Max Verstappen

Dutch · 2015–2026
VS

Fernando Alonso

Spanish · 2001–2026
Race H2H
169 33
202 shared
Qualifying H2H
184 16
200 shared
Milestones & racecraft
2015
Debut season
2001
2016 · aged 18
First win
2003 · aged 22
2019
First pole
2003
2021 · aged 24
First title
2005 · aged 24
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.6
Avg places gained
+0.1
Career totals
Max Verstappen Fernando Alonso
Championships
4
2
Wins
71
32
Poles
48
22
Podiums
130
106
Fastest laps
37
25
Career points
3,383.5
2,381
Starts
243
438
Rate-adjusted · per start
Max Verstappen Fernando Alonso
Win rate
29.2%
7.3%
Podium rate
53.5%
24.2%
Pole rate
19.8%
5%
Points / start
13.9
5.4
Avg grid
P4.9
P9.0
Avg finish
P5.6
P8.9
Finish rate
86.4%
82.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Championship record
4
World titles
2
1
Runner-up
3
7
Top-3 finishes
6
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 10 · 0
2024 P1 2025 P2 2015 P12 2016 P5 2017 P6 2018 P4 2021 P1 2022 P1 2023 P1 2026 P7
Season points trajectory
2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Max Verstappen Fernando Alonso
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Max Verstappen Fernando Alonso
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 4 · 8 · P1 2 · 7 · P1
Suzuka Circuit 4 · 7 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 3 · 3 · P1 2 · 6 · P1
Red Bull Ring 5 · 9 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Yas Marina Circuit 5 · 7 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Bahrain International Circuit 2 · 4 · P1 3 · 4 · P1
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 5 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P9
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 4 · 4 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 2 · 5 · P1 2 · 6 · P1
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 3 · 6 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 2 · 3 · P1 2 · 5 · P1
Circuit of the Americas 4 · 7 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Sepang International Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 3 · 5 · P1
Hockenheimring 1 · 2 · P1 3 · 4 · P1
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 3 · 7 · P1 0 · 9 · P2
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 3 · 6 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
Hungaroring 2 · 4 · P1 1 · 5 · P1
Shanghai International Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 5 · P1
Circuit Park Zandvoort 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Losail International Circuit 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 6 · P1
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 4 · P2 2 · 5 · P1
Jeddah Corniche Circuit 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P2 2 · 4 · P1
Miami International Autodrome 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Baku City Circuit 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Circuit Paul Ricard 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P9
Istanbul Park 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 4 · P2
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P8
Team history
Max Verstappen
RED
Toro Rosso 2015Red Bull 2016Toro Rosso 2016Red Bull 2017–2026
Fernando Alonso
REN
FER
MCL
AST
Minardi 2001Renault 2003–2006McLaren 2007Renault 2008–2009Ferrari 2010–2014McLaren 2015–2018Alpine F1 Team 2021–2022Aston Martin 2023–2026
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).