Fernando Alonso
Spanish · 2001–2026
VS

Felipe Massa
Brazilian · 2002–2017
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
65
12
Qualifyingahead
59
18
Fernando Alonso · Felipe Massa
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
162 — 90
252 shared
Qualifying H2H
139 — 111
250 shared
Championship record
2
World titles
0
3
Runner-up
1
6
Top-3 finishes
2
P1
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 11 · 3
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
14
5
2010
16
3
2011
18
2
2012
17
2
2013
Career totals
Fernando Alonso Felipe Massa
Championships
2
0
Wins
32
11
Poles
22
16
Podiums
106
41
Fastest laps
25
15
Career points
2,383
1,167
Starts
440
271
Rate-adjusted · per start
Fernando Alonso Felipe Massa
Win rate
7.3%
4.1%
Podium rate
24.1%
15.1%
Pole rate
5%
5.9%
Points / start
5.4
4.3
Avg grid
P9.0
P8.4
Avg finish
P8.9
P9.0
Finish rate
82.7%
86%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Fernando Alonso Felipe Massa
Overtakes
3,504
2,481
Overtakes / race
8.1
9.5
Places lost
3,211
2,359
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
Fernando Alonso Felipe Massa
Mechanical retirements
45
16
Crash retirements
18
20
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: 13 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
2001
Debut season
2002
2003 · aged 22
First win
2006 · aged 25
2003
First pole
2006
2005 · aged 24
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.1
Avg places gained
-0.5
Season points trajectory
2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Fernando Alonso Felipe Massa
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Fernando Alonso Felipe Massa
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Bahrain International Circuit 3 · 4 · P1 2 · 3 · P1
ALO 3 · 4 · P1 2 · 3 · P1 MAS
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 2 · 7 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
ALO 2 · 7 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 MAS
Hockenheimring 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
ALO 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 3 · P2 MAS
Istanbul Park 0 · 4 · P2 3 · 3 · P1
ALO 0 · 4 · P2 3 · 3 · P1 MAS
Sepang International Circuit 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
ALO 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 MAS
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 9 · P2 2 · 5 · P1
ALO 0 · 9 · P2 2 · 5 · P1 MAS
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 6 · P1 0 · 3 · P3
ALO 2 · 6 · P1 0 · 3 · P3 MAS
Circuit de Monaco 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 2 · P3
ALO 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 2 · P3 MAS
Shanghai International Circuit 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
ALO 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 MAS
Nürburgring 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
ALO 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 3 · P2 MAS
Silverstone Circuit 2 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
ALO 2 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 MAS
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
ALO 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 MAS
Marina Bay Street Circuit 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
ALO 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 MAS
Valencia Street Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
ALO 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 MAS
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 1 · 6 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
ALO 1 · 6 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 MAS
Suzuka Circuit 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
ALO 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 MAS
Hungaroring 1 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
ALO 1 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 MAS
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 3 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
ALO 0 · 3 · P2 1 · 2 · P1 MAS
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
ALO 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 MAS
Korean International Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
ALO 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 MAS
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
ALO 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 MAS
Fuji Speedway 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
ALO 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 MAS
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
ALO 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 MAS
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
ALO 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P2 MAS
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
ALO 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 MAS
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
ALO 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3 MAS
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
ALO 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 MAS
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P6
ALO 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P6 MAS
Baku City Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P10
ALO 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P10 MAS
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4
ALO 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4 MAS
Team history
Fernando Alonso
REN
FER
MCL
AST
Minardi 2001Renault 2003–2006McLaren 2007Renault 2008–2009Ferrari 2010–2014McLaren 2015–2018Alpine F1 Team 2021–2022Aston Martin 2023–2026
Felipe Massa
FER
WIL
Sauber 2002Sauber 2004–2005Ferrari 2006–2013Williams 2014–2017
20012026
Fernando Alonso → Felipe Massa → 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).