Fernando Alonso does not stop even on vacation. The 2021 F1 season ended just seven days ago, the Spaniard gave almost 150 laps this week in the Abu Dhabi test with the 18-inch Pirelli tires that will enter in 2022. From there he embarked on the Dubai 24 hours of karting , where he finished in third place.

The Asturian teamed up with Pedro Martínez de la Rosa , Ángel Burgueño , Alberto Fernández Galle and Nikola Tsolov , a Bulgarian driver from his karting academy. Alonso started from pole after winning the qualifying race that determined the starting order of the 28 participants in the race.

Alonso’s team completed a total of 1,132 laps of the Dubai karting circuit, coming in 25 seconds behind the winner ( EBC Brakes Racing ) and 181 thousandths off second (Superdryve Maffi Racing ).

“Another 24 hour race at the Dubai Kartodrome Circuit with this amazing team. Amazing atmosphere and top organization as always!” Alonso wrote on Instagram.

With this podium, Alonso thus practically ends an intense 2021 season, that of his return to F1. The Spaniard closed out the championship in 10th place, just ahead of his Alpine teammate Esteban Ocon, and was back on the podium in Qatar after more than seven years.

The two-time F1 world champion will soon begin to prepare for 2022 where there will be a change of rules and in which he has been announcing that he has a ‘Plan’. Before, however, Alonso will have to undergo surgery to remove the plates from the face that have accompanied him since the accident he suffered last February on a bicycle, so he will have two weeks off in January, as confirmed in Abu Dhabi.

Gallery: all the cars of Fernando Alonso

Tatuu Campos Racing (1999)

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Formula Nissan

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Minardi M01 (1999)

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Fórmula test 1.

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Astromega Reynard (2000)

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Formula 3000.

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Benetton B200 (2000)

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Test Fórmula 1.

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Minardi PS01 (2001)

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Formula 1.

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Renault B201 (2002)

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Formula 1 test.

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Renault R22 (2002)

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Test Formula 1.

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Renault R23 (2003)

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Formula 1.

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Jaguar R3 (2002)

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Test Formula 1.

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Renault R24 (2004)

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Formula 1.

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Renault R25 (2005)

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Formula 1.

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Renault R26 (2006)

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Formula 1.

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McLaren MP4-21 (2006)

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Body Formula 1.

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McLaren MP4-22 (2007)

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Fórmula 1.

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Renault R28 (2008)

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Formula 1.

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Renault R29 (2009)

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Formula 1.

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Ferrari F10 (2010)

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Formula 1.

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Ferrari 150° Italy (2011)

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Formula 1.

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Ferrari F2012 (2012)

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Formula 1.

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Ferrari F138 (2013)

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Formula 1.

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Ferrari F14-T (2014)

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Formula 1.

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McLaren MP4-30 Honda (2015)

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Fórmula 1.

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McLaren MP4-31 (2016)

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Fórmula 1.

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McLaren MCL32 (2017)

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Formula 1.

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Dallara DW12 Andretti Autosport Honda (2017)

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IndyCar (Indianapolis 500).

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Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050-Hybrid

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Test del WEC 2018/19

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United Autosports Ligier LMP2 (2018)

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IMSA (24 Horas de Daytona).

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McLaren MCL33 (2018)

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Formula 1

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Andretti Motorsport (2018)

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Test IndyCar

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NASCAR Chevrolet de Hendricks Motorsport (2018)

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Test en Bahrein

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#10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-VR Cadillac DPi (shared with Renger Van Der Zande, Jordan Taylor and Kamui Kobayashi) (2019)

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Winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona

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Toyota TS050 (2018-2019)

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WEC and Le Mans.

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301 # Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota Hilux (2019)

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Test Dakar

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McLaren MCL34 (2019)

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Test the F1

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McLaren Racing – Chevrolet para la Indy 500 (2019)

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# 310 Toyota Gazoo Racing (2020)

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Rally Dakar 2020

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#66 Ruoff Mortgage Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet (2020)

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Indianapolis 500 Miles

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Renault RS20 (2020)

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Recording day with Renault in 2020

RENAULT RS18

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Preparation test in 2020

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The Renault R25 from 2005

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Demonstration in Abu Dhabi 2020

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Alpine A521 (2021)

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Foto de: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Images