As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Jacques Villeneuve · Fernando Alonso
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
20
—
46
66 shared
Qualifying H2H
23
—
43
66 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
2
1
Runner-up
3
2
Top-3 finishes
6
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
0 · 4
2003
P6
2004
P4
2005
P1
2006
P1
Teammate battle by season
0
3
2004
Career totals
Jacques Villeneuve
Fernando Alonso
Championships
1
2
Wins
11
32
Poles
13
22
Podiums
23
106
Fastest laps
0
25
Career points
235
2,383
Starts
165
440
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jacques Villeneuve
Fernando Alonso
Win rate
6.7%
7.3%
Podium rate
13.9%
24.1%
Pole rate
7.9%
5%
Points / start
1.4
5.4
Avg grid
P9.1
P9.0
Avg finish
P10.3
P8.9
Finish rate
66.7%
82.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Jacques Villeneuve
Fernando Alonso
Overtakes
1,120
3,504
Overtakes / race
7.0
8.1
Places lost
870
3,211
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
Jacques Villeneuve
Fernando Alonso
Mechanical retirements
38
45
Crash retirements
17
18
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: 0 · 13
Milestones & racecraft
1996
Debut season
2001
1996 · aged 25
First win
2003 · aged 22
1996
First pole
2003
1997 · aged 26
First title
2005 · aged 24
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.1
Avg places gained
+0.1
Season points trajectory
Jacques Villeneuve
Fernando Alonso
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Jacques Villeneuve | Fernando Alonso |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 2 · 2 · P1 | 2 · 6 · P1 |
| VIL 2 · 2 · P1 2 · 6 · P1 ALO | ||
| Nürburgring | 2 · 2 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| VIL 2 · 2 · P1 2 · 4 · P1 ALO | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 1 · 3 · P1 | 2 · 7 · P1 |
| VIL 1 · 3 · P1 2 · 7 · P1 ALO | ||
| Hungaroring | 2 · 3 · P1 | 1 · 5 · P1 |
| VIL 2 · 3 · P1 1 · 5 · P1 ALO | ||
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 3 · P3 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| VIL 0 · 3 · P3 3 · 4 · P1 ALO | ||
| Sepang International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 3 · 5 · P1 |
| VIL 0 · 0 · P5 3 · 5 · P1 ALO | ||
| Bahrain International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P11 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| VIL 0 · 0 · P11 3 · 4 · P1 ALO | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 0 · P5 | 2 · 6 · P1 |
| VIL 0 · 0 · P5 2 · 6 · P1 ALO | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 0 · P4 | 2 · 5 · P1 |
| VIL 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 5 · P1 ALO | ||
| Shanghai International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P10 | 2 · 5 · P1 |
| VIL 0 · 0 · P10 2 · 5 · P1 ALO | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 9 · P2 |
| VIL 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 9 · P2 ALO | ||
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 6 · P1 |
| VIL 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 6 · P1 ALO | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| VIL 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 4 · P1 ALO | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 0 · 0 · P6 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| VIL 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 4 · P1 ALO | ||
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| VIL 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 3 · P1 ALO | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · P4 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| VIL 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 2 · P1 ALO | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| VIL 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 ALO | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| VIL 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 3 · P2 ALO | ||
| Istanbul Park | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 4 · P2 |
| VIL 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 4 · P2 ALO | ||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| VIL 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2 ALO | ||
Team history
Jacques Villeneuve
Fernando Alonso
Minardi 2001Renault 2003–2006McLaren 2007Renault 2008–2009Ferrari 2010–2014McLaren 2015–2018Alpine F1 Team 2021–2022Aston Martin 2023–2026
19962026
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).