Fernando Alonso vs Nelson Piquet Jr., 2009

Teammates at Renault — the same car, so these numbers compare the drivers rather than the machinery. Compare full careers →

In the 2009 season, Fernando Alonso and Nelson Piquet Jr. were teammates at Renault, competing in 10 races together. Alonso outqualified Piquet 9 times and finished ahead of him in 6 of the 7 races they both classified. Alonso scored 26 championship points and achieved 1 podium finish, while Piquet did not score any points or secure a podium.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
91Qualifyingof 10 compared
61Race finishesof 7 compared

Qualifying is compared on the grid they actually started from. A race counts only where both were classified — one of them retiring leaves nothing to compare, so it is not scored to the other.

2009 season
10
Races together
10
26
Points
0
0
Wins
0
1
Podiums
0
P3
Best finish
P10
8.9
Average grid
14.1
8.1
Average finish
13.0
3
Did not finish
2
Other seasons together:2008