Fernando Alonso vs Jenson Button

Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button were Formula 1 team-mates for 37 races (2015 to 2016). Alonso finished ahead 17 times to 16 when both were classified, Alonso started ahead 24 times to 13, and the points were 65 to 37 in Alonso's favour.

Team-mates 2015 to 2016. Compare with someone else

Explained: the closest and most one-sided team-mate pairings · how "finished ahead" is counted: both classified, the higher place wins.

Race by race as team-mates

Fernando Alonso Jenson Button neither classified. Top row: race, 18–16. Bottom row: qualifying or grid, 25–13. Hover or tap a tile for the race.

2015

2016

Career totals

Fernando Alonso		Jenson Button
23	Seasons	18
444	Starts	305
32	Wins	15
7.2	Win rate %	4.9
23	Poles	8
106	Podiums	50
23.9	Podium rate %	16.4
26	Fastest laps	8
2,400	Points	1,235
5.41	Points per start	4.05
67	Retirements	63
2	World titles	1
1	Best championship	1

As team-mates: 37 races

Fernando Alonso		Jenson Button
17	Finished ahead	16
24	Started ahead (grid)	13
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	0
65	Points	37

Season by season as team-mates

Season	Races	Race head-to-head	Grid head-to-head	Points
2015	17	5–8	9–8	11–16
2016	20	12–8	15–5	54–21

Head-to-head counts races both drivers started for the same team. A driver who finished ahead of a retired team-mate counts as ahead. Grid head-to-head uses the starting grid, so penalties are included.

All shared races: 268

Across every race both drivers started, for any team: Fernando Alonso finished ahead 155 times, Jenson Button 98 times. Grid: 167–101. Wins in those races: 32–15. Points: 1,815–1,209.

After the same number of starts

Starts	Fernando Alonso wins	Jenson Button wins	Fernando Alonso podiums	Jenson Button podiums	Fernando Alonso points	Jenson Button points
10	0	0	0	0	0	5
25	0	0	3	0	34	12
50	1	0	8	0	109	27
75	11	0	29	6	301	89
100	19	0	46	12	470	167
150	23	1	57	15	700	232
200	31	11	88	36	1,407	675
250	32	15	97	50	1,778	1,095
300	32	15	97	50	1,885	1,233
350	32	–	98	–	2,039	–
400	32	–	106	–	2,327	–

Points are under the system of each era, so they compare drivers of the same era best.

Career curves: after the same number of starts

Cumulative wins and podiums after the same number of race starts. Hover or tap for a point in each career.