Fernando Alonso
Spanish · 2001–2026
VS

Giancarlo Fisichella
Italian · 1996–2009
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
30
7
Qualifyingahead
27
10
Fernando Alonso · Giancarlo Fisichella
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
105 — 35
140 shared
Qualifying H2H
107 — 33
140 shared
Championship record
2
World titles
0
3
Runner-up
0
6
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P4
Finished ahead in the standings: 7 · 0
2003 P6 2004 P4 2005 P1 2006 P1 2007 P3 2008 P5 2009 P9
Teammate battle by season
15
4
2005
15
3
2006
Career totals
Fernando Alonso Giancarlo Fisichella
Championships
2
0
Wins
32
3
Poles
22
4
Podiums
106
19
Fastest laps
25
1
Career points
2,381
275
Starts
438
231
Rate-adjusted · per start
Fernando Alonso Giancarlo Fisichella
Win rate
7.3%
1.3%
Podium rate
24.2%
8.2%
Pole rate
5%
1.7%
Points / start
5.4
1.2
Avg grid
P9.0
P11.4
Avg finish
P8.9
P11.0
Finish rate
82.6%
71%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Fernando Alonso Giancarlo Fisichella
Overtakes
3,478
1,809
Overtakes / race
8.1
8.2
Places lost
3,192
1,373
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 Giancarlo Fisichella
Mechanical retirements
45
37
Crash retirements
18
29
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 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
2001
Debut season
1996
2003 · aged 22
First win
2003 · aged 30
2003
First pole
1998
2005 · aged 24
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.1
Avg places gained
+0.4
Season points trajectory
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Fernando Alonso Giancarlo Fisichella
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Fernando Alonso Giancarlo Fisichella
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Sepang International Circuit 3 · 5 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Bahrain International Circuit 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P8
Hockenheimring 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 2 · 7 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit de Monaco 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 1 · 6 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 6 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Silverstone Circuit 2 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Shanghai International Circuit 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Marina Bay Street Circuit 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P13
Nürburgring 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 9 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 4 · P2
Suzuka Circuit 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Hungaroring 1 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Valencia Street Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P12
Fuji Speedway 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 3 · P2
Istanbul Park 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P16
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
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
Giancarlo Fisichella
BEN
Minardi 1996Jordan 1997Benetton 1998–2001Jordan 2002–2003Sauber 2004Renault 2005–2007Force India 2008Ferrari 2009Force India 2009
19962026
Fernando Alonso → Giancarlo Fisichella → 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).