.

In 2003, as official Renault driver, he jumped to the podium in his second and third races with the team, and then he got his first victory in a Grand Prix (Hungary), becoming the youngest driver (22 years) history to do so. In 2004 recorded one of his the best starts by going up from ninth place to third in the first corner of the U.S. Grand Prix circuit. This year he did not earned any victory; managing to finish 4h in the championship compared to 6th the year earlier. But the best was yet to come.

By 2005, Fernando Alonso became the youngest driver (24 years) to win a drivers' championship in Formula 1, taking the top honor of the legendary Emerson Fittipaldi. The tournament became a struggle between the Spanish and Kimi Raikkonen, but after winning the Chinese Grand Prix, Alonso beat the Finn in the drivers 'standings, and with the contribution of Giancarlo Fisichella gave Renault the constructors' title.

The Asturias born, repeated the feat with another crown in 2006, but this time his rival was no other but the seven-time champion Michael Schumacher, who extended the fight until the very last race of the season. The German also announced his retirement for which a new era was to begin full of new talents willing to the lead, among them, Alonso.

As early as December 2005 the new deal Alonso had with McLaren was announced, but he still another year in his contract, so he had to wait until the first race of the 2007 season to race behind the wheels of a MP-22.

His staging McLaren was not all what Alonso expected Alonso. The 2007 season was one of the roughest of his career and his car; the MP4/22 wasn’t the best car around. In addition, the intrigues in his own team and vocal confrontation with teammate Lewis Hamilton eventually take its toll at double world champion. It was a very close battle between him, his teammate and Raikkonen, the latter becoming champion in the last round.

Alonso decides to return "home" to Renault, and signs a contract for two years with Flavio Briatore’s team. However, sequels are usually never good, and Alonso finds that the French team offers him an uncompetitive car. Neither in 2008 nor in 2009 Alonso achieved much, in two years he finished in position he was not used to (fifth and ninth), although he collected two victories.

But everybody deserves and earns second chances, on September 30, 2009, after a mutual courtship, the team of his dreams, Ferrari, signed him for three years.

At the home of the Prancing Horse, Alonso found himself back with a tailor-made machine, the Ferrari F10, and Spanish shone from day one by winning the first race of the season in Bahrain, leaving behind Sebastian Vettel and Felipe Massa. During his first season, Fernando undergoes many ups and downs, but he managed to arrive at the final straight of the season with the championship in clear sight, especially after winning the GPs in Italy, Singapore and Korea.

The fight with the Red Bull of Webber and Vettel became fierce, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and Alonso presented himself hopeful but reserved. However, things did not turn out as expected. A bad decision from the team left him stuck in 7th behind Vitaly Petrov, which was not enough for him to stop Vettel from snatching the title from him (the German won the race).

By 2011, the team showed motivated despite the debacle of a few months ago, but the understood the relevance that Red Bull and his star driver Vettel, who appeared to be riding on a momentum.

It happened that the Ferrari F150, was not as good as expected, and Fernando had to fight all year to keep himself up in the standings. A single, isolated victory on English soil looked great given the adversity, but indeed, it was obtained deservedly supported by strong teamwork and hi errorless driving. Ultimately, his performance was positive in view of the 10 podiums and five second places.

It became clear that Alonso was above his Ferrari, since his teammate never climbed to the podium and score only half of the points of the Spaniard.

Ferrari has an uphill task ahead, and perhaps changes in regulations might help to stop the evolution of Red Bull and to keep McLaren at bay.

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