Fernando Alonso vs Lewis Hamilton

2007·

Lewis Hamilton out-qualified Fernando Alonso 10–7 at McLaren in 2007, but Fernando Alonso won the races 10–7. Grid slots, finishes, points and retirements compared.

Fernando AlonsoLewis Hamilton

7Qualifying10

17 shared races

10Race day7

17 shared races

109Points109

in shared races, as awarded at the time

266Points (today’s rules)265

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 4/4
Podiums: 12/12
Poles: 2/6
Retirements: 1/1
Best finish: P1/P1
Avg. grid: 3.2/2.6

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Fernando Alonso	Lewis Hamilton	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	2/4	P2	P3	8 / 6
2	2Malaysian Grand Prix	2/4	P1	P2	10 / 8
3	3Bahrain Grand Prix	4/2	P5	P2	4 / 8
4	4Spanish Grand Prix	2/4	P3	P2	6 / 8
5	5Monaco Grand Prix	1/2	P1	P2	10 / 8
6	6Canadian Grand Prix	2/1	P7▼	P1	2 / 10
7	7United States Grand Prix	2/1	P2	P1	8 / 10
8	8French Grand Prix	10/2	P7▼	P3	2 / 6
9	9British Grand Prix	3/1	P2	P3	8 / 6
10	10European Grand Prix	2/10	P1	P9▼	10 / 0
11	11Hungarian Grand Prix	6/1	P4	P1	5 / 10
12	12Turkish Grand Prix	4/2	P3	P5	6 / 4
13	13Italian Grand Prix	1/2	P1	P2	10 / 8
14	14Belgian Grand Prix	3/4	P3	P4	6 / 5
15	15Japanese Grand Prix	2/1	Accident	P1	0 / 10
16	16Chinese Grand Prix	4/1	P2	Spun off	8 / 0
17	17Brazilian Grand Prix	4/2	P3	P7▼	6 / 2
	Average finish		P2.9	P3.0

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Fernando Alonso / Lewis Hamilton.
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.

Fernando Alonso’s career Lewis Hamilton’s career McLaren 2007 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.