Fernando Alonso's 100 career podiums: Breakdown
The Spaniard is only the sixth driver in history to achieve this marvelous feat
Micheal Schumacher was the undisputed king of F1 back in the early 2000s, and as his years were slowly coming to an end, everyone wondered who would be the next big thing in F1, who would topple the king from his throne, and render himself as the next superstar. As Speculations and predictions arised and people placed their bets, a slowly emerged from the high-rising mountains of Asturias, a young and talented Fernando Alonso.
Fernando made his F1 debut in 2001, at the mere age of 19 and soon stamped his foothold on the entire community, as he broke every one of the records of that time. Alonso enjoyed big-time success in the years that followed and became F1’s youngest pole sitter, race winner, world champion and double world champion of that time.
Fernando became a global star in F1 and enjoyed some beautiful years between 2005 and 2014, after which he joined Mclaren and welcomed the most difficult period in his racing career, as the Spanish legend failed to register a single podium finish in the coming five years with Mclaren Racing.
After this poor stint, Fernando took two years off from F1 racing, participated in Le Mans, and won it two times in a row, before once again coming back in Formula 1 in 2021. His next two seasons were decent, and the driver managed to put on some brilliant performances on the track.
But it is his 2023 season, which at the moment is bringing about awe and sweet nostalgia to all of the F1 fans, as Alonso is once again performing at his very best, and has registered two podium finishes in the season's first two races.
Yesterday, with his dramatic podium finish in the Saudi Arabian GP, Alonso now has a total of 100 podium finishes in Formula 1 and has further added his name to the history books of Motorsport. The Spanish linchpin is only the sixth driver in history, and the first Spanish driver to claim 100 podium finishes.
So let's take a closer look into all of his podium finishes throughout the years.
2003 - 4 Podium Finishes
Win - 1 (Hungarian GP)
2nd - 1 (Spanish GP)
3rd - 2 (Malaysian GP, Brazilian GP)
2004 - 4 Podium Finishes
Win - 0
2nd - 1 (French GP)
3rd - 3 (Australian GP, German GP, Hungarian GP)
2005 - 15 Podium Finishes
Win - 7 (Chinese GP, German GP, French GP, European GP, San Marino GP, Bahrain GP, Malaysian GP)
2nd - 5 (Spanish GP, British GP, Italian GP, Belgian GP, Turkish GP)
3rd - 3 (Australian GP, Japanese GP, Brazilian GP)
2006 - 14 Podium Finishes
Win - 7 (Australian GP, Bahrain GP, Spanish GP, Monaco GP, British GP, Canadian GP, Japanese GP)
2nd - 7 (Malaysian GP, San Marino GP, European GP, French GP, Turkish GP, Chinese GP, Brazilian GP)
3rd - 0 (Malaysian GP)
2007 - 4 Podium Finishes
Win - 1 (Hungarian GP)
2nd - 1 (Spanish GP, Brazilian GP)
3rd - 2 (Malaysian GP)
2008 - 12 Podium Finishes
Win - 4 (Malaysian GP, Monaco GP, European GP, Italian GP)
2nd - 4 (Australian GP, American GP, British GP, Chinese GP)
3rd - 4 (Brazilian GP, Belgian GP, Turkish GP, Spanish GP)
2009 - 1 Podium Finish
Win - 0
2nd - 0
3rd - 1 (Singapore GP)
2010 - 10 Podium Finishes
Win - 5 (Singapore GP, Bahrain GP, German GP, Italian GP, South Korean GP)
2nd - 2 (Spanish GP,Hungarian GP)
3rd - 3 (Canadian GP, Japanese GP, Brazilian GP)
2011 - 10 Podium Finishes
Win - 1 (British GP)
2nd - 5 (Monaco GP, European GP, German GP, Japanese GP, Abu Dhabi GP)
3rd - 4 (Turkish GP, Hungarian GP, Italian GP, Indian GP)
2012 - 10 Podium Finishes
Win - 1 (British GP)
2nd - 5 (Monaco GP, European GP, German GP, Japanese GP, Abu Dhabi GP)
3rd - 4 (Turkish GP, Hungarian GP, Italian GP, Indian GP)
2012 - 10 Podium Finishes
Win - 1 (British GP)
2nd - 5 (Monaco GP, European GP, German GP, Japanese GP, Abu Dhabi GP)
3rd - 4 (Turkish GP, Hungarian GP, Italian GP, Indian GP)
2013 - 9 Podium Finishes
Win - 2(Spanish GP, Chinese GP)
2nd - 5 (Australian GP, Belgian GP, Canadian GP, Singapore GP, Italian GP)
3rd - 2 (British GP, Brazilian GP)
2014 - 2 Podium Finishes
Win - 0
2nd - 1(Hungarian GP)
3rd - 1(Chinese GP)
2021 - 1 Podium Finish
Win - 0
2nd - 0
3rd - 1 (Qatar GP)
2023 - 2 Podium Finishes (as of 20th March)
Win - 0
2nd - 0
3rd - 2 (Bahrain GP, Saudi Arabian GP)