Fernando Alonso turns 45 as we speak and few drivers have defied the passage of time fairly just like the two-time Formulation 1 world champion.
The Spaniard was 25 when he received the final of his drivers’ championships and though he competed for extra titles over the next decade, it looks like a very long time since he had a automobile that rewards his glorious driving means.
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Alonso’s future within the sport previous 2026 remains to be to be decided, with the Spaniard insisting F1 rules are to have a much bigger say on whether or not he stays, slightly than Aston Martin’s improve package deal. If he stays in F1, there are nonetheless some historic milestones he can obtain earlier than he calls time on his racing days, if Aston Martin or one other workforce give him a aggressive automobile subsequent season. Under, GPblog takes a take a look at the information he may nonetheless break throughout his Formulation 1 profession.
Oldest F1 drivers’ champion
Ought to Alonso get a automobile able to difficult for the drivers’ championship subsequent season, he may break a document set by Juan Manuel Fangio, which nobody thought could possibly be crushed.
The Argentine legend received the final of his fifth drivers’ titles on the age of 46 years and 41 days in 1957. Alonso turns 46 subsequent 12 months and it is a document he may nonetheless obtain, even when it seems unlikely provided that he has been driving behind the sphere in an uncompetitive Aston Martin all through this season.
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Alonso would even be the primary driver in his 40s to win a championship since Jack Brabham in 1966.
Oldest F1 champions – final time winners
Juan Manuel Fangio (1957) – 46 years and 41 days
Giuseppe Farina (1950) – 43 years and 308 days
Jack Brabham (1966) – 40 years and 155 days
Graham Hill (1968) – 39 years and 262 days
Nigel Mansell (1992) – 39 years and eight days
Oldest driver to take a pole place and quickest lap
Ought to Alonso determine to race till the 2028 season, Alonso may break information for the oldest polesitter and oldest driver to take a quickest lap.
Giuseppe Farina at 47 years and 79 days on the 1954 Argentine Grand Prix has held the oldest polesitter document for 72 years. Fangio holds the oldest quickest lap setter document at 46 years and 209 days.
Oldest polesitter (solely the final pole place for every driver listed)
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Giuseppe Farina (1954 Argentine Grand Prix) – 47 years and 79 days
Juan Manuel Fangio (1958 Argentine Grand Prix) – 46 years and 209 days
Jack Brabham (1970 Spanish Grand Prix) – 44 years and 17 days
Mario Andretti (1982 Italian Grand Prix) – 42 years and 196 days
Nigel Mansell (1994 Australian Grand Prix) – 41 years and 97 days
Oldest driver to take a quickest lap (solely their final quickest lap listed)
Juan Manuel Fangio (1958 Argentine Grand Prix) – 46 years and 209 days
Piero Taruffi (1952 Swiss Grand Prix) – 45 years and 219 days
Giuseppe Farina (1951 Italian Grand Prix) – 44 years and 321 days
Jack Brabham (1970 British Grand Prix) – 44 years and 107 days
Luigi Villoresi (1953 Dutch Grand Prix) – 44 years and 22 days
Longest hole between championships, wins and pole positions
Fernando Alonso has not received a race for the reason that 2013 Spanish Grand Prix
Fernando Alonso has not received a race for the reason that 2013 Spanish Grand Prix
If Alonso returns to aggressive equipment, he may nonetheless break the information for the longest hole between championships, wins and pole positions.
This season marks 20 years since Alonso final received a drivers’ championship. Ought to Alonso win the title earlier than he retires, he would comfortably beat the document set by Niki Lauda, who received his first title in seven years when doing so with McLaren in 1984.
Riccardo Patrese holds the document for the longest hole between race victories with six years, six months and 28 days separating his wins on the 1983 South African Grand Prix and 1990 San Marino Grand Prix.
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Alonso’s former teammate Kimi Raikkonen holds the document for the longest hole between pole positions. After taking pole place for the 2008 French Grand Prix, his subsequent pole place was eight years, 11 months and 6 days later on the 2017 Monaco Grand Prix.
Information that look inconceivable for Alonso to beat
Nevertheless, there are a variety of information that even on the age of 45, Alonso is unlikely to beat.
The oldest driver to win a race is Luigi Fagioli on the age of 53 years and 22 days on the 1951 French Grand Prix. Alonso must race till 2034 to have any likelihood of beating this document.
In the meantime, Louis Chiron holds the information for the oldest driver to enter and begin a race. The Monegasque was 55 years and 292 days previous when he began the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix. He entered the 1958 Monaco Grand Prix at 58 years and 277 days, however didn’t qualify for the race. Alonso must proceed driving till the 2040 season if he was to set the document for the oldest entrant for a Formulation 1 race.
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Oldest F1 race winner
Luigi Fagioli (1951 French Grand Prix) – 53 years and 22 days
Giuseppe Farina (1953 German Grand Prix) – 46 years and 276 days
Juan Manuel Fangio (1957 German Grand Prix) – 46 years and 41 days
Piero Taruffi (1952 Swiss Grand Prix) – 45 years and 219 days
Jack Brabham (1970 South African Grand Prix) – 43 years and 339 days
