Fernando Alonso's personal favourite races in F1 career

#2 2006 Monaco GP (Winner: Fernando Alonso)

Alonso won the 2006 Monaco GP

Monaco is widely considered one of the most grueling and toughest races on the F1 calendar. Or as Alonso himself puts it- "Winning in Monaco is the closest thing to being World Champion."

And that's exactly what Fernando pulled off in 2006. Despite winning the World Championship a year earlier, Renault had struggled at Monaco, and 2006 provided the perfect opportunity to win on a challenging track after Alonso took pole during qualifying.

As was hoped, the 37-year-old negotiated the Monaco troubles brilliantly and crossed the chequered flag a healthy 14 seconds ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya in second. This would be the catalyst for another successful season for Renault, and another World Championship victory for Alonso.