Fernando Alonso is a Spanish racing driver who currently competes in Formula 1 for Aston Martin. Alonso began kart racing at the age of three and has achieved a lot of success in local and world championships before he started his racing career at the age of 17.
Alonso has been regarded as one of the fastest and consistent drivers by fellow journalists and considered to be one of the greatest F1 drivers in history of the sport. He is an all-round driver who has the ability to extract additional pace from a car in all weather conditions and on all tracks.
Age: 41 years
Date of Birth: 29 Jul 1981
Height: 5 feet 7 inches (1.71 m)
Fernando Alonso's net worth is estimated to be $260 million according to sources like celebrity net worth. His current salary has been estimated to $40 million per year from his career earnings and endorsements. He was 39th highest paid athlete in the world, according to Forbes in 2018.
Fernando Alonso has been reported to earn $1 million from his endorsements. He endorses MNC's like Citibank, Pirelli, and Kimoa (Sunglasses brand). He also supports charity organization like Sightsavers International foundation and has himself started a foundation called Fundacion Fernando Alonso on aim to promote road safety.
Fernando Alonso's car collections include luxurious ones like Ferrari 599 GTB Alonso F1 ($16,89,000) Ferrari California ($3,30,000), Ferrari 458 Italia ($2,45,000), Nissan GT-R ($1,13,000), Maserati GranCabrio ($3,55,000).
Records and Achievements:
* Won Series World Drivers Championship with Renault in 2005 & 2006.
* Won 24 Hours of Le Mans twice in 2018 & 2019.
* Won FIA World Endurance Championship in 2018-19.
* Won 24 Hours of Daytona with Wayne Taylor Racing in 2019.
* Won Euro Open by Nissan in 1999.
* Currently has won 32 races in F1, completing 104 podiums with 2178 career points.
* Won Spanish Championship - Junior (Karting) in 1999, 1994 & 1995.
* Has 22 pole positions with 23 fastest laps in his F1 career so far.