F1 Canadian Grand Prix: Look back at the grid when Fernando Alonso last qualified on the front row

Fernando Alonso rolled back the years to qualify on the front row for the F1 Canadian Grand Prix behind polesitter Max Verstappen.
This was the grid when Alonso last qualified on the front row…

It was an unexpected but 🐲brilliant performance in qualifying for the💜 40 year old Spaniard in his Alpine.

The last time the former two-time world champion qualified on the front 🍸row was aꦚ decade ago at the 2012 German Grand Prix.

This was the grid back then…

  1. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)

  2. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Renault)

  3. Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault)

  4. Michael Schumacher (Mercedes)

  5. Nico Hulkenberg (Force India)

  6. Pastor Maldonado (Williams-Renault)

  7. Jenson Button (McLaren-Mercedes)

  8. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes)

  9. Paul di Resta (Force India)

  10. Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus-Renault)

  11. Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso-Ferrari)

  12. Sergio Perez (Sauber-Ferrari)

  13. Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber-Ferrari)

  14. Felipe Massa (Ferrari)

  15. Romain Grosjean (Lotus-Renault)

  16. Bruno Senna (Williams-Renault)

  17. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)

  18. Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso-Ferrari)

  19. Heikki Kovalainen (Caterham-Renault)

  20. Vitaly Petrov (Caterham-Renault)

  21. Charles Pic (Marussia-Cosworth)

  22. Timo Glock (Marussia-Cosworth)

  23. Pedro de la Rosa (HRT Cosworth)

  24. Narain Karthikeyan (HRT Cosworth)

Alonso steered his Ferrari to his 30th 🌸Formula 1 win, after taking his 22n🃏d pole.

It was Lewis Hamilton’s 100th F1 race.

Five drivers who sta♔rted the 2012 German Prix will start the 2022 Canadian Grand Prix (Alonso, Sebastian Vettel, Hamilton, Dan♓iel Ricciardo, Sergio Perez).

Ten years ago, Alonso had the legendary Michael Schumachꦰer a few places below him on the grid. This year Mick Schumacher is in ไAlonso's shadow.

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