Felipe Massa

Brazilian · 2002–2017
VS

Fernando Alonso

Spanish · 2001–2026
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
12
65
Qualifyingahead
18
59
Felipe Massa · Fernando Alonso
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.323s
Fernando Alonso faster by the median gap over 74 sessions
2010 +0.344s 17
2011 +0.394s 19
2012 +0.332s 20
2013 +0.070s 18
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
90 162
252 shared
Qualifying H2H
111 139
250 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
2
1
Runner-up
3
2
Top-3 finishes
6
P2
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 3 · 11
2004 P4 2005 P1 2006 P1 2007 P3 2008 P2 2009 P9 2010 P2 2011 P4 2012 P2 2013 P2 2014 P6 2015 P6 2016 P10 2017 P11
Teammate battle by season
5
14
2010
3
16
2011
2
18
2012
2
17
2013
Career totals
Felipe Massa Fernando Alonso
Championships
0
2
Wins
11
32
Poles
16
22
Podiums
41
106
Fastest laps
15
25
Career points
1,167
2,381
Starts
271
438
Rate-adjusted · per start
Felipe Massa Fernando Alonso
Win rate
4.1%
7.3%
Podium rate
15.1%
24.2%
Pole rate
5.9%
5%
Points / start
4.3
5.4
Avg grid
P8.4
P9.0
Avg finish
P9.0
P8.9
Finish rate
86%
82.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Felipe Massa Fernando Alonso
Overtakes
2,481
3,478
Overtakes / race
9.5
8.1
Places lost
2,359
3,192
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
Felipe Massa Fernando Alonso
Mechanical retirements
16
45
Crash retirements
20
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: 2 · 13
Milestones & racecraft
2002
Debut season
2001
2006 · aged 25
First win
2003 · aged 22
2006
First pole
2003
First title
2005 · aged 24
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.5
Avg places gained
+0.1
Season points trajectory
2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Felipe Massa Fernando Alonso
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Felipe Massa Fernando Alonso
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Bahrain International Circuit 2 · 3 · P1 3 · 4 · P1
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 1 · 3 · P1 2 · 7 · P1
Hockenheimring 0 · 3 · P2 3 · 4 · P1
Istanbul Park 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 4 · P2
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 3 · 5 · P1
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 9 · P2
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 3 · P3 2 · 6 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 2 · P3 2 · 5 · P1
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 2 · 5 · P1
Nürburgring 0 · 3 · P2 2 · 4 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 6 · P1
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 2 · 5 · P1
Valencia Street Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 6 · P1
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 4 · P1
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 5 · P1
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 4 · P1
Korean International Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 2 · P1
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
Red Bull Ring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P9
Baku City Circuit 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P4
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6
Team history
Felipe Massa
FER
WIL
Sauber 2002Sauber 2004–2005Ferrari 2006–2013Williams 2014–2017
Fernando Alonso
REN
FER
MCL
AST
Minardi 2001Renault 2003–2006McLaren 2007Renault 2008–2009Ferrari 2010–2014McLaren 2015–2018Alpine F1 Team 2021–2022Aston Martin 2023–2026
20012026
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).