Fernando Alonso’s history in the F1 Monaco GP

The history of the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix is ​​very long, and one of those who was on the starting grid of that prestigious race the most times is Fernando Alonso. The Asturian participated in 19 occasions on the streets of the Principality until the 2023 seasonand managed to climb to the top step of the podium in two consecutive editions, those of 2006 and 2006.

However, how has Fernando Alonso done in the rest of the times he competed in the Monaco Grand Prix?

The story of Fernando Alonso in the F1 Monaco GP

The first time that the Asturian got behind the wheel of a car in the highest category of motorsports was in 2001, his debut year in the Gran Circo, and although he faced the race with great enthusiasm, in the classification he could only be more three seconds off David Coulthard’s pole position time, although he beat four rivals in one of the slower cars, including Max Verstappen’s father Jos. However, on Sunday he had no luck and in the middle of the appointment he ran out of gearbox, so was forced to abandon two laps ahead of his teammate, Tarso Marques.

In 2003 He had a little more luck, in addition to a faster car, since he was with Renault, and managed to qualify eighth, and in the race he closed the weekend with a creditable fifth place, although one of the Most remembered images of Fernando Alonso at the Monaco Grand Prix occurred in 2004when he was in second position and had an accident because Ralf Schumacher did not leave him much space in the tunnel, causing him to crash into the wall.

A year later, in 2005, everything seemed to be going betterwhen Kimi Raikkonen’s victory threatened from second place, but little by little he fell until he had to settle for a fourth place that tasted bitter because the Finn shaved off some valuable points after the brilliant start to the campaign with the R25 in which He had three wins and podiums in all the grand prix to date.

However, Fernando Alonso touched glory in the most prestigious race in Formula 1 in the 2006 seasonwhen he dominated to win the Monaco Grand Prix for the first time after the iconic image of Michael Schumacher stopping at La Rascasse to prevent the Spaniard from taking pole position. That would be repeated in 2007also with controversy, because the war with Lewis Hamilton started, which blew up the McLaren team, but that second victory in the Principality belonged to the Asturian.

In 2008 he could not emulate it on the return to Renaultand in a rainy event he ended up hitting another car, which put an end to all his options and he finished tenth, out of the points due to how the system was at that time. One year later, in 2009also did not have the tools to match a great result, so he could not go beyond seventh place, but In 2010 he made an incredible comeback from the back of the pack in his debut with Ferrari.

Fernando Alonso crashed in the final free practice sessions on Saturday, which meant he could not compete in qualifying and was forced to start from the pitlane, and although it is the most complex track to overtake, he gradually overtook rivals until he reached sixth place.

In the following courses dressed in red, the Spaniard rescued two consecutive podiums, a second place in 2011 and a third in 2012, although he could not do the same in 2013when he was relegated to seventh position after starting sixth, a result that improved in 2014when he climbed from fifth place on Saturday to fourth at the end of Sunday in the small country of the Côte d’Azur.

The times at McLaren-Honda were not very good either, when he left in 2015despite in 2016 he did magic with a car that was not up to par and, combined with the rain, he was able to be fifth and resist the attacks of what would be the world champion at the end of the year, Nico Rosberg. However, in 2017 he did not participate, and left his place for Jenson Button in the Woking team, as he embarked on the adventure of the Indianapolis 500, leaving that fun radio between both drivers in which the British assured that he would do your needs in the Spanish seat.

The last attempt with the papaya team also ended in disaster, because he abandoned, and on his return to Formula 1 with Alpine, he already in 2021 it did not go beyond 13th position that I knew very little, the opposite of 2022where he was seventh after slowing down all the drivers behind him on a rainy day in the Principality.

Although in 2023 one of his biggest ‘what ifs’ of his career would arrivesince a pit stop in which Aston Martin placed the intermediates instead of the mediums, deprived him of fighting for victory, the long-awaited 33rd, against Max Verstappen, so who knows what 2024 will bring him (here you can see the quota of what position the Spaniard will be in in Sunday’s grand prix)

Fernando Alonso’s results at the F1 Monaco GP

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