Fernando Alonso vs Jenson Button

2016·

Fernando Alonso edged Jenson Button 12–8 in the races and 15–5 in qualifying at McLaren in 2016. Fernando Alonso scored 54 points to 21.

Fernando AlonsoJenson Button

15Qualifying5

20 shared races

12Race day8

20 shared races

54Points21

in shared races, as awarded at the time

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 3/5
Best finish: P5/P6
Avg. grid: 12.2/12.9

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Fernando Alonso	Jenson Button	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	11/12	Collision	P14	0 / 0
3	3Chinese Grand Prix	11/12	P12	P13	0 / 0
4	4Russian Grand Prix	14/12	P6▲	P10	8 / 1
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	10/12	Engine	P9	0 / 2
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	9/13	P5▲	P9	10 / 2
7	7Canadian Grand Prix	10/12	P11	Power Unit	0 / 0
8	8European Grand Prix	13/19	Gearbox	P11	0 / 0
9	9Austrian Grand Prix	14/3	P18▼	P6▲	0 / 8
10	10British Grand Prix	9/17	P13	P12	0 / 0
11	11Hungarian Grand Prix	7/8	P7	Oil leak	6 / 0
12	12German Grand Prix	13/12	P12	P8	0 / 4
13	13Belgian Grand Prix	22/9	P7	Collision damage	6 / 0
14	14Italian Grand Prix	12/14	P14	P12	0 / 0
15	15Singapore Grand Prix	9/12	P7	Brakes	6 / 0
16	16Malaysian Grand Prix	22/9	P7	P9	6 / 2
17	17Japanese Grand Prix	15/22	P16▼	P18▼	0 / 0
18	18United States Grand Prix	12/19	P5▲	P9	10 / 2
19	19Mexican Grand Prix	11/13	P13	P12	0 / 0
20	20Brazilian Grand Prix	10/17	P10	P16▼	1 / 0
21	21Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	9/12	P10	Suspension	1 / 0
	Average finish		P10.2	P11.2

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
2015	McLaren	Fernando Alonso vs Jenson Button	9–8	5–12	11–16

Fernando Alonso’s career Jenson Button’s career McLaren 2016 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.