Fernando Alonso
Spanish · 2001–2026
VS

Jacques Villeneuve
Canadian · 1996–2006
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
3
0
Qualifyingahead
2
1
Fernando Alonso · Jacques Villeneuve
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.382s
Fernando Alonso faster by the median gap over 3 sessions
2004 −0.382s 3
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
46 — 20
66 shared
Qualifying H2H
43 — 23
66 shared
Championship record
2
World titles
1
3
Runner-up
1
6
Top-3 finishes
2
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 4 · 0
2003 P6 2004 P4 2005 P1 2006 P1
Teammate battle by season
3
0
2004
Career totals
Fernando Alonso Jacques Villeneuve
Championships
2
1
Wins
32
11
Poles
22
13
Podiums
106
23
Fastest laps
25
0
Career points
2,381
235
Starts
438
165
Rate-adjusted · per start
Fernando Alonso Jacques Villeneuve
Win rate
7.3%
6.7%
Podium rate
24.2%
13.9%
Pole rate
5%
7.9%
Points / start
5.4
1.4
Avg grid
P9.0
P9.1
Avg finish
P8.9
P10.3
Finish rate
82.6%
66.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Fernando Alonso Jacques Villeneuve
Overtakes
3,478
1,120
Overtakes / race
8.1
7.0
Places lost
3,192
870
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 Jacques Villeneuve
Mechanical retirements
45
38
Crash retirements
18
17
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 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
2001
Debut season
1996
2003 · aged 22
First win
1996 · aged 25
2003
First pole
1996
2005 · aged 24
First title
1997 · aged 26
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.1
Avg places gained
-1.1
Season points trajectory
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Fernando Alonso Jacques Villeneuve
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Fernando Alonso Jacques Villeneuve
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Silverstone Circuit 2 · 6 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Nürburgring 2 · 4 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 2 · 7 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Hungaroring 1 · 5 · P1 2 · 3 · P1
Hockenheimring 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 3 · P3
Sepang International Circuit 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Bahrain International Circuit 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P11
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Circuit de Monaco 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Shanghai International Circuit 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P10
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 9 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 1 · 6 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Suzuka Circuit 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Istanbul Park 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P11
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 1 · P2 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
Jacques Villeneuve
BAR
Williams 1996–1998BAR 1999–2003Renault 2004Sauber 2005BMW Sauber 2006
19962026
Fernando Alonso → Jacques Villeneuve → 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).