Fernando Alonso
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| Date of birth | 29 July 1981 |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| 2011 team | Ferrari |
| 2011 car # | 5 |
| Races | 170 (169 starts) |
| Championships | 2 (2005, 2006) |
| Wins | 27 |
| Podiums | 69 |
| Career points | 974 |
| Pole positions | 20 |
| Fastest laps | 19 |
| First race | 2001 Australian Grand Prix |
| First win | 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix |
| Last win | 2010 German Grand Prix |
| Last race | 2012 British Grand Prix |
| 2010 position | 2nd (252 points) |
Fernando Alonso Díaz (born July 29, 1981 in Oviedo, Spain) is a racing driver in Formula One. He is from Spain. He won his first F1 title in 2005 and then became the youngest ever Formula 1 World Champion at the age of 24.
Alonso drove until 2006 in Formula 1 for the Renault F1-Team, with which he achieved the driver world championship in the year 2005 and had a major part to play in the Renault F1 Team winning the constructor championship in the same year.
The Drivers' Championship was won again by Fernando with Renault F1 for the second year in a row in 2006 (interestingly, had Alonso not become the youngest World Champion in 2005, he would have still achieved this feat with his 2006 victory) edging out Michael Schumacher of Scuderia Ferrari by 13 points. Renault also retained the Constructor's Championship, beating Ferrari by only five points.
In 2007 Alonso joined Team Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes and entered a four way battle for the World Championship with his team-mate, the rookie Lewis Hamilton, and Ferrari drivers Kimi Räikkönen and Felipe Massa. Halfway through the season, with wins in Sepang and Monaco, Alonso trails his rookie team-mate by 14 points. The second half of the season should prove interesting. In the second part Alonso won at Europe and Italy but missed the title by 1 point.
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Racing record [change]
Career summary [change]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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| 1999 | Euro Open by Nissan | Campos Motorsport | 15 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 164 | 1st |
| 2000 | International Formula 3000 | Team Astromega | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 4th |
| 2001 | Formula One | European Minardi F1 Team | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd |
| 2002 | Formula One | Mild Seven Renault F1 Team | Test Driver | ||||||
| 2003 | Formula One | Mild Seven Renault F1 Team | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 6th |
| 2004 | Formula One | Mild Seven Renault F1 Team | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 4th |
| 2005 | Formula One | Mild Seven Renault F1 Team | 19 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 133 | 1st |
| 2006 | Formula One | Mild Seven Renault F1 Team | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 134 | 1st |
| 2007 | Formula One | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 109 | 3rd |
| 2008 | Formula One | ING Renault F1 Team | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 5th |
| 2009 | Formula One | ING Renault F1 Team | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9th |
| 2010 | Formula One | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | 19 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 252 | 2nd |
| 2011 | Formula One | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 145* | 4th* |
* Season in progress.
Complete International Formula 3000 results [change]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
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| 2000 | Team Astromega | IMO 9 |
SIL EX |
CAT 15 |
NÜR Ret |
MON 8 |
MAG Ret |
A1R 6 |
HOC Ret |
HUN 2 |
SPA 1 |
4th | 17 |
Complete Formula One results [change]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season in progress.
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