Fernando Alonso was born in Oviedo, Asturias in northern Spain.
Alonso's father José Luis, an amateur kart racer, wanted to pass on his passion to his children. He built a kart, originally meant for eight-year-old.
As a child, Alonso participated in karting competitions around Spain, supported by his father, who also doubled as his mechanic. His family lacked the financial resources needed to develop a career in motorsport, but his victories attracted sponsorship and the required funds. Alonso won four Spanish championships back-to-back in the junior category, between 1993 and 1996 and the Junior World Cup in 1996. He won the Spanish and Italian Inter-A titles in 1997 and in 1998 won the Spanish Inter-A title again as well as finishing second in the European Championship.
Fernando, won some records and achievements, like:
-Youngest World Champion: 24 years, 59 days in 2005
-Youngest double World Champion: 25 years, 85 days in 2006
-Youngest driver and least number of races to score 500 points at the 2008 French Grand Prix.
- This Spanish Formula One racing driver in the actuality is a two-time world champ. He's number 42 on the Forbes list, cashing in $33 million a year.
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