Fernando Alonso Díaz (born 29 July 1981) is a Spanish Formula One racing driver and a two-time World Champion, who is currently racing for Ferrari.On 25 September 2005, he won the Formula One World Driver's Championship title at the age of 24 years and 58 days, at the time making him the youngest Formula One World Drivers' Champion. After retaining the title the following year, Alonso also became the youngest double Champion at the time.
Alonso married Raquel del Rosario, lead singer of Spanish pop band El Sueño de Morfeo, on 17 November 2006. They announced their intention to divorce in December 2011.
They lived in Oxford, England until they moved their residence to Switzerland in 2006. Alonso owned a house in Mont-sur-Rolle, near Lake Geneva from 2006 to 2010, and in February 2010 he moved house to Lugano in order to be closer to his new Formula One employer Ferrari. It is highly common for Formula One stars to take up residence in Switzerland to reduce their tax bills. In the winter of 2010–11, Alonso moved back to Oviedo in order to be closer to friends and family, costing him an estimated £50 million in tax.
Formula One World Championship career:
- Nationality Spain Spanish
- 2012 team Ferrari
- 2012 car # 5
- Races 186 (185 starts)
- Championships 2 (2005, 2006)
- Wins 29
- Podiums 77
- Career points 1,197
- Pole positions 20
- Fastest laps 19
- First race 2001 Australian Grand Prix
- First win 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix
- Last win 2012 European Grand Prix
- Last race 2012 European Grand Prix
- 2011 position 4th (257 pts)
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