Starting with number 6:
Number 6: 2001 Japanese Grand Prix
Story: In a very underpowered Minardi, Fernando Alonso was the third-youngest driver ever to start a Formula 1 race when he made his debut for Minardi in 2001. During the final round of the season at Suzuka, where he out-qualified both Arrows drivers and the Prost of Tomáš Enge to start in eighteenth place. He went on to he finished in eleventh place, ahead of likes of Heinz-Harald Frentzen in the Prost, the BAR of Olivier Panis, the two Arrows and his team-mate Alex Yoong, even Minardi team manager Paul Stoddart, described his race as "53 laps of qualifying". Now that's an impressive season with the worse car on the grid that season.
Number 5: 2005 San Marino Grand Prix
Story: Alonso started second on the grid behind Kimi Räikkönen in the McLaren, by lap 9 Räikkönen retired with driveshaft problems giving Alonso. It wasn't plain-sailing for Alonso, with Michael Schumacher doing an overtaking master-class starting from thirteenth place, with thirteen laps to go Schumacher was in second place catching upto Alonso. It was went to an overtaking master-class from Schumacher to a defensive master-class from Alonso maintained his composure and prevent the reigning world champion from passing to win the San Marino Grand Prix, show signs Alonso can be world champion that season.
Number 4: 2013 Spanish Grand Prix
Story: Alonso started in fifth place, usually at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya you need to be on the front row to win at Spain. But, not Alonso, at the start he overtake both Kimi Räikkönen and Lewis Hamilton at the start at Turn 3, overtake Sebastian Vettel at the first pits stops. By lap 12 Alonso overtake Nico Rosberg for the lead of the race, Alonso was unchallenged for the rest of the race to win the Spanish Grand Prix for Alonso thirty-second win and last Grand Prix in Alonso F1 career.
Number 3: 2010 Italian Grand Prix
Story: On pole at Monza for Alonso's first race as a Ferrari driver in Italy, But, Jenson Button used his audacious strategy of running an unusually large rear wing on his McLaren to grab the lead, with Alonso trying to overtake Button lap after lap, by lap 36 Alonso overtake Button at the pit stops, by lap 38 Alonso took the lead, despite Button tried to overtake Alonso him again, it was Alonso to win the Italian Grand Prix.
Number 2: 2007 European Grand Prix (Nurburgring)
Story: Alonso started second on the grid behind Kimi Räikkönen in the Ferrari, it was dry to wet to dry to wet race, other words one chaotic race. It was race between Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa with Massa leading when the rain return at the end of lap 52, by lap 56 Alonso came into its own and he passed Massa in dramatic fashion around the outside at turn five to win the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring.
Number 1: 2012 European Grand Prix (Valencia)
Story: Alonso started in eleventh place after a bad qualifying. In a hot and dry European Grand Prix, he had nothing to lose and everything to gain in this race show us an overtaking master-class, by the first lap Alonso was eighth, overtaking the likes of Michael Schumacher and Mark Webber. By lap 27 the safety car appeared, which lead Alonso overtake Lewis Hamilton in the pits, when the safety car went in Alonso overtake Romain Grosjean to take second behind Sebastian Vettel. By lap 33 Alonso took the lead when Vettel's Alternator broke, giving Fernando Alonso a race win at home.
To give the 2012 European Grand Prix the best Fernando Alonso his greatest drive in Formula 1. Happy 314th Grand Prix to one of the sports greatest ambassador Fernando Alonso.
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