Fernando Alonso vs Jenson Button

2015·

Fernando Alonso out-qualified Jenson Button 9–8 at McLaren in 2015, but Jenson Button won the races 12–5. Grid slots, finishes, points and retirements compared.

Fernando AlonsoJenson Button

9Qualifying8

17 shared races

5Race day12

17 shared races

11Points16

in shared races, as awarded at the time

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 7/5
Best finish: P5/P6
Avg. grid: 15.8/15.7

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Fernando Alonso	Jenson Button	Points
2	2Malaysian Grand Prix	18/17	ERS	Turbo	0 / 0
3	3Chinese Grand Prix	18/17	P12	P14	0 / 0
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	13/14	Brakes	P16	0 / 0
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	13/10	Gearbox	P8▲	0 / 4
7	7Canadian Grand Prix	13/20	Engine	Retired	0 / 0
8	8Austrian Grand Prix	19/20	Collision	Retired	0 / 0
9	9British Grand Prix	17/18	P10	Collision	1 / 0
10	10Hungarian Grand Prix	15/16	P5▲	P9	10 / 2
11	11Belgian Grand Prix	20/19	P13	P14	0 / 0
12	12Italian Grand Prix	16/15	P18▼	P14	0 / 0
13	13Singapore Grand Prix	12/15	Gearbox	Gearbox	0 / 0
14	14Japanese Grand Prix	12/14	P11	P16	0 / 0
15	15Russian Grand Prix	19/13	P11	P9	0 / 2
16	16United States Grand Prix	9/11	P11	P6▲	0 / 8
17	17Mexican Grand Prix	18/20	Retired	P14	0 / 0
18	18Brazilian Grand Prix	20/16	P15	P14	0 / 0
19	19Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	16/12	P17▼	P12	0 / 0
	Average finish		P12.3	P12.2

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Fernando Alonso / Jenson Button.
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 Jenson Button in other seasons

Other seasons in which Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2016	McLaren	Fernando Alonso vs Jenson Button	15–5	12–8	54–21

Fernando Alonso’s career Jenson Button’s career McLaren 2015 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.