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Head to head · 2001–2016

Jenson Button vs Fernando Alonso

66

Finished ahead272 shared races

Fernando Alonso

121

Finished aheadboth classified

Button	In shared races	Alonso
66	Finished ahead	121
101	Qualified ahead	170
1204	Points	1819
14	Wins	32
49	Podiums	96

Teammates · Brawn GP, McLaren

Teammate battle

Button	39 events	Alonso
13	Qualifying H2H	25
16	Race H2H	17
0	Sprint H2H	0
37	Points	65
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
10	DNFs	12
0	Fastest laps	1
11.63	Avg finish	10.423
14.316	Avg grid	13.737
2.556	Avg positions gained	3.077
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Button +0.208% vs Alonso (n=31; negative = Button faster).

Button	10 events	Alonso
3	Qualifying H2H	7
3	Race H2H	7
0	Sprint H2H	0
8	Points	30
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
3	DNFs	0
0	Fastest laps	1
12	Avg finish	10.1
13.9	Avg grid	13.5
3.143	Avg positions gained	3.4
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Button +0.175% vs Alonso (n=9; negative = Button faster).

Button	5 events	Alonso
0	Qualifying H2H	5
1	Race H2H	4
0	Sprint H2H	0
2	Points	12
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
1	DNFs	0
0	Fastest laps	0
13.75	Avg finish	10.8
16.6	Avg grid	11.4
4	Avg positions gained	0.6
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Button +0.487% vs Alonso (n=5; negative = Button faster).

Button	20 events	Alonso
5	Qualifying H2H	15
8	Race H2H	12
0	Sprint H2H	0
21	Points	54
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
5	DNFs	4
0	Fastest laps	1
11.2	Avg finish	9.688
13.05	Avg grid	12.25
2.667	Avg positions gained	2.563
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Button +0.270% vs Alonso (n=19; negative = Button faster).

Button	18 events	Alonso
8	Qualifying H2H	10
8	Race H2H	5
0	Sprint H2H	0
16	Points	11
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
5	DNFs	8
0	Fastest laps	0
12.167	Avg finish	11.6
15.722	Avg grid	15.389
2.417	Avg positions gained	3.9
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Button +0.052% vs Alonso (n=12; negative = Button faster).

Button	1 events	Alonso
0	Qualifying H2H	0
0	Race H2H	0
0	Sprint H2H	0
0	Points	0
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
0	DNFs	0
0	Fastest laps	0
—	Avg finish	—
—	Avg grid	—
—	Avg positions gained	—
0	Q3 appearances	0

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Driver DNA

Profile comparison

Button career, all eras	Dimension	Alonso 2025–2026
54	Qualifying Pace	85
78	Race Result vs Teammate	94
52	Positions Gained	24
76	Finishing	85
46	Consistency	80
88	Team Points Share	83
48	Street Circuits	93
66	High-Speed Circuits	20
25	Low-Speed Circuits	98

Percentiles; each driver vs their own window population. Teammate-relative dimensions compare each driver to their own teammates.

Recent shared races

Event	Button	Alonso
2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	retired	10
2016 Brazilian Grand Prix	16	10
2016 Mexican Grand Prix	12	13
2016 United States Grand Prix	9	5
2016 Japanese Grand Prix	18	16
2016 Malaysian Grand Prix	9	7
2016 Singapore Grand Prix	retired	7
2016 Italian Grand Prix	12	14
2016 Belgian Grand Prix	retired	7
2016 German Grand Prix	8	12