Monoposto

Nº 28

Fernando Alonso

2005–06 World Champion

Mild Seven Renault F1 Team

Overview

Fernando Alonso Díaz, born in Oviedo, Spain, on 29 July 1981, won the World Drivers' Championship with Renault in 2005 and 2006.1 At 24 he was the youngest champion in history at the time, and Spain's first.1 In 2006 he became the youngest double champion, beating Michael Schumacher.1

He made his debut with Minardi in 2001, and he is still racing, with Aston Martin.1

2005

Seven wins, 21 points clear of Kimi Räikkönen

Spain's first champion

He beat Kimi Räikkönen with seven wins and six poles.1 A controlled third place in Brazil settled it with two races left, and made him the youngest champion so far.21

Every Grand Prix finish, 2005

Numeral size follows the result. Round 1 at left.

2006

Seven wins, 13 points clear of Michael Schumacher

Against Schumacher

He won six of the first nine races before a ban on Renault's tuned mass damper slowed him and Ferrari came back.1 The two were level on points before Japan, where he won after Schumacher's engine failed while leading.1

Second place in Brazil, where he needed only a point, made him the youngest double champion.1

Every Grand Prix finish, 2006

Numeral size follows the result. Round 1 at left.

Image plates

4 photographs, in season order

Helmet

The drawings show his helmet for each title year.

2005

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2006

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Two title cars

The R25 won eight races in 2005 and took the constructors' title with 191 points, under the Mild Seven Renault F1 Team name.3 The R26 followed in 2006.13

A Renault R25 at the Museo Fernando Alonso.

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2005
Renault R25
2006
Renault R26
R25 engine
Renault RS25 V10
R25 team points
191

Road to the title

  1. 1993–96Karting, with three straight Spanish junior titles and the CIK-FIA Five Continents Cup.1
  2. 1999Won the Euro Open by Nissan at 17.1
  3. 2001Formula One debut with Minardi.1
  4. 2003Joined Renault, and first win in Hungary, the youngest winner at the time.1
  5. 2005–06World Drivers' Champion with Renault.1
  6. 2023Joined Aston Martin, after spells at McLaren, Ferrari and Alpine.1

Records

  • Youngest champion at the time, aged 24 in 20051
  • Youngest double champion at the time, 20061
  • Youngest race winner at the time, Hungary 20031
  • Youngest polesitter at the time, Malaysia 20031
  • First Spanish world champion1

Sources