Stoffel Vandoorne

Belgian · 2016–2018
VS

Fernando Alonso

Spanish · 2001–2026
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
18
22
Qualifyingahead
6
34
Stoffel Vandoorne · Fernando Alonso
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.329s
Fernando Alonso faster by the median gap over 40 sessions
2017 +0.345s 19
2018 +0.313s 21
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
18 22
40 shared
Qualifying H2H
6 34
40 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
2
0
Runner-up
3
0
Top-3 finishes
6
P16
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 3
2016 P10 2017 P15 2018 P11
Teammate battle by season
9
10
2017
9
12
2018
Career totals
Stoffel Vandoorne Fernando Alonso
Championships
0
2
Wins
0
32
Poles
0
22
Podiums
0
106
Fastest laps
0
25
Career points
26
2,383
Starts
42
440
Rate-adjusted · per start
Stoffel Vandoorne Fernando Alonso
Win rate
0%
7.3%
Podium rate
0%
24.1%
Pole rate
0%
5%
Points / start
0.6
5.4
Avg grid
P15.2
P9.0
Avg finish
P13.2
P8.9
Finish rate
81%
82.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Stoffel Vandoorne Fernando Alonso
Overtakes
312
3,504
Overtakes / race
7.8
8.1
Places lost
210
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
Stoffel Vandoorne Fernando Alonso
Mechanical retirements
5
45
Crash retirements
3
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
2016
Debut season
2001
First win
2003 · aged 22
First pole
2003
First title
2005 · aged 24
P7
Best finish
P1
+2.0
Avg places gained
+0.1
Season points trajectory
2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Stoffel Vandoorne Fernando Alonso
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Stoffel Vandoorne Fernando Alonso
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 3 · 5 · P1
VAN 0 · 0 · P7 3 · 5 · P1 ALO
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 3 · 4 · P1
VAN 0 · 0 · P8 3 · 4 · P1 ALO
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P13 3 · 4 · P1
VAN 0 · 0 · P13 3 · 4 · P1 ALO
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · — 2 · 7 · P1
VAN 0 · 0 · — 2 · 7 · P1 ALO
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 2 · 6 · P1
VAN 0 · 0 · P11 2 · 6 · P1 ALO
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P12 2 · 6 · P1
VAN 0 · 0 · P12 2 · 6 · P1 ALO
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P14 2 · 5 · P1
VAN 0 · 0 · P14 2 · 5 · P1 ALO
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P13 2 · 5 · P1
VAN 0 · 0 · P13 2 · 5 · P1 ALO
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 2 · 5 · P1
VAN 0 · 0 · P7 2 · 5 · P1 ALO
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 1 · 6 · P1
VAN 0 · 0 · P9 1 · 6 · P1 ALO
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P10 1 · 5 · P1
VAN 0 · 0 · P10 1 · 5 · P1 ALO
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P14 1 · 4 · P1
VAN 0 · 0 · P14 1 · 4 · P1 ALO
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P14 1 · 4 · P1
VAN 0 · 0 · P14 1 · 4 · P1 ALO
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 9 · P2
VAN 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 9 · P2 ALO
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 3 · P2
VAN 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 3 · P2 ALO
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 2 · P2
VAN 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 2 · P2 ALO
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3
VAN 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3 ALO
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P5
VAN 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P5 ALO
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P9
VAN 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P9 ALO
Baku City Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P4
VAN 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P4 ALO
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P6
VAN 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P6 ALO
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P6
VAN 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P6 ALO
Team history
Stoffel Vandoorne
McLaren 2016–2018
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
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).