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 that McLaren Racing, using Chevrolet engines would contest the 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500, on 26 May 2019, with Alonso at the wheel. On 26 October 2017 it was announced that Alonso would race in the 2018 24 Hours of Daytona – his first-ever endurance event – for the United Autosports sportscar team. On 21 November Alonso completed his first test in the United Autosports' LMP2 Ligier JS P217 at Motorland Aragon in Spain. He completed 483 km (98 laps). On 25 January at the qualifying session, Alonso secured a 13th place overall with a best lap just under