Fernando Alonso vs Nelson Piquet Jr.

2008·

Fernando Alonso beat Nelson Piquet Jr. 15–3 at Renault in 2008, helped by 9 retirements for Nelson Piquet Jr.. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Fernando AlonsoNelson Piquet Jr.

18Qualifying0

18 shared races

15Race day3

18 shared races

61Points19

as awarded at the time

154Points (today’s rules)49

rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 2/0
Podiums: 3/1
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 3/9
Best finish: P1/P2
Avg. grid: 6.9/13.4

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Fernando Alonso and Nelson Piquet Jr.
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Fernando Alonso	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Points
1	Australian Grand Prix	11/20	P4	Clutch	5 / 0
2	Malaysian Grand Prix	7/13	P8	P11	1 / 0
3	Bahrain Grand Prix	10/14	P10▼	Gearbox	0 / 0
4	Spanish Grand Prix	2/10	Engine	Collision	0 / 0
5	Turkish Grand Prix	7/17	P6	P15▼	3 / 0
6	Monaco Grand Prix	7/17	P10▼	Accident	0 / 0
7	Canadian Grand Prix	4/15	Spun off	Brakes	0 / 0
8	French Grand Prix	3/9	P8	P7	1 / 2
9	British Grand Prix	6/7	P6	Spun off	3 / 0
10	German Grand Prix	5/17	P11▼	P2▲	0 / 8
11	Hungarian Grand Prix	7/10	P4	P6	5 / 3
12	European Grand Prix	12/15	Collision	P11	0 / 0
13	Belgian Grand Prix	6/12	P4	Spun off	5 / 0
14	Italian Grand Prix	8/17	P4	P10	5 / 0
15	Singapore Grand Prix	15/16	P1▲	Accident	10 / 0
16	Japanese Grand Prix	4/12	P1▲	P4▲	10 / 5
17	Chinese Grand Prix	4/10	P4	P8	5 / 1
18	Brazilian Grand Prix	6/11	P2	Accident	8 / 0
Average finish			P5.5	P8.2

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Fernando Alonso / Nelson Piquet Jr..
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 and Nelson Piquet Jr. in other seasons

Other seasons in which Fernando Alonso and Nelson Piquet Jr. were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2009	Renault	Fernando Alonso vs Nelson Piquet Jr.	9–1	8–2	13–0

Fernando Alonso’s career Nelson Piquet Jr.’s career Renault 2008 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as is the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
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 across the season, which up to 1990 is not the same as the championship total: 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.