Milestones & racecraft
2001
Debuut season
1971
2003 · aged 22
Eerste zege
1974 · aged 25
2003
Eerste pole
1974
2005 · aged 24
First title
1975 · aged 26
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.1
Avg places gained
-2.3
Career totals
Fernando Alonso
Niki Lauda
Championships
2
3
Overwinningen
32
25
Poles
22
24
Podia
106
54
Fastest rondes
25
0
Carrièrepunten
2,381
420.5
Starts
438
173
Rate-adjusted · per start
Fernando Alonso
Niki Lauda
Winstpercentage
7.3%
14.5%
Podiumpercentage
24.2%
31.2%
Pole rate
5%
13.9%
Punten / start
5.4
2.4
Avg grid
P9.0
P8.4
Avg finish
P8.9
P10.8
Finishpercentage
82.6%
56.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Championship record
2
World titles
3
3
Runner-up
1
6
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P1
Seizoen points trajectory
Fernando Alonso
Niki Lauda
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Fernando Alonso | Niki Lauda |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 2 · 6 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 2 · 5 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Hockenheimring | 3 · 4 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 1 · P2 | 3 · 6 · P1 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 2 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Nürburgring | 2 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 9 · P2 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 1 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · P5 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 0 · P6 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Fuji Speedway | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 3 · P2 | 0 · 0 · — |
Team history
Fernando Alonso
Minardi 2001Renault 2003–2006McLaren 2007Renault 2008–2009Ferrari 2010–2014McLaren 2015–2018Alpine F1 Team 2021–2022Aston Martin 2023–2026
Niki Lauda
March-Ford 1971March 1972BRM 1973Ferrari 1974–1977Brabham 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979McLaren 1982–1985
19712026
Basis
Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teamgenoot section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).