Formula One drivers from Spain
There have been fifteen Formula One drivers from Spain, the most successful of them being Fernando Alonso who won the World Drivers' Championship twice. Alonso is the only Spanish champion and one of only two Spanish drivers to win a Grand Prix, the other being Carlos Sainz Jr. Two other Spanish drivers have achieved a podium with Pedro de la Rosa and Alfonso de Portago having taken one a piece.
Fernando Alonso in a McLaren at the 2018 Austrian Grand Prix
Carlos Sainz Jr. 2024 season position: 5th
Fernando Alonso 2024 season position: 8th
De la Rosa driving for Sauber at the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix
Fernando Alonso Díaz is a Spanish racing driver currently competing for Aston Martin in Formula One. He won the series' World Drivers' Championship in 2005 and 2006 with Renault, and has also driven for McLaren, Ferrari, and Minardi. With Toyota, Alonso won the 24 Hours of Le Mans twice, in 2018 and 2019, and the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2018–19. He also won the 24 Hours of Daytona with Wayne Taylor Racing in 2019. As of 2024, Alonso is the only driver to win both the F1 World Drivers' Championship and the World Endurance Championship, even if the World Sportscar Championship is included in WEC.
Alonso in 2018
The first go-kart driven by Alonso, which his elder sister did not want to drive
The go-kart Alonso drove to win the Karting World Championship in 1996
The Lola B99/50 Alonso drove in the 2000 International Formula 3000 Championship.