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Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso
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Alonso in 2016
Born Fernando Alonso Díaz
(1981-07-29) 29 July 1981 (age 35)
Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Spain Spanish
2017 team McLaren-Honda
Car number 14
Entries 274 (273 starts)
Championships 2 (2005, 2006)
Wins 32
Podiums 97
Career points 1,832
Pole positions 22
Fastest laps 22
First entry 2001 Australian Grand Prix
First win 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix
Last win 2013 Spanish Grand Prix
Last entry 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
2016 position 10th (54 pts)

Fernando Alonso Díaz About this sound audio  (born 29 July 1981) is a Spanish Formula One racing driver and a double World Champion who is currently racing for McLaren-Honda. He is often regarded as one of the greatest Formula One drivers.

Born in Oviedo, the capital of the autonomous region of Asturias, Alonso started in karting from the age of 3. He won three consecutive karting championships in Spain from 1994 to 1997, and he became world karting champion in 1996. He made his Formula One debut in the 2001 season with Minardi, and then moved to the Renault team as a test driver the next year. Starting in 2003 Alonso then became one of the main drivers of the team. On 25 September 2005, he won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship title at the age of 24 years and 58 days, at the time making him the youngest Formula One World Drivers' Champion. After retaining the title the following year, Alonso also became the youngest double Champion at the time. He joined McLaren in 2007, before returning to Renault for two seasons in 2008 and 2009.


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