Fernando Alonso before being overtaken by Daniel Ricciardo only a couple of laps before the finish. Alonso finished sixth in the championship, with only one other podium, a third-place finish in China. In spite of his worst championship position during his time with Ferrari, he was far ahead of teammate Kimi Räikkönen in the championship. Alonso had severe disagreements with team director Marco Mattiacci. In November 2014 both Alonso and Scuderia Ferrari announced that the season would be his last with the team, with former title rival Sebastian Vettel replacing Alonso at Ferrari for the following season, both drivers leaving their previous
Fernando Alonso World Endurance Championship (WEC) rookie test in Bahrain for Toyota Gazoo Racing. At the test Alonso completed 113 laps. On 30 January 2018, McLaren confirmed that it would allow Alonso to compete the 2018–19 World Endurance Championship superseason, including the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans, after reaching agreement with both Alonso and Toyota Gazoo Racing. Alonso was assigned to the No. 8 TS050 Hybrid car, partnered with Sébastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima. In early May 2018, Alonso set the fastest time in the first practice session of the 2018 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps on his debut in FIA World