Fernando Alonso's Success and Achievements in Timeline

A success timeline featuring the most significant achievements of Fernando Alonso.

Fernando Alonso is a Spanish Formula One driver currently racing for Aston Martin. He is a two-time Formula One World Champion (2005, 2006) with Renault and has achieved 32 Grand Prix victories over 22 seasons. Alonso has also found success in endurance racing, winning the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship and twice winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Toyota. Notably, he is the only driver to have won both the Formula One World Drivers' Championship and the World Sportscar/World Endurance Drivers' Championship. Additionally, he won the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2019.

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Full Timeline Early Life & Education Career & Achievements Success & Recognition

1988: Children's Junior Championship of Asturias and Galicia win

In 1988, Alonso won the Children's Junior Championship of Asturias and Galicia in karting.

1989: Children's Junior Championship of Asturias and Galicia win

In 1989, Alonso won the Children's Junior Championship of Asturias and Galicia in karting.

1990: Asturias and Basque Country Cadet Championship win

In 1990, Alonso won the Asturias and the Basque Country Cadet Championship.

1995: Third Spanish Junior National Championship

In 1995, Alonso won his third successive Spanish Junior National Championship.

July 1996: Karting championship victory

In July 1996, Alonso won his world karting championship in a kart with number 14 at the age of 14.

1996: Wins multiple Karting Championships

In 1996, Alonso won his fourth Spanish Junior Karting Championship, the Trofeo Estival, the Marlboro Masters, and the CIK-FIA 5 Continents Juniors Cup at the Karting Genk.

1997: Wins multiple Karting Championships

In 1997, Alonso took the Italian and Spanish International A championships and was second in the European Championship with nine wins, the Masters Karting Paris Bercy and the Spanish Karting Championship.

1999: Euro Open by Nissan Title

In 1999, at the age of 17, Alonso made his car racing debut in the Euro Open by Nissan with Campos Motorsport, winning the title from Manuel Gião.

2001: Race of Champions Nations' Cup Win

In 2001, Alonso won the Race of Champions Nations' Cup.

2005: Maiden title and youngest World Drivers' Champion

In 2005, Alonso won his maiden Formula 1 title, becoming the first World Drivers' Champion from Spain and the youngest in Formula One history at age 24.

2005: World Championship win

In 2005, Alonso won the World Championship, eclipsing Emerson Fittipaldi as the youngest World Drivers' Champion, with seven victories, six pole positions and fourteen podium finishes.

2005: First Formula One World Drivers' Championship title

In 2005, Fernando Alonso won his first Formula One World Drivers' Championship title with Renault.

2006: Defends World Title

In 2006, Alonso successfully defended his World Drivers' Championship title against Michael Schumacher.

2006: Second Formula One World Drivers' Championship title

In 2006, Fernando Alonso secured his second Formula One World Drivers' Championship title, again with Renault.

2008: Joins Renault, Wins in Singapore and Japan

In 2008, Fernando Alonso rejoined Renault on a two-year contract. Despite early car issues, aerodynamic developments helped him win in Singapore and Japan. The Singapore race was marred by the "crashgate" scandal, where his teammate was ordered to crash deliberately. Alonso scored the most points in the final five races and finished fifth in the Drivers' Championship.

2011: Wins British Grand Prix, Finishes Fourth Overall

In 2011, Fernando Alonso had a mixed season with Ferrari. He won the British Grand Prix due to a Red Bull strategy error. He secured ten podium finishes and out-qualified his teammate fifteen times. Alonso finished fourth overall with 257 points.

2013: White helmet to celebrate career points

In 2013, at the Indian Grand Prix, Alonso sported a white helmet to celebrate his total number of career points scored up to the preceding Japanese Grand Prix of 1571, with the words "F1 points World Record".

2015: Most popular male athlete

In 2015, Alonso was Personality Media's favorite male athlete with a 99 per cent recognition rating amongst the Spanish public.

2018: FIA World Endurance Championship win

In 2018, Alonso won the FIA World Endurance Championship with Toyota.

2019: 24 Hours of Daytona win

In 2019, Alonso won the 24 Hours of Daytona with WTR.

2019: Win at the 24 Hours of Daytona

In 2019, Alonso won the rain-shortened 24 Hours of Daytona with Wayne Taylor Racing, sharing a Cadillac DPi-V.R with Kamui Kobayashi, Renger van der Zande, and Jordan Taylor.

2019: LMP1 Drivers' Championship win

In 2019, Alonso, Buemi, and Nakajima won the LMP1 Drivers' Championship, including the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans, but their teammates faced issues.

2023: Podiums in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia

In 2023, on his Aston Martin debut at the Bahrain Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso finished in 3rd place, securing a podium finish. He finished in third again at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, marking his 100th podium. A post-race penalty was later reversed, keeping his podium.