Fernando Alonso and the Japanese Grand Prix They always came hand in hand. In the Japanese country, the Spaniard had some of his best performances in Formula 1, or at least his most memorable.
Below are the results, history and summary of Fernando Alonso in the Japanese Grand Prix.
The story of Fernando Alonso at the Japanese Grand Prix
From his first appearance in Japanese GP in 2001, Fernando Alonso made it clear that this place was special for him. Despite having the worst car that year, in the last race of the season, the Spaniard put in a sensational performance in the frame. finished 11thº, yes, out of points, but according to Minardi members, each of their laps was on qualifying pace. In fact, He was not passed by Michael Schumacher until the last lap.
It wasn’t until 2005 that he stood on the podium for the first time in a race in which he celebrated his first world title and left Schumacher’s legendary overtaking for the exterior of 130R.
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The following year, Kaiser was once again the star when he relinquished the lead, handing his second championship on a plate to the Spaniard, who felt all was lost. This victory within 2006 was Alonso’s first and only Suzuka, but not the last in Japan.
In 2008, with very complicated conditions in his circuit FujiAlonso took the lead after 17 laps to seal his second successive win of the season and his last on Japanese soil in F1.
However, Japan has been a place of bitter results, such as his accident 2007 goes 2nd and that cost him the championship three times, Just as happened in 2012, where he missed the option to consolidate his lead over Vettel.
Fernando Alonso at the Japanese GP: results and achievements
| Year | Equipment | Starting point | Match result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Minardi | 18th | 11th |
| 2003 | renault | 5th | Abandonment |
| 2004 | renault | 11th | 5th |
| 2005 | renault | 16th | 3rd |
| 2006 | renault | 5th | 1st |
| 2007 | McLaren | 2nd | Abandonment |
| 2008 | renault | 2nd | 1st |
| 2009 | renault | 16th | 10th |
| 2010 | Ferrari | 4th | 3rd |
| 2011 | Ferrari | 5th | 2nd |
| 2012 | Ferrari | 6th | Abandonment |
| 2013 | Ferrari | 8th | 4th |
| 2014 | Ferrari | 5th | Abandonment |
| 2015 | McLaren | 12th | 11th |
| 2016 | McLaren | 15th | 16th |
| 2017 | McLaren | 20th | 11th |
| 2018 | McLaren | 18th | 14th |
| 2022 | Alpine | 7th | 7th |
