Giancarlo Fisichella
Italian · 1996–2009
VS

Fernando Alonso
Spanish · 2001–2026
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
7
30
Qualifyingahead
10
27
Giancarlo Fisichella · Fernando Alonso
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.236s
Fernando Alonso faster by the median gap over 37 sessions
2005 +0.349s 19
2006 +0.145s 18
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
35 — 105
140 shared
Qualifying H2H
33 — 107
140 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
2
0
Runner-up
3
0
Top-3 finishes
6
P4
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 7
2003 P6 2004 P4 2005 P1 2006 P1 2007 P3 2008 P5 2009 P9
Teammate battle by season
4
15
2005
3
15
2006
Career totals
Giancarlo Fisichella Fernando Alonso
Championships
0
2
Wins
3
32
Poles
4
22
Podiums
19
106
Fastest laps
1
25
Career points
275
2,383
Starts
231
440
Rate-adjusted · per start
Giancarlo Fisichella Fernando Alonso
Win rate
1.3%
7.3%
Podium rate
8.2%
24.1%
Pole rate
1.7%
5%
Points / start
1.2
5.4
Avg grid
P11.4
P9.0
Avg finish
P11.0
P8.9
Finish rate
71%
82.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Giancarlo Fisichella Fernando Alonso
Overtakes
1,809
3,504
Overtakes / race
8.2
8.1
Places lost
1,373
3,211
Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Only races with lap data count, so the per-race figure is the fair comparison across eras.
Why they retired
Giancarlo Fisichella Fernando Alonso
Mechanical retirements
37
45
Crash retirements
29
18
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 1 · 13
Milestones & racecraft
1996
Debut season
2001
2003 · aged 30
First win
2003 · aged 22
1998
First pole
2003
—
First title
2005 · aged 24
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.4
Avg places gained
+0.1
Season points trajectory
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Giancarlo Fisichella Fernando Alonso
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Giancarlo Fisichella Fernando Alonso
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Sepang International Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 3 · 5 · P1
FIS 1 · 1 · P1 3 · 5 · P1 ALO
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 3 · 4 · P1
FIS 0 · 0 · P8 3 · 4 · P1 ALO
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P4 3 · 4 · P1
FIS 0 · 0 · P4 3 · 4 · P1 ALO
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 7 · P1
FIS 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 7 · P1 ALO
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 2 · P2 2 · 5 · P1
FIS 0 · 2 · P2 2 · 5 · P1 ALO
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 6 · P1
FIS 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 6 · P1 ALO
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 6 · P1
FIS 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 6 · P1 ALO
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 6 · P1
FIS 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 6 · P1 ALO
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 5 · P1
FIS 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 5 · P1 ALO
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P13 2 · 5 · P1
FIS 0 · 0 · P13 2 · 5 · P1 ALO
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P5 2 · 4 · P1
FIS 0 · 0 · P5 2 · 4 · P1 ALO
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 9 · P2
FIS 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 9 · P2 ALO
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 4 · P2 1 · 4 · P1
FIS 0 · 4 · P2 1 · 4 · P1 ALO
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 4 · P1
FIS 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 4 · P1 ALO
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 5 · P1
FIS 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 5 · P1 ALO
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 3 · P1
FIS 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 3 · P1 ALO
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 2 · P1
FIS 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 2 · P1 ALO
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P12 1 · 2 · P1
FIS 0 · 0 · P12 1 · 2 · P1 ALO
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1
FIS 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1 ALO
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 3 · P2
FIS 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 3 · P2 ALO
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 4 · P2
FIS 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 4 · P2 ALO
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 2 · P2
FIS 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 2 · P2 ALO
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
FIS 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2 ALO
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
FIS 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5 ALO
Team history
Giancarlo Fisichella
BEN
Minardi 1996Jordan 1997Benetton 1998–2001Jordan 2002–2003Sauber 2004Renault 2005–2007Force India 2008Ferrari 2009Force India 2009
Fernando Alonso
REN
FER
MCL
AST
Minardi 2001Renault 2003–2006McLaren 2007Renault 2008–2009Ferrari 2010–2014McLaren 2015–2018Alpine F1 Team 2021–2022Aston Martin 2023–2026
19962026
Giancarlo Fisichella → Fernando Alonso → Compare others
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).