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 the Sunday 'Fast Nine' qualification Alonso, with a 231.300 mph four-lap average, secured a second-row start from fifth. On 22 May at the Monday practice sesion Alonso completed over 300 miles (122 laps) and finished the session 12th, with a best average lap speed of 226.147 mph as teams focused on their race setups. On Friday 26 May during "Carb Day", the last practice sesion, Alonso was P5 with a speed of 226.608 During the race Alonso led 27 laps and was a strong contender for victory in his first Indy 500 start. With 21 laps remaining Alonso was running