Fernando Alonso
Spanish · 2001–2026
VS

Sebastian Vettel
German · 2007–2022
Race H2H
97 — 162
259 shared
Qualifying H2H
77 — 180
257 shared
Championship record
2
World titles
4
3
Runner-up
3
6
Top-3 finishes
8
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 4 · 10
2007 P3 2008 P5 2009 P2 2010 P1 2011 P1 2012 P1 2013 P1 2014 P5 2015 P3 2016 P4 2017 P2 2018 P2 2021 P10 2022 P9
Career totals
Fernando Alonso Sebastian Vettel
Championships
2
4
Wins
32
53
Poles
22
57
Podiums
106
122
Fastest laps
25
38
Career points
2,381
3,098
Starts
438
300
Rate-adjusted · per start
Fernando Alonso Sebastian Vettel
Win rate
7.3%
17.7%
Podium rate
24.2%
40.7%
Pole rate
5%
19%
Points / start
5.4
10.3
Avg grid
P9.0
P6.3
Avg finish
P8.9
P7.1
Finish rate
82.6%
88%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Fernando Alonso Sebastian Vettel
Overtakes
3,478
2,126
Overtakes / race
8.1
7.3
Places lost
3,192
1,897
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 Sebastian Vettel
Mechanical retirements
45
20
Crash retirements
18
15
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
2007
2003 · aged 22
First win
2008 · aged 21
2003
First pole
2008
2005 · aged 24
First title
2010 · aged 23
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.1
Avg places gained
-0.7
Season points trajectory
2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Fernando Alonso Sebastian Vettel
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Fernando Alonso Sebastian Vettel
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Marina Bay Street Circuit 2 · 5 · P1 5 · 8 · P1
Sepang International Circuit 3 · 5 · P1 4 · 5 · P1
Bahrain International Circuit 3 · 4 · P1 4 · 5 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 6 · P1 3 · 6 · P1
Suzuka Circuit 1 · 4 · P1 4 · 8 · P1
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 1 · 6 · P1 3 · 7 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 2 · 5 · P1 2 · 7 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 2 · 6 · P1 2 · 5 · P1
Korean International Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 3 · 3 · P1
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 9 · P2 3 · 5 · P1
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 2 · 7 · P1 1 · 5 · P1
Hungaroring 1 · 5 · P1 2 · 7 · P1
Shanghai International Circuit 2 · 5 · P1 1 · 6 · P1
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 4 · P1 2 · 6 · P1
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 3 · P2 3 · 6 · P1
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 3 · 7 · P1
Hockenheimring 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Nürburgring 2 · 4 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 3 · 3 · P1
Valencia Street Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Istanbul Park 0 · 4 · P2 1 · 3 · P1
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 4 · P1
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P12
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P8
Fuji Speedway 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Baku City Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 3 · P2
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 3 · P2
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P2
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P13
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P8
Miami International Autodrome 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P17
Jeddah Corniche Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Losail International Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P10
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5
Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P10
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
Sebastian Vettel
RED
FER
BMW Sauber 2007Toro Rosso 2007–2008Red Bull 2009–2014Ferrari 2015–2020Aston Martin 2021–2022
20012026
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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).