Fernando Alonso Crashes In F1 Testing; See Full Combined Results Of Second Pre-Season Test In Barcelona

Spanish race car driver Fernando Alonso has crashed his car during Formula One, or F1, second pre-season test in Barcelona, Spain. Alonso reportedly went off the track between turns three and four before slamming the right-hand side of his McLaren-Honda car into the wall.

According to a statement from McLaren as reported on F1’s official site, the crash happened around midday (12:35 CET) of the fourth and final day of the second pre-season test at Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona. Emergency responders shortly arrived at the scene of the crash. Alonso went through a thorough examination before he was airlifted to a hospital for further evaluation.

“Fernando was driven to the circuit’s Medical Centre where the circuit’s doctors gave him first aid,” McLaren said in a statement. “He was conscious and spoke with the doctors.”

McLaren-Honda released no further information about the cause of the accident. It later said that Alonso was unscathed other than a concussion and stayed in the hospital overnight. McLaren-Honda Racing Director Eric Boullier said that Alonso’s crash was just a “normal accident” that happens during testing.

Alonso completed 79 laps with testing time of 1m 25.961 in the four-day pre-season test in Barcelona. The final pre-season test resumes on Feb. 26 until March 1 in the same track. Below are the full combined results of the F1 pre-season test at Circuit de Catalunya from Feb. 19 to Feb. 22.

Driver/F1 Team/Laps/Testing Time

1. Romain Grosjean - Lotus - 102 laps - 1m 24.067s

2. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 197 laps - 1m 24.321s

3. Pastor Maldonado - Lotus - 173 laps - 1m 24.345s

4. Daniel Ricciardo - Red Bull-Renault - 202 laps - 1m 24.574s

5. Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari - 164 laps - 1m 24.584s

6. Felipe Massa - Williams - 143 laps - 1m 24.672

7. Sergio Perez - Force India - 155 laps - 24.702s

8. Max Verstappen - Toro Rosso-Renault - 223 laps - 1m 24.729s

9. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes - 201 laps - 1m 24.923s

10. Daniil Kvyat Russia Red Bull-Renault 214 laps 1m 24.941s

11. Felipe Nasr - Sauber - 152 laps - 1m 24.956s