Fernando Alonso
Spanish · 2001–2026
VS

Jenson Button
British · 2000–2017
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
18
20
Qualifyingahead
25
13
Fernando Alonso · Jenson Button
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.176s
Fernando Alonso faster by the median gap over 33 sessions
2015 −0.045s 14
2016 −0.228s 19
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
162 — 110
272 shared
Qualifying H2H
170 — 102
272 shared
Championship record
2
World titles
1
3
Runner-up
1
6
Top-3 finishes
3
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 10 · 4
2003 P6 2004 P3 2005 P1 2006 P1 2007 P3 2008 P5 2009 P1 2010 P2 2011 P2 2012 P2 2013 P2 2014 P6 2015 P16 2016 P10
Teammate battle by season
6
12
2015
12
8
2016
Career totals
Fernando Alonso Jenson Button
Championships
2
1
Wins
32
15
Poles
22
8
Podiums
106
50
Fastest laps
25
8
Career points
2,387
1,235
Starts
445
309
Rate-adjusted · per start
Fernando Alonso Jenson Button
Win rate
7.2%
4.9%
Podium rate
23.8%
16.2%
Pole rate
4.9%
2.6%
Points / start
5.4
4.0
Avg grid
P9.1
P10.0
Avg finish
P9.0
P9.7
Finish rate
82.5%
79.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Fernando Alonso Jenson Button
Overtakes
3,777
2,746
Overtakes / race
8.7
9.2
Places lost
2,978
2,334
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 Jenson Button
Mechanical retirements
45
37
Crash retirements
18
22
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: 15 · 4
Milestones & racecraft
2001
Debut season
2000
2003 · aged 22
First win
2006 · aged 26
2003
First pole
2004
2005 · aged 24
First title
2009 · aged 29
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.1
Avg places gained
+0.3
Season points trajectory
2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Fernando Alonso Jenson Button
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Fernando Alonso Jenson Button
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 1 · 6 · P1 3 · 4 · P1
ALO 1 · 6 · P1 3 · 4 · P1 BUT
Sepang International Circuit 3 · 5 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
ALO 3 · 5 · P1 1 · 4 · P1 BUT
Bahrain International Circuit 3 · 4 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
ALO 3 · 4 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 BUT
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 2 · 7 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
ALO 2 · 7 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 BUT
Shanghai International Circuit 2 · 5 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
ALO 2 · 5 · P1 1 · 4 · P1 BUT
Circuit de Monaco 2 · 5 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
ALO 2 · 5 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 BUT
Hungaroring 1 · 5 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
ALO 1 · 5 · P1 2 · 2 · P1 BUT
Hockenheimring 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
ALO 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 3 · P2 BUT
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 6 · P1 0 · 4 · P2
ALO 2 · 6 · P1 0 · 4 · P2 BUT
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
ALO 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 BUT
Marina Bay Street Circuit 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
ALO 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 BUT
Silverstone Circuit 2 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
ALO 2 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 BUT
Suzuka Circuit 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
ALO 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 BUT
Nürburgring 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
ALO 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 BUT
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 9 · P2 1 · 3 · P1
ALO 0 · 9 · P2 1 · 3 · P1 BUT
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 3 · P2 1 · 3 · P1
ALO 0 · 3 · P2 1 · 3 · P1 BUT
Istanbul Park 0 · 4 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
ALO 0 · 4 · P2 1 · 2 · P1 BUT
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
ALO 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 BUT
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
ALO 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 BUT
Valencia Street Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
ALO 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 BUT
Korean International Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
ALO 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 BUT
Fuji Speedway 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P11
ALO 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P11 BUT
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 3 · P3
ALO 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 3 · P3 BUT
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
ALO 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 BUT
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
ALO 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 BUT
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P8
ALO 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P8 BUT
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
ALO 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4 BUT
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P12
ALO 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P12 BUT
Baku City Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P11
ALO 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P11 BUT
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4
ALO 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4 BUT
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
Jenson Button
MCL
Williams 2000Benetton 2001Renault 2002BAR 2003–2005Honda 2006–2008Brawn 2009McLaren 2010–2017
20002026
Fernando Alonso → Jenson Button → 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).