This weekend is the Monaco Grand Prix. The engines will once again roar through the most historic and special streets of Formula 1, and like Alonso, the teams are more eager than ever after a Grand Prix in Emilia-Romagna full of surprises. This includes Aston Martin, which arrives with confidence and positivity because, finally, the car has improved and taken steps forward, enough to get back into the fight in the middle of the pack.
Alonso has an extensive (and successful) track record in Monaco
Fernando Alonso also arrives in Monaco on a high after a good showing at the last Grand Prix in Imola, where he even dreamed of tormenting the leaders. Luck, once again, did not allow the Spaniard to finish with many points in his pocket, but now it is Monaco that can give Alonso a very important weekend. This is especially true given the conditions of the narrow circuit, where power and cars are balanced… and where the driver’s skill comes to the fore.
The truth is that the Monte Carlo track has been quite good to the Asturian in most of his appearances. In fact, the Aston Martin driver still holds a record in 2025 that no one else has achieved so far.
One of his best results came in 2023 with Aston Martin. That season, he was in contention for the victory and, with a successful final strategy, Alonso could have taken the win, with everything practically in place to achieve ‘the 33’, but a poor (or conservative) choice of tires deprived him of beating Verstappen in a race that is remembered as one of his greatest feats. On Saturday, he was on the verge of stealing pole position from Verstappen. For the first time in more than 11 years, since 2012…
Alonso is the only driver in history to have won twice in Monaco with two different teams
It’s curious because second place is the most repeated result in Fernando Alonso’s sporting career, which he has now achieved 39 times. In fact, only Michael Schumacher with 43 and Lewis Hamilton with 54 have more second places. With that podium, Fernando equaled the 103 of the now retired Kimi Raikkonen, tying Prost with 106 to his name.
But there is one record that, to date, no one has achieved. And that is to win in Monaco twice in a row and with two different teams. A privilege that speaks volumes about his skill and ability to adapt to all kinds of situations and cars, especially at times when his condition and age are being questioned… He is the only person in the history of F1 to have achieved this milestone.
The Asturian driver won for the first time in 2006, the year of his first world title, when he was driving for Renault. A year later, in his first season with McLaren, he climbed to the top of the podium once again.
He is also the first driver to achieve more than four podium finishes with four different teams.
Furthermore, in that same year, 2023, he not only joined a list of 19 other drivers who have achieved more than four podiums in Monaco, but he is also the first to achieve four podiums with four different teams. He achieved this with Renault, McLaren, Ferrari and, most recently, with Aston Martin.
He won with McLaren and Renault and finished second and third with Ferrari. Two years ago, he added his fifth podium finish on the streets of the Principality, a second place with Aston Martin. At that time, Alonso had not returned to the second step of the podium since the 2014 Hungarian Grand Prix, where he achieved it with Ferrari.
This should have been cause for celebration, but it was bittersweet considering that Monte Carlo was one of Alonso’s best chances to achieve his long-awaited 33rd victory. Fernando also entered another ‘top 5’ for his longevity. In Monaco, he was the fifth oldest driver to finish on the podium.
The oldest were: Louis Chiron, in 1950, at 50; Jack Brabham, in 1970, at 46; Juan Manuel Fangio, in 1957, at 45; Maurice Trintignant, in 1959, at 41; and now Fernando Alonso, in 2023, at 41.