Fernando Alonso vs Tarso Marques

2001·

Fernando Alonso out-qualified Tarso Marques 11–2 at Minardi in 2001, but Tarso Marques won the races 7–6. Grid slots, finishes, points and retirements compared.

Fernando AlonsoTarso Marques

11Qualifying2

13 shared races

6Race day7

13 shared races

0Points0

in shared races, as awarded at the time

1Points (today’s rules)4

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 7/7
Best finish: P10/P9
Avg. grid: 19.5/21.8

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Fernando Alonso and Tarso Marques
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Fernando Alonso	Tarso Marques	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	19/22	P12	Battery	0 / 0
2	2Malaysian Grand Prix	21/20	P13	P14	0 / 0
3	3Brazilian Grand Prix	19/22	Electrical	P9	0 / 0
4	4San Marino Grand Prix	18/22	Brakes	Engine	0 / 0
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	18/22	P13	P16	0 / 0
6	6Austrian Grand Prix	18/22	Gearbox	Gearbox	0 / 0
7	7Monaco Grand Prix	18/22	Gearbox	Transmission	0 / 0
8	8Canadian Grand Prix	22/21	Transmission	P9	0 / 0
9	9European Grand Prix	21/22	P14	Electrical	0 / 0
10	10French Grand Prix	21/22	P17	P15	0 / 0
12	12German Grand Prix	21/22	P10	Gearbox	0 / 0
13	13Hungarian Grand Prix	18/22	Brakes	Oil pressure	0 / 0
14	14Belgian Grand Prix	20/22	Gearbox	P13	0 / 0
	Average finish		P13.2	P12.7

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Fernando Alonso / Tarso Marques.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

Other Minardi battles in 2001

Other Minardi teammate battles in 2001
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
Fernando Alonso vs Alex Yoong	3–0	2–1	0–0

Fernando Alonso’s career Tarso Marques’s career Minardi 2001 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Until the mid-1960s drivers could share a car during a race. Each driver is compared from the car they started (which sets their grid position), with the best result of any car they drove and the points from all of them, as officially credited.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored in the races both drivers started, not their season totals: races either missed, or contested alongside a different teammate, are left out. Up to 1990 even full-season totals differ from the championship standings, because only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.