It was a first win that would set the tone for years to come.

The Renault driver led from lights to flag in Budapest and, not only did he finish 17 seconds ahead of anyone else on the day, he managed to lap the Ferrari of Michael Schumacher for good measure. That record has since been blitzed by Max Verstappen, but the context of Alonso’s victory around the Hungaroring should not be underestimated. With 22 pole positions and 32 victories to choose from, here are some of the main snapshots of Alonso’s long and illustrious career to date: Becoming F1’s youngest race winner – Hungarian Grand Prix 2003Īlonso had been breaking records in his young career and, at the time, he was F1’s youngest ever pole-sitter and podium winner, and he ticked off another one by becoming F1’s youngest ever race winner by taking the chequered flag at the 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix. Despite his praise for the younger generation of drivers, the man from Asturias is still very much hellbent on returning to the top of the sport once again. He has two World Championships, but for extremely fine margins (a combined total of eight points behind the title winners across 2007, 20), and slightly better machinery underneath him, he could have five titles to his name by now.Īfter two years away from F1, Alonso looks back to his best with Alpine. There can be no doubting that the Spaniard is one of motorsport’s modern greats and, for all his success on track, he has also rarely been far away from the headlines off of it. In honour of Fernando Alonso’s 40th birthday, we’ve taken a look back at the key moments which have defined his career so far – from the brilliant to the controversial.

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