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Encyclopedia > Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso

Nationality Flag of Spain Spanish
Car # 1
Current team Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
Formula One World Championship career
Races 104 (103 starts)
Championships 2 (2005, 2006)
Wins 19
Podium finishes 48
Pole positions 17
Career points 484
Fastest laps 11
First race 2001 Australian Grand Prix
First win 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix
Latest win 2007 Italian Grand Prix
Latest race 2007 Chinese Grand Prix
2007 position 2nd (103 pts)

Fernando Alonso Díaz (born July 29, 1981 in Oviedo, Spain) is a Spanish Formula One racing driver and reigning, two-time, world champion. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The FIA Super Licence is a qualification allowing the licence holder to take part in Formula One events as a driver. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... This article is about the racing team, for other McLaren businesses see McLaren Group and McLaren Automotive. ... “F1” redirects here. ... The Formula One World Drivers Championship (WDC) is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de lAutomobile (FIA) to the most successful Formula One race car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results. ... 2005 Formula One season - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 2006 Formula One season - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... In motorsport the quickest lap during the whole race is called the Fatest Lap. ... Results from the 2001 Formula One Australian Grand Prix held at Melbourne on March 4, 2001 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher 1m 28. ... The 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on August 24, 2003 at the Hungaroring. ... The 2007 Italian Grand Prix is the thirteenth race of the 2007 Formula One season. ... The 2007 Chinese Grand Prix is the sixteenth race of the 2007 Formula One season. ... 2007 Formula One season - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... is the 210th day of the year (211th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... “F1” redirects here. ...


On September 25, 2005 he won the World Driver's Championship title at the age of 24 years and 58 days, thus breaking Emerson Fittipaldi's record of being the youngest F1 champion and is also the youngest double champion. On 2007, he became the second F1 driver, after Michael Schumacher, to score at least 100 points for three consecutive seasons. He is nicknamed El Nano.[1] is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Formula One World Drivers Championship (WDC) is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de lAutomobile (FIA) to the most successful Formula One race car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results. ... Emerson Fittipaldi (born December 12, 1946, São Paulo, Brazil) is a highly successful open-wheel racing series driver, winning world championships in both Formula One and CART, and the Indianapolis 500 twice. ...

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Personal and early life

[2] Alonso has an elder sister, Lorena. Alonso's father José Luis, an amateur kart racer, wanted to pass on his passion to his children. He built a kart, originally meant for eight-year-old Lorena, but unlike her three-year-old brother, she showed no interest in the sport.[2]


Alonso is dating Raquel del Rosario, lead singer of Spanish pop band El Sueño de Morfeo. Reports that the two married in November 2006 have since been denied.[3] Raquel del Rosario Macías (born November 3, 1982) is a Spanish singer. ... El sueño de Morfeo in concert. ...


He currently lives in Oxford, England, and owns a house near Lake Geneva, Switzerland. This article is about the city of Oxford in England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Lake Geneva or Lake Léman (French Lac Léman, le Léman, or Lac de Genève) is the second largest freshwater lake in Central Europe (after Lake Balaton). ...


Pre-Formula One

As a child, Alonso participated in karting competitions around Spain, supported by his father, who also doubled as his mechanic. His family lacked the financial resources needed to develop a career in motorsport, but his victories attracted sponsorship and the required funds. Alonso won four Spanish championships back-to-back in the junior category, between 1993 and 1996 and the Junior World Cup in 1996. He won the Spanish and Italian Inter-A titles in 1997 and in 1998 won the Spanish Inter-A title again as well as finishing second in the European Championship. A kart racer takes a turn on an indoor track Kart racing (as the word is so spelled by enthusiasts) or karting is a variant of open-wheeler motor sport with simple, small four-wheeled vehicles called karts, go-karts, or gearbox/shifter karts depending on the design. ...


Former Minardi F1 driver Adrián Campos gave Alonso his first test in a race car in October 1998. After three days of testing at the Albacete circuit, Alonso had matched the lap times of Campos' previous driver Marc Gené.[4] Campos signed Alonso to race for him in the 1999 Spanish Euro Open MoviStar by Nissan series.[5] In his second race, again at Albacete, Alonso won for the first time. He took the championship by one point from championship rival Manuel Giao by winning and setting fastest lap at the last race of the season. Alonso also tested for the Minardi Formula One team, lapping 1.5 seconds faster than the other drivers at the test.[5] Minardi was an automobile racing team and constructor founded in 1979 by Giancarlo Minardi. ... Adrián Campos Suñer (born in Alcira, Valencia, June 17, 1960) was a Formula One driver from Spain. ... Nickname: Location of Albacete Municipality Government  - Mayor Manuel Pérez Castell (PSOE) Area  - City 1,141. ... Marc Gené Guerrero (born May 29, 1974) is the test driver for the Scuderia Ferrari Formula One team. ... World Series by Nissan is a racing series founded as Open Fortuna by Nissan in 1998 in Spain. ... Minardi was an automobile racing team and constructor founded in 1979 by Giancarlo Minardi. ... “F1” redirects here. ...


The following season Alonso moved up to Formula 3000, which was often the final step for drivers before ascending to Formula One. Alonso joined Team Astromega and was the youngest driver in the series that year by eleven months.[5] Alonso didn't score a point until the seventh race of the year, but in the final two rounds he took a second place and a victory, enough for him to end the season fourth overall behind Bruno Junqueira, Nicolas Minassian and Mark Webber.[5] Formula 3000 is a type of formula racing. ... Bruno Junqueira is a Brazilian racecar driver and veteran of the Champ Car World Series. ... Nicolas Minassian (born February 28, 1973 in Marseille) is a race driver. ... For other persons named Mark Webber, see Mark Webber (disambiguation). ...


Formula One

2001: Minardi

See also: Minardi

Alonso was the third-youngest driver ever to start a F1 race when he made his debut with Minardi at the 2001 Australian Grand Prix. The team was in its first season under the control of new owner Paul Stoddart and their new car, the PS01, was neither fast nor reliable. However Alonso's qualifying performance was good, at his first race he out-qualified team mate Tarso Marques by 2.6s. At the fourth round at Imola he outqualified both of the Benettons, a feat he repeated later in the season.[5] Minardi was an automobile racing team and constructor founded in 1979 by Giancarlo Minardi. ... Results from the 2001 Formula One Australian Grand Prix held at Melbourne on March 4, 2001 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher 1m 28. ... Stoddart at the 2005 Australian Grand Prix Paul Stoddart Born May 26th, 1955, is an Australian millionaire and owner of the Minardi Formula One racing team. ... Tarso Marques was a Formula One driver from Brazil. ... Imola (Iômla in the local dialect) is a town, comune in the province of Bologna, located on the Santerno river, in the Emilia-Romagna region of north-central Italy. ...


Notable performances over the 2001 season had earned him some attention from the faster teams. It was reported in September 2001 by some of the European press that Sauber were looking to replace outgoing Kimi Räikkönen with the Spaniard although he was facing competition for the seat from Felipe Massa and then Jaguar test driver Andre Lotterer.[6] A month later it was confirmed that Massa was going to take the vacant Sauber seat for 2002.[7] Sauber was a swiss constructor of racing cars. ... Kimi Matias Räikkönen (pronounced ), born October 17, 1979 in Espoo, Finland, is a Formula One racing car driver for Scuderia Ferrari. ... Felipe Massa (born April 25, 1981) is a Brazilian Formula One racing driver, currently employed by the Ferrari team. ... Jaguar Racing was a Formula One team that competed in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship from 2000 to 2004. ... Andre Lotterer is a German auto racing driver born November 19, 1981 in Duisburg. ...


In September, his manager Flavio Briatore had begun planning to place Alonso at Benetton. Briatore considered promoting Alonso for 2002, in place of his race driver Jenson Button, but instead chose to take Alonso on as a full-time test driver for 2002.[5] At the final round of 2001 at Suzuka he finished eleventh — five places outside the points but ahead, on merit, of Heinz-Harald Frentzen’s Prost (with a Ferrari engine), the BAR-Honda of Olivier Panis, the two Arrows and Alex Yoong (his new team mate).[5] Four years later, his team boss from the Minardi days, Paul Stoddart, described his race as "53 laps of qualifying".[8] Flavio Briatore at the 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix. ... Jenson Alexander Lyons Button, often called Jense, (born 19 January 1980) is an English Formula One racing driver. ... Results from the 2001 Formula One Japanese Grand Prix held at Suzuka on October 14, 2001 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Ralf Schumacher 1m 36. ... Heinz-Harald Frentzen, born May 18, 1967, is a German racing driver most famous for his career in Formula One. ... Prost Grand Prix was a Formula One racing team managed by former world champion Alain Prost. ... ‹ The template below is being considered for deletion. ... British American Racing is a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. ... Honda Racing F1 Team is a Formula One team run by Japanese car manufacturer Honda. ... Olivier Panis, born in Oullins, Lyon, 2 September 1966, is a retired French Formula One racing driver. ... Arrows Grand Prix International was a Formula One team active from 1977 to 2002. ... Alex Yoong (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: , born July 20, 1976) is a Malaysian race car driver. ... Stoddart at the 2005 Australian Grand Prix Paul Stoddart Born May 26th, 1955, is an Australian millionaire and owner of the Minardi Formula One racing team. ...


2002–2006: Renault

See also: Renault F1

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2002–2003

Alonso in 2004
Alonso in 2004

Alonso became test driver for Renault in 2002 (Renault having taken over the Benetton team) and did 1,642 laps of testing that year. In 2003 Briatore dropped Button and put Alonso in the second seat alongside Jarno Trulli.[5] Fernando Alonso, USGP, Indianapolis, pit lane, 2004, by Rick Dikeman File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Fernando Alonso, USGP, Indianapolis, pit lane, 2004, by Rick Dikeman File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Renault F1 is the Renault companys Formula One racing team. ... Jarno Trulli (born 13 July 1974) is an Italian Formula One auto racing driver currently in the employ of the Toyota team. ...


The Spaniard became the youngest driver to achieve a Formula One pole position at the 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix. Alonso had a 180mph crash at the 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix, the result of missing the double yellow flags and Safety Car boards brought out by Mark Webber's earlier crash and colliding with the debris.[9] The race was red-flagged. He finished second at his home grand prix two races later, and became the youngest driver to win a Formula One race at the 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix. He finished the year sixth in the championship, with 55 points and four podiums. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 23, 2003 at the Sepang International Circuit. ... The 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on April 6, 2003 at Autódromo José Carlos Pace. ... In Formula 1, a safety car (known in America as the pace car) is a car which limits the speed of competing cars on a racetrack in the case of a major accident or obstruction on the track. ... For other persons named Mark Webber, see Mark Webber (disambiguation). ... The 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on August 24, 2003 at the Hungaroring. ...


2004

Fernando Alonso driving for the Renault Formula One team at the 2004 United States Grand Prix.
Fernando Alonso driving for the Renault Formula One team at the 2004 United States Grand Prix.

Alonso remained with Renault for the 2004 season. In the early part of 2004 questions were asked of Alonso when he was generally out-qualified by teammate Jarno Trulli. However towards the end of the year Trulli's performance deteriorated and he dropped Renault boss Flavio Briatore as his manager. Trulli's relationship with the team deteriorated to the extent that he signed for Toyota from 2005 onwards. Alonso ended the year a fourth in the championship standings, scoring 59 points and four podiums. Image File history File links Alonso_US-GP_2004. ... Image File history File links Alonso_US-GP_2004. ... Renault F1 is the Renault companys Formula One racing team. ... Results from the 2004 Formula One United States Grand Prix held at Indianapolis on June 20, 2004 Classification Notes Pole Position: Rubens Barrichello 1:10. ... 2004 Formula One season - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Jarno Trulli (born 13 July 1974) is an Italian Formula One auto racing driver currently in the employ of the Toyota team. ... Toyota F1 is a Formula One team run by Japanese car manufacturer Toyota and based in Cologne, Germany. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


2005

For the 2005 season, Alonso was joined at Renault by Italian Giancarlo Fisichella. At the first race in Australia Alonso started near the back due to rain in qualifying but fought his way to third. He won the next two races in Malaysia and Bahrain from pole position, and took a third win in the San Marino Grand Prix after a 13-lap battle with Michael Schumacher. 2005 Formula One season - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Giancarlo Fisichella (born January 14, 1973 in Rome, Italy), also known as Fisico or Fisi, is an Italian Formula One racing driver. ... The 2005 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One race held from April 22 to April 24, 2005 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari. ... Michael Schumacher (pronounced / /, born January 3, 1969, in Hürth Hermülheim, Germany)[1] is a former Formula One driver, and seven-time world champion. ...


McLaren's improving form saw Räikkönen win in Spain and Monaco while Alonso finished second and fourth. Räikkönen was on course to win the European Grand Prix at the Nürburgring when his car's front-right suspension failed (due to a flat spot on the tyre caused by Räikkönen repeatedly 'locking' it) on the last lap, giving victory to Alonso. McLaren, founded in 1963 by Bruce McLaren (1937–1970), is a racing team based in Woking, England, which is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed in the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, Canadian-American Challenge Cup, and 24 Hours of Le Mans. ... The 2005 European Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 29, 2005 at the Nürburgring. ... Detailed Nürburgring map showing both the Nordschleife and the new GP section. ...

Alonso failed to score in the Canadian and United States Grands Prix. He crashed out of the former, and in the latter all the Michelin runners withdrew due to safety concerns over their tyres. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1162x514, 439 KB) Fernando Alonso (of the Renault team) qualifying at the 2005 US Grand Prix Photo by Dan Smith. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1162x514, 439 KB) Fernando Alonso (of the Renault team) qualifying at the 2005 US Grand Prix Photo by Dan Smith. ... The 2005 United States Grand Prix, was a Formula One motor race held on June 19, 2005 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. ... Michelin (full name: Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin) (Euronext: ML) based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne région of France, is primarily a tyre manufacturer. ...


Alonso took his third pole position and fifth win at the French Grand Prix. He followed this with pole position a week later at the British Grand Prix, where he finished a second behind Montoya. McLaren's poor reliability granted another win to Alonso at the German Grand Prix when Kimi Räikkönen's car suffered hydraulic failure. The 2005 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race, held on July 3, 2005, at Magny-Cours. ... The 2005 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race, held on 10 July 2005, at Silverstone. ... The 2005 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race, held on July 22 — July 24, 2005, at Hockenheimring. ...


He qualified 6th in the Hungarian Grand Prix but finished 11th after a collision with the Toyota of Ralf Schumacher. The 2005 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One race, held on July 31, 2005 at the Hungaroring circuit. ... Ralf Schumacher (born June 30, 1975 in Hürth-Hermülheim near Cologne) is a German Formula One racing driver for the Toyota team. ...


As the season entered its final stages Alonso finished second in three consecutive races, collecting vital championship points. Räikkönen won in Turkey and Belgium, but was fourth at Monza after engine trouble in qualifying, meaning Alonso's lead had been cut by only one point. The 2005 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race, held on September 4, 2005 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza circuit. ...


Alonso sealed the title by finishing third in Brazil while Montoya won from Räikkönen. The Spaniard became the youngest Drivers' Champion at the age of 24 years and 59 days old, breaking Emerson Fittipaldi's record. He also ended the 5-year dominance of Michael Schumacher. Emerson Fittipaldi (born December 12, 1946, São Paulo, Brazil) is a highly successful open-wheel racing series driver, winning world championships in both Formula One and CART, and the Indianapolis 500 twice. ...


Commenting on his victory, he said: "I just want to dedicate this championship to my family, and all my close friends who have supported me through my career. Spain is not a country with an F1 culture, and we had to fight alone, every step of the way, to make this happen. A huge thank-you should also go to the team as well — they are the best in Formula One, and we have done this together. It will say that I am world champion, but we are all champions — and they deserve this." In the May 2007 issue of F1 Racing, Alonso said that the 2005 Brazilian Grand Prix was his greatest race. He said, "It was a dream come true and a very emotional day. In the last few laps I leaped, thinking I could hear noises from the engine- from everywhere! But all was okay and I can remember my relief when I crossed the finish line." F1 Racing is a monthly magazine focused on Formula One racing which launched in 1996. ...


The Japanese and Chinese Grands Prix saw Alonso and Renault abandon the conservative style evident in Brazil when he was still chasing the drivers' title. Starting from 16th on the grid, he eventually finished third behind Räikkönen and Fisichella. The Chinese Grand Prix saw Renault and Alonso win to claim the first Constructor’s Championship for the Renault F1 team.


In 2005, he was awarded with the Sports Prince of Asturias Award.[10] The Prince of Asturias Awards (Spanish: Premios Príncipe de Asturias, Asturian: Premios Príncipe dAsturies) is a series of annual prizes given in Spain by the Fundación Príncipe de Asturias to individuals, entities, organizations or others from around the world who make notable achievements in the...


2006

Alonso won the 2006 title at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Alonso won the 2006 title at the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Alonso won the first race at Bahrain, overtaking Michael Schumacher after coming out of the pit lane with 18 laps left, after starting fourth. He qualified seventh at the Malaysian Grand Prix due to a fueling error[11][12] but finished second to team mate Giancarlo Fisichella. He won the Australian Grand Prix after overtaking leader Jenson Button's Honda. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1280x765, 166 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Formula One Fernando Alonso Renault R26 ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1280x765, 166 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Formula One Fernando Alonso Renault R26 ... The 2006 German Grand Prix is the eightenneth and final race of the 2006 Formula One season. ... The 2006 Malaysian Grand Prix was the second Formula One Grand Prix of the 2006 season. ... The 2006 Australian Grand Prix was the 3rd race of the 2006 Formula One World Championship. ... Jenson Alexander Lyons Button, often called Jense, (born 19 January 1980) is an English Formula One racing driver. ...


After poor qualifying at San Marino, Alonso was unable to pass Michael Schumacher in an encounter that echoed their battle the previous year. Schumacher beat Alonso again in the European Grand Prix after the Spaniard started on pole. But Alonso hit back, becoming the first Spaniard to win his home race on May 14, 2006 in the Spanish Grand Prix. Nick Heidfeld on the Friday before the race. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 2006 Spanish Grand Prix is the sixth race of the 2006 Formula One World Championship. ...


He took pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix after Schumacher was penalised by the stewards for "deliberately [stopping] his car on the circuit in the last few minutes of qualifying", denying his rivals, Alonso included, the opportunity of recording fastest qualifying lap.[13] Alonso won the race. The Grand Prix de Monaco 2006 was the seventh race of the 2006 Formula One World Championship. ...


He extended his winning streak to four races with victories in Britain and Canada. Both wins came from pole position, and the British round was his first win, pole and fastest lap treble.

At the Canadian Grand Prix, Alonso took his 6th victory of the year.
At the Canadian Grand Prix, Alonso took his 6th victory of the year.

Schumacher's fight back began at Indianapolis where the German won and Alonso was fifth. Schumacher won the French Grand Prix, with Alonso in second, and the Spaniard was fifth in the German Grand Prix.[14] That cut Alonso's championship lead to 11 points. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1365, 440 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Formula One Fernando Alonso Renault R26 Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1365, 440 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Formula One Fernando Alonso Renault R26 Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... The 2006 Canadian Grand Prix is the ninth race of the 2006 Formula One World Championship. ... Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (a separate town completely surrounded by Indianapolis) in the United States, is the second-oldest surviving automobile racing track in the world (after the Milwaukee Mile), having existed since 1909, and the original Speedway, the first racing facility historically to incorporate the word. ... The 2006 French Grand Prix is the eleventh race of the 2006 Formula One season. ... The 2006 German Grand Prix is the twelth race of the 2006 Formula One season. ...


Alonso incurred a penalty for an infraction in practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix which left him 15th on the grid.[15] Schumacher started 11th after receiving a similar penalty.[16] Alonso looked set for an unlikely win as he overtook most of the field, including Schumacher around the outside of turn five, as he showed prowess in the wet conditions. But he crashed out of the race when a wheel nut fell off his car following a pit stop. Schumacher scored one point after Robert Kubica was disqualified.[17] The 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix is the thirteenth race of the 2006 Formula One season. ... Robert Kubica (pronounced: []; born: December 7, 1984 in Kraków, Poland) is the first Polish Formula One racing driver, driving for BMW Sauber. ...


Alonso finished second in Turkey, holding back third-placed Schumacher to claim two vital points. But he lost a lot of ground after a controversial Italian Grand Prix. He suffered a puncture during qualifying that damaged bodywork at the back of his car. He qualified fifth but was later punished[18] by the stewards for impeding Felipe Massa's Ferrari,[19] and he started the race from the 10th position. In the race he rose to third place before an engine failure forced him to withdraw. Schumacher won the Grand Prix and cut Alonso's Championship lead to two points. The 2006 German Grand Prix is the fifteenth race of the 2006 Formula One season. ... Felipe Massa (born April 25, 1981) is a Brazilian Formula One racing driver, currently employed by the Ferrari team. ...


At the following round in China, Alonso took pole position during a wet qualifying session but finished second to Schumacher in the race. The result tied Alonso and Schumacher on points in the drivers championship.


At the Japanese Grand Prix, the Ferraris of Schumacher and Massa qualified first and second, more than half a second faster than the Renaults in fifth and sixth. But during the race Alonso rose to second and took the win after Schumacher's engine failed. It gave him a ten point advantage over Schumacher, needing only one point from the final round to retain the title. The 2006 Japanese Grand Prix was the seventeenth race of the 2006 Formula One season. ...


Second place in the Brazilian Grand Prix on October 22 gave Alonso the championship. With Schumacher finishing fourth, the final difference was 13 points. Alonso thus became the youngest double champion in the sport's history. Renault also clinched the Constructors' Championship with a 5-point gap over Ferrari. The 2006 German Grand Prix is the eightenneth and final race of the 2006 Formula One season. ... is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...


2007–present : McLaren

See also: McLaren
Alonso at the 2007 Malaysian Grand Prix, his first victory for McLaren.
Alonso at the 2007 Malaysian Grand Prix, his first victory for McLaren.
Alonso finished second in the 2007 British Grand Prix.
Alonso finished second in the 2007 British Grand Prix.

On December 19, 2005, Fernando Alonso announced that he would be moving to McLaren for 2007.[20] His contract with Renault was set to expire on December 31, 2006 However, on December 15, 2006, Alonso was allowed by Flavio Briatore and the Renault F1 Team to test for one day for McLaren in the Jerez circuit, as a result of his successes with Renault. Driving an unbranded MP4-21 and wearing a plain white helmet and overalls, Alonso completed 95 laps but, due to the car lacking a timer transponder, his lap times could not be fully determined.[21] This test session did not mean that his contract had expired. Lewis Hamilton was chosen as his partner for the season. McLaren are reported to be paying Alonso £ 20 million (approx $ 39 million c. 2007) in 2007. Alonso debuted with the new McLaren car on January 15, 2007, in the streets of Valencia. Alonso has recently taken delivery of his company car, the 150 car limited edition Mercedes-McLaren SLR 722. Alonso described the SLR 722 as the "prettiest car in the world".[22] This article is about the racing team, for other McLaren businesses see McLaren Group and McLaren Automotive. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The 2007 Malaysian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 8 April, 2007 at the Sepang International Circuit. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 536 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1071 pixel, file size: 188 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 536 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1071 pixel, file size: 188 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The 2007 British Grand Prix was the ninth race of the 2007 Formula One season. ... is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Circuito Permante de Jerez is a 4,428 m (2. ... The McLaren MP4-21 is a Formula 1 Car designed by Adrian Newey for the 2006 Formula 1 season. ... Lewis Carl Hamilton (born January 7, 1985 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire) is a British Formula One driver. ... “GBP” redirects here. ... is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... Look up Valencia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren is a German supercar jointly developed by Mercedes-Benz and McLaren Automotive. ...


On 8 April 2007 in his second race for the team, Fernando secured his first win for McLaren, and the team's first since 2005 with a commanding drive at Sepang. A difficult drive at Bahrain's Sakhir circuit on 15 April, saw him finishing 5th behind his rookie team mate who took a podium finish. In the fourth race of the year in Spain his home grand prix he qualified second. He had a first lap crash with Massa which caused some damage to his car and dropped him to fourth. He finished the race third. On May 27 Fernando secured his second victory for McLaren with a dominating performance at Monaco, scoring pole position, fastest lap and the race win and in the process lapping the entire field up to 3rd position. At the Nürburgring he took his third win of the year in a dramatic race affected by intermittent rain showers, overtaking Ferrari's Felipe Massa for the lead with just four laps remaining. After the controversy at the 2007 Hungarian Grand Prix (see below), however, relations between Alonso and his team have declined. It has been reported in the media that he is no longer on speaking terms with Hamilton,[23] and it is speculated that he may leave McLaren at the end of the season.[24] On 7 August 2007 The Times reported that McLaren will let Alonso leave the team at the end of the season if he wishes, two years earlier than his contract allows.[25]. April 8 is the 98th day of the year (99th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The 2007 Malaysian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 8 April, 2007 at the Sepang International Circuit. ... is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The 2007 European Grand Prix is the tenth race of the 2007 Formula One season. ... Felipe Massa (born April 25, 1981) is a Brazilian Formula One racing driver, currently employed by the Ferrari team. ... The 2007 Hungarian Grand Prix was the eleventh race of the 2007 Formula One season. ... The Times is a national newspaper published daily in the United Kingdom since 1788. ...


As part of the ongoing espionage controversy between McLaren and Ferrari, the former were found guilty of breaching the Article 151c of the FIA's sporting regulations but went unpunished due to a lack of evidence. However, following the acquisition of new evidence by the FIA, a new hearing was held on September 13. The new evidence consisted largely of email traffic between Alonso and test driver Pedro de la Rosa.[26] The FIA's World Motor Sport Council report following the hearing stated that Alonso and de la Rosa had obtained and used confidential Ferrari technical data and sporting strategy information from senior McLaren engineer Mike Coughlan via Ferrari employee Nigel Stepney, including during test sessions. Both drivers were spared sanctions in exchange for providing evidence. The relationship between Alonso and the Mclaren team has been said to have deteriorated to neither of them on speaking terms, rumours strengthen that Alonso could jump ship to Ferrari replacing Massa, whose manager was seen talking to the Toyota team on a regular basis. [27]. Alonso is now reportedly set to return to Renault after signing a letter of intent to rejoin the team in 2008, [28] even though he still has a contract with Mclaren until 2009. This would mean that Fernando Alonso could be in breach of his contract with Mclaren-Mercedes and may have to pay the Woking organization the last 2 years of his contract. [29]. The 2007 Formula One espionage controversy involves allegations made by the Ferrari Formula One team against a former employee (Nigel Stepney), a senior McLaren engineer, Mike Coughlan, and his wife Trudy Coughlan. ... is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Pedro Martínez de la Rosa (born February 24, 1971 in Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish Formula One driver, currently the third driver for the McLaren team. ... Mike Coughlan is Chief Designer for the McLaren Formula One team, and has been in the position since 2002. ... Nigel Stepney is an English born Formula One mechanic. ...


Controversies

  • At the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix, Alonso was involved in an incident in which he brake tested Red Bull Racing test driver Robert Doornbos in the second free practice session. The Stewards decided that Alonso’s actions were “unnecessary, unacceptable and dangerous”, and awarded him a one second time penalty to be applied to his fastest lap time in each of the qualifying sessions.[15]
  • After a separate incident from the same race, when Michael Schumacher was asked whether he thought Alonso slowed down on purpose so that Schumacher had to pass him under red flags in practice Schumacher replied, "You said that, I didn't."[31]
  • In the 2006 Italian Grand Prix, after stewards ruled Alonso had potentially blocked Felipe Massa in Saturday qualifying and relegated him five places on the starting grid, Alonso stated "I love the sport, love the fans coming here — a lot of them from Spain but I don't consider Formula One like a sport any more".[18]
  • During the aftermath of the 2007 European Grand Prix Alonso accused Felipe Massa of trying to hit him off the track when he passed him around the outside of turn 5 in the wet. The two had a row in front of the cameras immediately before the podium proceedings. Alonso later apologised.
  • In the qualifying for the 2007 Hungarian Grand Prix, while both McLarens were in the pits, Alonso delayed the then provisional pole sitter (and his team mate), Lewis Hamilton, for the few seconds necessary to prevent Hamilton from getting another 'hot lap' in. Alonso then went on to claim pole.[32] McLaren boss Ron Dennis later said that the problems were caused by Hamilton initially disobeying an order to allow Alonso to pass earlier in the session.[33] However, Alonso was subsequently given a five-place grid penalty[34] and his McLaren team were docked the 15 constructors' World Championship points they would have earned in the race.[35]
  • As result of this investigation, it emerged that other people within McLaren, among them Alonso, were aware of Ferrari's confidential information. This information was commented on to Alonso by McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa who received information from Coughlan. The email contained text suggesting that Alonso was surprised by the data and doubted its authenticity. According to the "spygate" related email exchanges between Alonso and de la Rosa, it was clear that Alonso knew about Ferrari's pit strategies in the Australian Grand Prix and Bahrain Grand Prix. Alonso finished 2nd and 5th respectively in those races.[36] Ron Dennis told FIA about the case during the Hungaroring GP after allegating that Alonso threatened him to report the team to FIA himself if he wasn't given number one status within the McLaren team.[37] Max Moxley declared after the meeting some e-mails containing new evidences were shown to Bernie Ecclestone. Whispers in the paddock point to Alonso himself showed these emails to him.
  • Spanish media outlets have speculated that Alonso has been sabotaged by using incorrect pressure on his tyres on the Japanese Grand Prix and the qualification session for the Chinese Grand Prix, in which he was 668 ms behind Hamilton, a difference never before seen throughout the season, and had made no obvious driving errors[38].

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Complete Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 WDC Points
2001 European Minardi Minardi PS01 European (Cosworth) 3.0 V10 AUS
12
MAL
13
BRA
Ret
SMR
Ret
ESP
13
AUT
Ret
MON
Ret
CAN
Ret
EUR
14
FRA
17
GBR
16
GER
10
HUN
Ret
BEL
Ret
ITA
13
USA
Ret
JPN
11
23rd 0
2003 Mild Seven Renault F1 Team Renault R23 Renault RS23 3.0 V10 AUS
7
MAL
3
BRA
3
SMR
6
ESP
2
AUT
Ret
MON
5
CAN
4
EUR
4
FRA
Ret
GBR
Ret
GER
4
HUN
1
ITA
8
USA
Ret
JPN
Ret
6th 55
2004 Mild Seven Renault F1 Team Renault R24 Renault RS24 3.0 V10 AUS
3
MAL
7
BHR
6
SMR
4
ESP
4
MON
Ret
EUR
5
CAN
Ret
USA
Ret
FRA
2
GBR
10
GER
3
HUN
3
BEL
Ret
ITA
Ret
CHN
4
JPN
5
BRA
4
4th 59
2005 Mild Seven Renault F1 Team Renault R25 Renault RS25 3.0 V10 AUS
3
MAL
1
BHR
1
SMR
1
ESP
2
MON
4
EUR
1
CAN
Ret
USA
DNS
FRA
1
GBR
2
GER
1
HUN
11
TUR
2
ITA
2
BEL
2
BRA
3
JPN
3
CHN
1
1st 133
2006 Mild Seven Renault F1 Team Renault R26 Renault RS26 2.4 V8 BHR
1
MAL
2
AUS
1
SMR
2
EUR
2
ESP
1
MON
1
GBR
1
CAN
1
USA
5
FRA
2
GER
5
HUN
Ret
TUR
2
ITA
Ret
CHN
2
JPN
1
BRA
2
1st 134
2007 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-22 Mercedes FO 108T 2.4 V8 AUS
2
MAL
1
BHR
5
ESP
3
MON
1
CAN
7
USA
2
FRA
7
GBR
2
EUR
1
HUN
4
TUR
3
ITA
1
BEL
3
JPN
Ret
CHN
2
BRA
2nd* 103*

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Results from the 2001 Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix held at Sepang on March 18, 2001 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Mika Hakkinen 1m 40. ... Results from the 2001 Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix held at Interlagos on April 1, 2001 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Ralf Schumacher 1m 15. ... Results from the 2001 Formula One San Marino Grand Prix held at Imola on April 15, 2001. ... Results from the 2001 Formula One Spanish Grand Prix held at Catalunya on April 29, 2001. ... Results from the 2001 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix held at A1-Ring on May 13, 2001 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: David Coulthard 1m 10. ... Results from the 2001 Formula One Monaco Grand Prix held at Monaco on May 27, 2001 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: David Coulthard 1m 19. ... Results from the 2001 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 10, 2001 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Ralf Schumacher 1m 17. ... Results from the 2001 Formula One European Grand Prix held at Nürburgring on June 24, 2001 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Juan Pablo Montoya 1m 18. ... Results from the 2001 Formula One French Grand Prix held at Magny-Cours on July 1, 2001 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: David Coulthard 1m 16. ... Results from the 2001 Formula One British Grand Prix held at Silverstone on July 15, 2001. ... Results from the 2001 Formula One German Grand Prix held at Hockenheimring on July 29, 2001 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Juan Pablo Montoya 1m 41. ... Results from the 2001 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix held at Hungaroring on August 19, 2001 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Mika Hakkinen 1m 16. ... The 2001 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on September 2, 2001 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. ... Results from the 2001 Formula One Italian Grand Prix held at Monza on September 16, 2001 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Ralf Schumacher 1m 25. ... 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Results from the 2004 Formula One Australian Grand Prix held at Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit on March 7, 2004 Classification Notes Pole Position: Michael Schumacher 1:24. ... The 2004 Malaysian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 21, 2004 at the Sepang International Circuit. ... The 2004 Bahrain Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on April 4, 2004 at the Bahrain International Circuit. ... Results from the 2004 Formula One San Marino Grand Prix held from April 23 to April 25 at Imola: Classification Notes Pole Position: Jenson Button 1:19. ... The 2004 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 9, 2004 at the Circuit de Catalunya. ... The 2004 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 23, 2004 at the Circuit de Monaco. ... Results from the 2004 Formula One European Grand Prix held from May 28 to May 30 at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany: Classification Notes Pole position: Michael Schumacher 1:28. ... Results from the 2004 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 13, 2004 Classification Notes Pole Position: Ralf Schumacher, 1:12. ... Results from the 2004 Formula One French Grand Prix held at Magny-Cours on July 4, 2004 Classification Notes Pole position: Fernando Alonso 1:13. ... Results from the 2004 Formula One British Grand Prix held at Silverstone on July 11, 2004 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher 1:18. ... Results from the 2004 Formula One German Grand Prix held at Hockenheimring on July 25, 2004 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Kimi Räikkönen 1:13. ... Results from the 2004 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix held at Hungaroring on August 15, 2004 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher 1:19. ... The 2004 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One held on August 29, 2004 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. ... 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Euro Open Movistar by Nissan Champion
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20 years, 89 days
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21 years, 287 days
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  Results from FactBites:
 
Fernando Alonso sucked into McLaren spy row - Telegraph (769 words)
Alonso was placed in an impossible position as the alleged recipient of an unsolicited e-mail containing information about the Ferrari car.
Alonso was one of three drivers contacted by the FIA, alongside his McLaren team-mates De la Rosa and Lewis Hamilton.
It is thought the sensitive information in the replies from Alonso and De la Rosa formed the basis of the "new evidence" referred to by the FIA as the basis for next week's hurried meeting of the World Council.
pitpass - the latest, hottest F1 & A1GP news (1612 words)
For 2002 Fernando returned to Benetton, now under the ownership of Renault, as test driver, and in mid-summer it came as no real surprise when it was announced that he would replace Jenson Button for 2003.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Fernando was the sensation of 2003, this came as no surprise to those who spotted his talent back in 2001, but made the rest of the world sit up and take notice.
Though Fernando might not be the media, or indeed the fans', favourite, he had clearly done enough to impress Ron Dennis, who pulled off the shock of the season when he snapped up the youngster for 2007.
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