Jean Alesi

Jean Alesi is a French Formula 1 driver with 201 race starts from 1989 to 2001, 1 win, 2 pole positions, 32 podiums and 241 championship points.

Alesi's first start was the 1989 French Grand Prix for Tyrrell, from 16th on the grid, finishing 4th. The first win came at the 1995 Canadian Grand Prix for Ferrari, in the 91st start, from 5th on the grid. The best season was 1996: 4th in the championship with 47 points and 8 podiums, for Benetton. The longest team-mate pairing was with Gerhard Berger, 77 races: Alesi finished ahead 32 times to 35 when both were classified, and out-qualified Berger 42 times to 35. All-time, that is the 25th-most starts of any driver. 82 of the 201 starts ended in a retirement (41%), and Alesi led 265 laps in total.

Nationality

French

Born

11 Jun 1964 (age 62)

Active

1989 to 2001, 13 seasons

Teams

Tyrrell, Ferrari, Benetton, Sauber, Prost, Jordan

First win: 1995 Canadian Grand Prix. Win rate 0.5% of starts.

Compare with team-mates: Gerhard Berger, Johnny Herbert, Pedro Diniz, Nick Heidfeld, Satoru Nakajima, Alain Prost, Ivan Capelli, Luciano Burti, Jonathan Palmer, Jarno Trulli. Or anyone else.

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