iGR//F1//Drivers//Fernando Alonso
ASTON MARTIN // CAR #14 // ESP

FERNANDO
ALONSO
car 14

Two time World Champion. Alonso is the only active driver with championships from a decade earlier and still mixes it up with the rookies.

Titles
2
Race wins
32
Podiums
106
Poles
22
OVIEDO

The warrior who will not quit.

By the iGR Paddock desk · Reviewed 03/06/2026 · Data via Formula 1, jolpica-f1 and OpenF1

Fernando Alonso won his second title before some of his rivals had learned to drive. He is still racing them.

The Spaniard won back-to-back World Championships with Renault in 2005 and 2006, ending Michael Schumacher's Ferrari era. Many call him the most complete driver of his generation. But his career is also a story of bad timing. He left Ferrari and McLaren just before they got fast, and spent years in cars that did not deserve him. He even went off to win the Le Mans 24 Hours twice while he waited.

He came back hungry. In 2023, at 41, he hauled an Aston Martin to eight podiums and reminded everyone who he was. He has more than 30 wins and over 100 podiums. Now he waits for the Adrian Newey designed, Honda powered Aston Martin of 2026 to give him one last real shot at the front.

For the fans

Alonso is pure racing soul. The radio rants, the wheel-to-wheel genius, the refusal to accept that his time is done. A living legend still swinging.

Punter's angle

Alonso squeezes every point out of any car, so he is a smart beat-teammate and points-finish pick. For podiums and wins, everything depends on the 2026 Aston Martin. If the Newey car is fast, an early-season Alonso podium bet could be priced low before the market reacts.

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02 / 04 // FACTS

The file.

Born
29/07/1981Madrid, ES
Nationality
Spain
Career starts
420
Fastest laps
24
03 / 04 // TEAM

In the car.

11 Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team badge
Aston Martin Aramco Formula One TeamHonda RBPT · founded 2021 · Silverstone
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BIOGRAPHY

In their own words.

Fernando Alonso Díaz (born 29 July 1981) is a Spanish racing driver and former Formula One racing driver. He is a two-time Formula One World Champion, and is often regarded as one of the greatest Formula One drivers in the history of the sport. He has contested 17 seasons of Formula One. Outside Formula One, Alonso is currently leading the 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship with Toyota Gazoo Racing. He won the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans on his first attempt with co-drivers Kazuki Nakajima and Sébastien Buemi. He contested the 2017 Indianapolis 500 and the 2018 24 Hours of Daytona. Born in Oviedo, the capital of the autonomous region of Asturias, Alonso started in karting from the age of 3. He won three consecutive karting championships in Spain from 1994 to 1997, and he became world karting champion in 1996. He made his Formula One debut in the 2001 season with Minardi, and then moved to the Renault team as a test driver the next year. As a main Renault driver from 2003, he was crowned Formula One World Drivers' Champion in both 2005 and 2006. At the age of 24 years and 58 days upon clinching the title, he was the youngest Formula One World Drivers' Champion, and subsequently the youngest double Champion at the time. He joined McLaren in 2007, before returning to Renault for two seasons in 2008 and 2009. Alonso raced for Scuderia Ferrari for five seasons between 2010 and 2014. During that time he finished second in the championship behind Sebastian Vettel three times (2010, 2012 and 2013), and won 11 further Grands Prix. Two of those years, he narrowly lost the title at the final race. He then returned to McLaren for four seasons between 2015 and 2018. Alonso has held various driving records in Formula One. He was formerly the youngest driver to qualify on pole position and to win a Grand Prix at the 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix and the 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix respectively. He was the youngest World champion upon clinching the title at the age of 24 years and 58 days, and subsequently the youngest double World Champion. From 2013 until 2015, he held the record for most career championship points. Each of these records were surpassed initially by Sebastian Vettel. As of November 2018, Alonso is the only Spanish driver to have won a Formula One Grand Prix and is the driver with the sixth highest number of Grand Prix wins, with 32. As a winner of the
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CAREER

Career trail.

// Honours and titles

7 honours

From the SportsDB honours record. Junior and senior categories combined.

2005
FIA Formula 1 Constructor ChampionshipRenault F1 Team
CHAMPION
2006
FIA Formula 1 Constructor ChampionshipRenault F1 Team
CHAMPION
2005
FIA Formula 1 World ChampionshipAlpine F1 Team
CHAMPION
2006
FIA Formula 1 World ChampionshipAlpine F1 Team
CHAMPION
2018-2019
FIA World Endurance ChampionshipToyota Gazoo Racing WEC
CHAMPION
2005
Prince of Asturias Award for SportAlpine F1 Team
CHAMPION
1999
World Series Formula V8 3.5Campos Racing
CHAMPION
// Former teams

9 teams

Career path before the current seat.

2003
Renault Sport Formula OneLeft 2006
FORMER
2007
McLarenLeft 2007
FORMER
2008
Renault Sport Formula OneLeft 2009
FORMER
2010
FerrariLeft 2014
FORMER
2015
McLarenLeft 2018
FORMER
2021
Alpine F1 TeamLeft
FORMER
2018
Toyota Gazoo Racing WECLeft 2019
FORMER
2018
United Autosports British GTLeft 2018
FORMER
2002
Renault F1 TeamLeft 2006
FORMER
FAQ

Quick questions.

How old is Fernando Alonso?

45 years old. Born 29/07/1981 in Madrid, ES.

How many F1 wins does Alonso have?

32 race wins across 420 career starts, with 106 podium finishes and 22 pole positions.

What team does Alonso drive for?

Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team. Car number 14. Open team profile.

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