Fernando Alonso D�az (born July 29, 1981 in Oviedo, Spain) is a Spanish (Spain) Formula One racing driver and a two-time World Champion, who will be racing in 2010 for Scuderia Ferrari.

On 25 September 2005, he won the Formula One World Drivers Championship (List of Formula One World Drivers Champions) title at the age of 24 years and 58 days, breaking Emerson Fittipaldis record of being the youngest Formula One World Drivers Champion (this record was subsequently broken by Lewis Hamilton). After retaining the title the following year, Alonso also became the youngest double Champion. In 2007, he became the second F1 driver, after Michael Schumacher, to score at least 100 points for three consecutive seasons. Nicknamed langesEl Nano, Alonso acts as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF and is one of the directors of the Grand Prix Drivers Association.