As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Fernando Alonso · Nelson Piquet Jr.
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.464s
Fernando Alonso faster by the median gap over 28 sessions
2008
−0.434s
18
2009
−0.568s
10
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
23
—
5
28 shared
Qualifying H2H
27
—
1
28 shared
Championship record
2
World titles
0
3
Runner-up
0
6
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P12
Finished ahead in the standings:
2 · 0
2008
P5
2009
P9
Teammate battle by season
15
3
2008
8
2
2009
Career totals
Fernando Alonso
Nelson Piquet Jr.
Championships
2
0
Wins
32
0
Poles
22
0
Podiums
106
1
Fastest laps
25
0
Career points
2,387
19
Starts
445
28
Rate-adjusted · per start
Fernando Alonso
Nelson Piquet Jr.
Win rate
7.2%
0%
Podium rate
23.8%
3.6%
Pole rate
4.9%
0%
Points / start
5.4
0.7
Avg grid
P9.1
P13.7
Avg finish
P9.0
P13.4
Finish rate
82.5%
60.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Fernando Alonso
Nelson Piquet Jr.
Overtakes
3,777
245
Overtakes / race
8.7
9.1
Places lost
2,978
210
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
Nelson Piquet Jr.
Mechanical retirements
45
3
Crash retirements
18
8
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 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
2001
Debut season
2008
2003 · aged 22
First win
—
2003
First pole
—
2005 · aged 24
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P2
+0.1
Avg places gained
+0.3
Season points trajectory
Fernando Alonso
Nelson Piquet Jr.
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Fernando Alonso | Nelson Piquet Jr. |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Sepang International Circuit | 3 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| ALO 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P11 PIQ | ||
| Hockenheimring | 3 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| ALO 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 PIQ | ||
| Bahrain International Circuit | 3 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| ALO 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 PIQ | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 2 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P12 |
| ALO 2 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P12 PIQ | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 2 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P12 |
| ALO 2 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P12 PIQ | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 2 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| ALO 2 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 PIQ | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 2 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| ALO 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · — PIQ | ||
| Shanghai International Circuit | 2 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| ALO 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P8 PIQ | ||
| Marina Bay Street Circuit | 2 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| ALO 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · — PIQ | ||
| Nürburgring | 2 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P13 |
| ALO 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P13 PIQ | ||
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 1 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| ALO 1 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · — PIQ | ||
| Hungaroring | 1 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| ALO 1 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 PIQ | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 1 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| ALO 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · — PIQ | ||
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| ALO 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 PIQ | ||
| Valencia Street Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| ALO 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P11 PIQ | ||
| Fuji Speedway | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| ALO 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 PIQ | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 9 · P2 | 0 · 0 · — |
| ALO 0 · 9 · P2 0 · 0 · — PIQ | ||
| Istanbul Park | 0 · 4 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P15 |
| ALO 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P15 PIQ | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 3 · P2 | 0 · 0 · — |
| ALO 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · — PIQ | ||
Team history
Fernando Alonso
Minardi 2001Renault 2003–2006McLaren 2007Renault 2008–2009Ferrari 2010–2014McLaren 2015–2018Alpine F1 Team 2021–2022Aston Martin 2023–2026
Nelson Piquet Jr.
Renault 2008–2009
20012026
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).