He is known for his ability to salvage a strong result regardless of grid position, so despite taking onlyĢ061 points, the third highest total in history.įormula One Career Minardi 2001 Main article: 2001 Fernando Alonso SeasonĪlonso performed well in the Minardi but was unable to compete for points.Īfter winning the Euro Series by Nissan at his first attempt in 1999 and coming fourth in International Formula 3000 in 2000, Alonso was signed up by Minardi in 2001. While he may not hold the youngest driver records anymore, Alonso has the seventh-most wins of any Formula One driver withģ2 wins. In 2021, Alonso returned to Formula One and joined Alpine, moving to Aston Martin in 2023.
Alonso fell to 17th in the drivers standings, with only two points finishes to his name. For the entire year, due to a faulty power unit, the team suffered a lot of retirements during the season. Despite McLaren's worst ever start to a season, he insisted he was happy with the move. During the year he only managed to finish on the podium twice, dropping down to 6th in the drivers standings, albeit in an uncompetitive car, which was the result of the new aero and power unit regulations for the season.įor 2015, Alonso left Ferrari to rejoin McLaren, now with Honda engines. While 2011 disappointed, 2012 was Alonso's strongest season, however, he was beaten to the title by Sebastian Vettel.Ģ014 was the last year in which Alonso drove for Ferrari. For 2010, he moved to Ferrari, where after an initial struggle Alonso nearly won the World Championship. He moved to McLaren in 2007, but after a difficult season, Alonso moved back to Renault for two more years without much success, one of his wins was part of the Crashgate scandal. In 2005, he became the youngest World Champion, at the age of 24 years and 58 days, after fending off Kimi Räikkönen, in 2006, the youngest double World Champion after a good battle with Michael Schumacher.
Within half a season, was the sport's youngest polesitter and the youngest driver to set the fastest lap and at the Hungarian Grand Prix, he became the youngest winner.
He is considered to be one of the finest drivers to have graced the sport.Īfter beginning his Formula One career with Minardi in 2001, Alonso moved to Renault in 2002, initially as a test driver before being promoted to full-time race driver in 2003. Alonso has claimed the World Championship twice making him a Double World Champion, winning the title in 20. Fernando Alonso Díaz (born 29 July 1981 in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain ) is a racing driver who competed in Formula One from 2001 to 2018.
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