Jenson Button
British · 2000–2017
VS

Fernando Alonso
Spanish · 2001–2026
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
20
18
Qualifyingahead
13
25
Jenson Button · Fernando Alonso
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
110 — 162
272 shared
Qualifying H2H
102 — 170
272 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
2
1
Runner-up
3
3
Top-3 finishes
6
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 4 · 10
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
12
6
2015
8
12
2016
Career totals
Jenson Button Fernando Alonso
Championships
1
2
Wins
15
32
Poles
8
22
Podiums
50
106
Fastest laps
8
25
Career points
1,235
2,383
Starts
309
440
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jenson Button Fernando Alonso
Win rate
4.9%
7.3%
Podium rate
16.2%
24.1%
Pole rate
2.6%
5%
Points / start
4.0
5.4
Avg grid
P10.0
P9.0
Avg finish
P9.7
P8.9
Finish rate
79.6%
82.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Jenson Button Fernando Alonso
Overtakes
2,746
3,504
Overtakes / race
9.2
8.1
Places lost
2,334
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
Jenson Button Fernando Alonso
Mechanical retirements
37
45
Crash retirements
22
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: 4 · 13
Milestones & racecraft
2000
Debut season
2001
2006 · aged 26
First win
2003 · aged 22
2004
First pole
2003
2009 · aged 29
First title
2005 · aged 24
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.3
Avg places gained
+0.1
Season points trajectory
2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Jenson Button Fernando Alonso
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jenson Button Fernando Alonso
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 3 · 4 · P1 1 · 6 · P1
BUT 3 · 4 · P1 1 · 6 · P1 ALO
Sepang International Circuit 1 · 4 · P1 3 · 5 · P1
BUT 1 · 4 · P1 3 · 5 · P1 ALO
Bahrain International Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 3 · 4 · P1
BUT 1 · 2 · P1 3 · 4 · P1 ALO
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 7 · P1
BUT 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 7 · P1 ALO
Shanghai International Circuit 1 · 4 · P1 2 · 5 · P1
BUT 1 · 4 · P1 2 · 5 · P1 ALO
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 3 · P1 2 · 5 · P1
BUT 1 · 3 · P1 2 · 5 · P1 ALO
Hungaroring 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 5 · P1
BUT 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 5 · P1 ALO
Hockenheimring 0 · 3 · P2 3 · 4 · P1
BUT 0 · 3 · P2 3 · 4 · P1 ALO
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 4 · P2 2 · 6 · P1
BUT 0 · 4 · P2 2 · 6 · P1 ALO
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
BUT 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 4 · P1 ALO
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 2 · 5 · P1
BUT 0 · 2 · P2 2 · 5 · P1 ALO
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 6 · P1
BUT 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 6 · P1 ALO
Suzuka Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
BUT 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 4 · P1 ALO
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 4 · P1
BUT 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 4 · P1 ALO
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 9 · P2
BUT 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 9 · P2 ALO
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
BUT 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 3 · P2 ALO
Istanbul Park 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 4 · P2
BUT 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 4 · P2 ALO
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
BUT 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 2 · P1 ALO
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 3 · P1
BUT 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 3 · P1 ALO
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1
BUT 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1 ALO
Korean International Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 2 · P1
BUT 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 2 · P1 ALO
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · P11 1 · 1 · P1
BUT 0 · 0 · P11 1 · 1 · P1 ALO
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 3 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
BUT 0 · 3 · P3 0 · 2 · P2 ALO
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
BUT 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P2 ALO
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
BUT 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3 ALO
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 1 · P2
BUT 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 1 · P2 ALO
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
BUT 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5 ALO
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P9
BUT 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P9 ALO
Baku City Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P4
BUT 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P4 ALO
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6
BUT 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6 ALO
Team history
Jenson Button
MCL
Williams 2000Benetton 2001Renault 2002BAR 2003–2005Honda 2006–2008Brawn 2009McLaren 2010–2017
Fernando Alonso
REN
FER
MCL
AST
Minardi 2001Renault 2003–2006McLaren 2007Renault 2008–2009Ferrari 2010–2014McLaren 2015–2018Alpine F1 Team 2021–2022Aston Martin 2023–2026
20002026
Jenson Button → Fernando Alonso → 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).