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Jean Alesi (ay-LAY-see; born Giovanni Alesi on June 11th 1964 in Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France) is a former French Formula One driver who competed in the sport from 1989 until 2001. Despite credited as one of the fastest drivers of his generation, Alesi was only able to secure a solitary win at the 1995 Canadian Grand Prix whilst driving for Ferrari.

Formula One Career

Pre-Formula One

Alesi was a title contender to fellow Frenchman Érik Comas in the International Formula 3000 in 1989. Alesi eventually won the title, as he had 3 wins compared to Comas' 2.

1989

Alesi made his Formula One début at the 1989 French Grand Prix for Tyrrell, which was also his home race. He qualified 16th and went on to finish 4th in the race. The team's manager, Ken Tyrrell was very impressed that he gave Alesi an 18-month contract. He drove for the rest of the 1989 season while continuing to drive for Formula 3000. When F3000 clashed with Formula One, the seat was taken by Johnny Herbert.

1990

Alesi's 1990 season was his first full year in Formula One. At the season-opening 1990 United States Grand Prix, he led for 34 laps, but would eventually finish 2nd and behind McLaren's Ayrton Senna. He finished 6th at San Marino and then got another podium at Monaco, finishing second. However, Alesi could not manage to score any further points, finishing 9th with 13 points.

1991

Alesi signed a contract with Williams F1 for the 1991 season, but he instead decided to sign for Scuderia Ferrari, fulfilling his childhood dream of driving for the team.

However, he could not win a race due to the season for Ferrari being unsuccessful. He could only manage a total of 3 podium finishes.

1992

1993

1994

Alesi started the 1994 season by finishing third in the season-opening Brazilian Grand Prix. However, he missed the Pacific and San Marino Grands Prix due to a back injury suffered from a testing accident at Mugello Circuit. He was replaced by Nicola Larini.

He set pole position for the Italian Grand Prix, but a disasterous gearbox failure ended his chances of winning. In anger, he drove back to his hometown Avignon at over 200 km/h. He retired five times from Germany to Portugal, but the streak ended in the Japanese Grand Prix, battling with Williams' Nigel Mansell for the final podium spot.

1995

At the 1995 Canadian Grand Prix, Alesi won his first and only Grand Prix, ahead of both Jordan drivers Rubens Barrichello and Eddie Irvine.

Alesi was close to win at Nürburgring, but due to low fuel and traffic troubles, he was beaten by Michael Schumacher from Benetton to the finish line.

Alesi's final race for Ferrari was at the Australian Grand Prix, which he retired from the race by crashing into Michael Schumacher.

1996

With Schumacher moving to Ferrari for 1996, he moved to Benetton along with his teammate Gerhard Berger.

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Helmet Design

As a tribute for his fellow driver, Alesi wore a helmet that matched that of the late Elio de Angelis.

Formula One Statistical Overview

Formula One Record

Year	Entrant	Team	Pts	WDC Pos.	Report
1989	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	Tyrrell-Cosworth	8	9th	Report
1990	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	Tyrrell-Cosworth	13	9th	Report
1991	Scuderia Ferrari SpA	Ferrari	21	7th	Report
1992	Scuderia Ferrari SpA	Ferrari	18	7th	Report
1993	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	16	6th	Report
1994	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	24	5th	Report
1995	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	42	5th	Report
1996	Mild Seven Benetton Renault	Benetton-Renault	47	4th	Report
1997	Mild Seven Benetton Renault	Benetton-Renault	36	4th	Report
1998	Red Bull Sauber Petronas	Sauber-Petronas	9	11th	Report
1999	Red Bull Sauber Petronas	Sauber-Petronas	2	16th	Report
2000	Gauloises Prost Peugeot	Prost-Peugeot	0	22nd	Report
2001	Prost Acer	Prost-Acer	5	15th	Report
2001	B&H Jordan Honda	Jordan-Honda	5	15th	Report
2002	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren-Mercedes	Test Driver

Career Statistics

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Race Wins

Win Number	Grand Prix
1	1995 Canadian Grand Prix

Career Results

Complete Formula One Results
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Pts	Pos Template:1989 Results/17 Template:1990 Results/17 Template:1991 Results/17 Template:1992 Results/17 Template:1993 Results/17 Template:1994 Results/17 Template:1995 Results/17 Template:1996 Results/17 Template:1997 Results/17 Template:1998 Results/17 Template:1999 Results/17 Template:2000 Results/17 Template:2001 Results/17

Key
Symbol	Meaning	Symbol	Meaning
1st	Winner	Ret	Retired
2nd	Podium finish	DSQ	Disqualified
3rd	Podium finish	DNQ	Did not qualify
5th	Points finish	DNPQ	Did not pre-qualify
14th	Non-points finish	TD	Test driver
Italics	Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap	DNS	Did not start
18th^†	Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance)	NC	Non-classified finish (<90% race distance)
4th^P	Qualified for pole position	[+] More Symbols

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 ==Formula One Career==
 ===Pre-Formula One===
+Alesi was a title contender to fellow Frenchman [[Érik Comas]] in the International Formula 3000 in 1989. Alesi eventually won the title, as he had 3 wins compared to Comas' 2.
 ===1989===
+Alesi made his Formula One début at the [[1989 French Grand Prix]] for {{Tyrrell-CON}}, which was also his home race. He qualified 16th and went on to finish 4th in the race. The team's manager, Ken Tyrrell was very impressed that he gave Alesi an 18-month contract. He drove for the rest of the 1989 season while continuing to drive for Formula 3000. When F3000 clashed with Formula One, the seat was taken by [[Johnny Herbert]].
 ===1990===
+Alesi's 1990 season was his first full year in Formula One. At the season-opening [[1990 United States Grand Prix]], he led for 34 laps, but would eventually finish 2nd and behind [[McLaren Racing|McLaren]]'s [[Ayrton Senna]]. He finished 6th at [[1990 San Marino Grand Prix|San Marino]] and then got another podium at [[1990 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]], finishing second. However, Alesi could not manage to score any further points, finishing 9th with 13 points.
 ===1991===
+Alesi signed a contract with [[Williams F1]] for the 1991 season, but he instead decided to sign for [[Scuderia Ferrari]], fulfilling his childhood dream of driving for the team.
+However, he could not win a race due to the season for Ferrari being unsuccessful. He could only manage a total of 3 podium finishes.
 ===1992===
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 ===1994===
+Alesi started the 1994 season by finishing third in the season-opening [[1994 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazilian Grand Prix]]. However, he missed the [[1994 Pacific Grand Prix|Pacific]] and [[1994 San Marino Grand Prix|San Marino]] Grands Prix due to a back injury suffered from a testing accident at [[Mugello Circuit]]. He was replaced by [[Nicola Larini]].
+He set pole position for the [[1994 Italian Grand Prix|Italian Grand Prix]], but a disasterous gearbox failure ended his chances of winning. In anger, he drove back to his hometown Avignon at over 200 km/h. He retired five times from [[1994 German Grand Prix|Germany]] to [[1994 Portuguese Grand Prix|Portugal]], but the streak ended in the [[1994 Japanese Grand Prix|Japanese Grand Prix]], battling with Williams' [[Nigel Mansell]] for the final podium spot.
 ===1995===
+At the [[1995 Canadian Grand Prix]], Alesi won his first and only Grand Prix, ahead of both [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] drivers [[Rubens Barrichello]] and [[Eddie Irvine]].
+Alesi was close to win at [[1995 European Grand Prix|Nürburgring]], but due to low fuel and traffic troubles, he was beaten by [[Michael Schumacher]] from [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] to the finish line.
+Alesi's final race for Ferrari was at the [[1995 Australian Grand Prix|Australian Grand Prix]], which he retired from the race by crashing into Michael Schumacher.
 ===1996===
+With Schumacher moving to Ferrari for 1996, he moved to Benetton along with his teammate [[Gerhard Berger]].
 ===1997===