Only 6 F1 drivers have reached the 100 podium barrier and Alonso is one of them

It was made to beg because of FIA decision, but finally Fernando Alonso retained the podium that was so well taken at Jeddah Circuit, signing a creditable third place behind the energetics of The Red Bulls of Mexican ‘Checo’ Pérez and Dutchman Max Verstappenfirst and second respectively.

And it’s not just any podium for the pilot of Aston Martinsince last Sunday, added to that reached on the first date of the championship in Bahrainwhere he is also third, brings the number of ‘drawers’ to one hundred units, something that in the entire history of F1 only five more drivers have achieved.

In addition, Fernando Alonso is, along with Lewis hamiltonone of these six active pilots, so they can still increase this number.

LEWIS HAMILTON

191

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton leads the number of podiums in Formula 1. The Briton, fifth in the first two Grands Prix this season, has a total of 191 podiums, achieved between 2007 and the present; a figure that, obviously, could increase if his car’s performance improves when he is active. In addition to these 191 podiums, the man from Stevenage has a luxurious record, with seven world titles, three runners-up, 103 victories and 103 pole positions, as the most outstanding data, to which we can add 61 fastest lap.

2

MICHAEL SCHUMACHER

155

The ‘Kaiser’ left the competition in 2012 after leaving Mercedes and despite everything to this day he remains the second driver in Formula 1 history with the most podiums. He came to play a whopping 308 Grand Prix, during which he added seven world titles, 91 wins, 1,566 points, 68 pole positions and 77 fastest laps.

3

SEBASTIAN VETTEL

122

Retired, the German Sebastian Vettel occupies the third position in the ranking in terms of the number of podiums in the history of Formula 1. A figure he reached after having been from 2007 to 2022 in the Great Motorsport Circus, since its inception at Sauber until he graduated to Aston Martin, although his most outstanding numbers were achieved at Red Bull, winning four world titles from 2010 to 2013. A professional career in which he also added 53 victories, 3,098 points, 57 pole positions and a fast 38 laps.

4

ALAIN PROST

106

‘The Professor’ is the fourth driver with the most podiums in Formula 1. An F1 benchmark between 1908 and 1993, Alain Prost defended the colors of McLaren, Renault, Ferrari and Williams, reaching four world title in the nearly 200 Grand Prix he came to play, for a total of 51 victories, 33 pole positions and 41 fastest laps.

5

Kimi Raikkonen

103

‘The Iceman’ made his Formula 1 debut in 2001 with Red Bull, and after some comings and goings he is in the F1 World Championship until 2021, completing two stages in his career, from 2001 to 2009 and from 2012 to 2021. A compendium of the years in which he came to win a world title, in 2007, with Ferrari, after winning six races, for a total of 21 wins, 1,873 points, 18 pole positions and 46 fastest that lapsed

6

FERNANDO ALONSO

100

With two podium finishes this year, Fernando Alonso now has 100 podium finishes and for the remainder of the season, seeing this year’s start and Aston Martin’s reliability, the man from Oviedo has plenty of numbers to keep up to increase his numbers. Double world champion, in 2005 and 2006 with Renault, Fernando made his F1 debut in 2001 at the wheel of a Minardi and now, after forays into F1, he has reached the figure of 360 Grand Prix disputed, 2,076 points , 22 pole positions and 23 fastest laps, numbers that could increase for the rest of the year.