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 struggle to get back into contention. But in a series of stints in the dead of night, Alonso clawed back the deficit and put the No.8 car right back on the tail of the No.7. In the 16th hour of the race, Nakajima retook the lead and the No.8 was in control for the duration. Alonso handed the car to Nakajima for the final two stints before the finish. In the end, both No.7 and No.8 made it to the finish, to complete a one-two for the team, with Alonso's No.8 car the victor. The No. 8 Toyota of Nakajima,