Fernando Alonso will be this weekend Azerbaijan Grand Prix The longest-serving driver in Formula 1 history is none other than Michael Schumacher in the standings. In Baku, it will be 21 years, three months and eight days since Fernando’s World Championship debut at the Australian Grand Prix on March 4, 2001 (7772 days). More than two decades later, the Spaniard will break the record for Schumacher, who made his F1 debut at the Belgian Grand Prix on 25 August 1991 and finished his career with a total retention of 7,763 days in Brazil on 25 November 2012.
Returning to Formula 1 after two seasons of absence to become deeply involved in other motorsport disciplines such as the Indianapolis 500, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the World Endurance Championship, Daytona and the Dakar Rally, Alonso will be in Baku as a driver. The longest distance between his debut and his last race. this New Record This equates to more than half the life of the Alpine rider who is still chasing his third title.
Alonso had won his last F1 race. 2013inside Spanish Grand Prix He played at Circuit de Barcelona when he defeated Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa. The two-time champion’s final podium stretching back to last year in Qatar is much more up-to-date.
In addition, Alonso will challenge his opponent this weekend. Grand Prix number 342. Fernando is second on the historical list, beating only Raikkonen (350). After the Finn retires in 2021, the Spaniard could finish this season as the driver with the most races in F1 history. If he joins the rest this year, he’ll break the record at 356 Grand Prix.
Drivers with the longest distance between their first and last races in Formula 1
1 Michael Schumacher 21 years 3 months Belgium 1991 – Brazil 2012
2 Fernando Alonso 21 years, 2 months and 25 days Australia 2001 – Monaco 2022
3 Kimi Raikkonen 20 years, 9 months and 8 days Australia 2001 – Abu Dhabi 2021
4 Rubens Barrichello 18 years 8 months 13 days South Africa 1993 – Brazil 2011