14 April in Ferrari History: Fernando Alonso’s Chinese GP Win

Ferrari’s history on 14 April includes victories at two very different circuits. Fernando Alonso won the 2013 Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, while Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello delivered a one-two at Imola in 2002.

2013: Fernando Alonso wins the Chinese Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso combined speed with effective tyre management to win the third round of the 2013 championship. In a race shaped by different strategies and changing track positions, he brought Ferrari to the front when it mattered.

Kimi Räikkönen finished second for Lotus and Lewis Hamilton third for Mercedes. Felipe Massa took sixth in the other Ferrari, adding further points to the team’s Shanghai total.

The victory was Fernando Alonso’s first of the season. It remains a clear example of how race execution could turn the Ferrari’s competitiveness into a winning result.

2002: Ferrari finishes first and second at Imola

Eleven years earlier, Michael Schumacher won the San Marino Grand Prix ahead of Rubens Barrichello. The result gave Ferrari a one-two on Italian soil, with the team occupying both leading positions at the chequered flag.

Together, the two races make 14 April a date associated with both individual racecraft and collective strength. Explore the later winner’s career in our Fernando Alonso Formula 1 records and statistics.

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