The many F1 colours of Fernando Alonso · RaceFans

Heading into his 20th world championship season in 2023, Fernando Alonso has joined the fifth different F1 factory of his career with Aston Martin.

As he prepares for the reveal of the team’s AMR23 tomorrow, it will be the first time that Alonso has raced in British Racing Green in his Formula 1 career.

But it will not be the first time the double-world champion has driven an F1 car in the famous traditional racing colours of the United Kingdom. In fact, it’s hard to think of a colour Alonso hasn’t raced with over his long career.

Here is a look back at the technicolour Formula 1 career of Fernando Alonso.

2001 – Minardi (black)

Alonso arrived into Formula 1 still a teenager at only 19 years of age. An impressive F3000 season in 2000 convinced new Minardi owner Paul Stoddart to put Alonso in the car for the 2001 season. Alonso scored no points but proved he was a star of the future by putting in some impressive performances in the slower car on the grid. Minardi’s all-black livery meant he entered F1 without any colour at all.

2002 – Jaguar (green)

He did not race in 2002, but he signed with Renault as a test driver, running many days of testing. He also had a single day of running in a Jaguar R3 at Silverstone, in which he sported British Racing Green for the first time in Formula 1.

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2003-2006 – Renault (turquoise and yellow)

When Alonso rejoined the grid in 2003 with Renault, he was immediately competitive, becoming the youngest ever grand prix winner by taking victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix. In the colours of the team’s title tobacco sponsor and Renault yellow, Alonso would enjoy four successful seasons, including his two world championship titles in 2005 and 2006.

2007 – McLaren (chrome and red)

Alonso shocked the F1 world by signing with McLaren for 2007, swapping to the chrome and red that McLaren adopted for many years with sponsor Vodafone. Although he signed a three-year deal, Alonso would leave at the end of the season after his relationship with team boss Ron Dennis deteriorated over tensions with star rookie team mate Lewis Hamilton.

2008-2009 – Renault (white, yellow and red)

Rejoining Renault for 2008, Alonso raced in predominately white colours of new sponsors ING with the yellow of Renault providing a splash of colour. Over two years in which Renault were not fighting for the championship, he managed to secure two wins in 2008 – one in controversial fashion in Singapore…