Fernando Alonso
Spanish · 2001–2026
VS

Kimi Räikkönen
Finnish · 2001–2021
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
16
3
Qualifyingahead
16
3
Fernando Alonso · Kimi Räikkönen
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.585s
Fernando Alonso faster by the median gap over 19 sessions
2014 −0.585s 19
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
134 — 160
294 shared
Qualifying H2H
111 — 180
291 shared
Championship record
2
World titles
1
3
Runner-up
2
6
Top-3 finishes
6
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 7 · 8
2003 P2 2004 P4 2005 P1 2006 P1 2007 P1 2008 P3 2009 P6 2012 P2 2013 P2 2014 P6 2015 P4 2016 P6 2017 P4 2018 P3 2021 P10
Teammate battle by season
16
3
2014
Career totals
Fernando Alonso Kimi Räikkönen
Championships
2
1
Wins
32
21
Poles
22
18
Podiums
106
103
Fastest laps
25
42
Career points
2,381
1,873
Starts
438
352
Rate-adjusted · per start
Fernando Alonso Kimi Räikkönen
Win rate
7.3%
6%
Podium rate
24.2%
29.3%
Pole rate
5%
5.1%
Points / start
5.4
5.3
Avg grid
P9.0
P7.6
Avg finish
P8.9
P8.5
Finish rate
82.6%
81.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Fernando Alonso Kimi Räikkönen
Overtakes
3,478
2,703
Overtakes / race
8.1
8.0
Places lost
3,192
2,441
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 Kimi Räikkönen
Mechanical retirements
45
45
Crash retirements
18
21
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
2001
2003 · aged 22
First win
2003 · aged 23
2003
First pole
2003
2005 · aged 24
First title
2007 · aged 28
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.1
Avg places gained
-0.8
Season points trajectory
2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Fernando Alonso Kimi Räikkönen
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Fernando Alonso Kimi Räikkönen
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Sepang International Circuit 3 · 5 · P1 2 · 3 · P1
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 2 · 7 · P1 2 · 5 · P1
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 3 · P2 4 · 5 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 2 · 6 · P1 1 · 7 · P1
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 1 · 6 · P1 2 · 6 · P1
Bahrain International Circuit 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 8 · P2
Shanghai International Circuit 2 · 5 · P1 1 · 6 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 2 · 5 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
Hockenheimring 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 3 · P3
Hungaroring 1 · 5 · P1 1 · 9 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 6 · P1 0 · 4 · P2
Suzuka Circuit 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Marina Bay Street Circuit 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 2 · P3
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Nürburgring 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 9 · P2 1 · 7 · P1
Istanbul Park 0 · 4 · P2 1 · 3 · P1
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Valencia Street Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Korean International Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Fuji Speedway 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 2 · P3
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 3 · P2
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 2 · P3
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P3
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
Baku City Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2
Jeddah Corniche Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P15
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3
Losail International Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P14
Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P11
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
Kimi Räikkönen
MCL
FER
Sauber 2001McLaren 2002–2006Ferrari 2007–2009Lotus F1 2012–2013Ferrari 2014–2018Alfa Romeo 2019–2021
20012026
Fernando Alonso → Kimi Räikkönen → 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).