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Alain Marie Pascal Prost (born 24 February 1955 in Lorette, Loire, France) is one of the most successful drivers in the history of Formula One, winning four championships (1985, 1986, 1989 and 1993), being runner-up in another four (1983, 1984, 1988 and 1990), and for taking 51 wins in the time of Ayrton Senna, Nigel Mansell, Nelson Piquet and Niki Lauda's return. He is the only French world champion.


Formula One Statistical Overview

F1 Career History

Year Entrant Team Pts WDC Pos. Report
1980 Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren-Ford Cosworth 5 16th Report
1981 Equipe Renault Elf Renault 43 5th Report
1982 Equipe Renault Elf Renault 34 4th Report
1983 Equipe Renault Elf Renault 57 2nd Report
1984 Marlboro McLaren International McLaren-TAG 71.5 2nd Report
1985 Marlboro McLaren International McLaren-TAG 73 (76) 1st Report
1986 Marlboro McLaren International McLaren-TAG 72 (74) 1st Report
1987 Marlboro McLaren International McLaren-TAG 46 4th Report
1988 Honda Marlboro McLaren McLaren-Honda 87 (105) 2nd Report
1989 Honda Marlboro McLaren McLaren-Honda 76 (81) 1st Report
1990 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 71 (73) 2nd Report
1991 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 34 5th Report
1992 Ligier Gitanes Blondes Ligier-Renault Test Driver
1993 Canon Williams Renault Williams-Renault 99 1st Report
1996 Marlboro McLaren Mercedes McLaren-Mercedes Test Driver

Scores in brackets are gross scores; only best results where counted:

Between 1981 and 1990, only the best eleven scores where counted

Non-Racing Formula One Career

Year Role Employer
1994 Pundit TF1
1995 Pundit TF1
1996 Technical Advisor McLaren-Mercedes
1997 Team Principal Prost-Mugen Honda
1998 Team Principal Prost-Peugeot
1999 Team Principal Prost-Peugeot
2000 Team Principal Prost-Peugeot
2001 Team Principal Prost-Acer
2010 Race Steward FIA

Statistics

Entries 202
Starts 199
Pole positions 33
Front row starts 86
Victories 51
Podia 106
Fastest laps 41
Points 768.5 (798.5)
Laps raced 10540
kms raced 48973.423
Races led 84
Laps led 2684
kms led 12480.712
Doubles 18
Hat-tricks 8

Wins

No. Race
1 1981 French Grand Prix
2 1981 Dutch Grand Prix
3 1981 Italian Grand Prix
4 1982 South African Grand Prix
5 1982 Brazilian Grand Prix
6 1983 French Grand Prix
7 1983 Belgian Grand Prix
8 1983 British Grand Prix
9 1983 Austrian Grand Prix
10 1984 Brazilian Grand Prix
11 1984 San Marino Grand Prix
12 1984 Monaco Grand Prix
13 1984 German Grand Prix
14 1984 Dutch Grand Prix
15 1984 European Grand Prix
16 1984 Portuguese Grand Prix
17 1985 Brazilian Grand Prix
18 1985 Monaco Grand Prix
19 1985 British Grand Prix
20 1985 Austrian Grand Prix
21 1985 Italian Grand Prix
22 1986 San Marino Grand Prix
23 1986 Monaco Grand Prix
24 1986 Austrian Grand Prix
25 1986 Australian Grand Prix
26 1987 Brazilian Grand Prix
27 1987 Belgian Grand Prix
28 1987 Portuguese Grand Prix
29 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix
30 1988 Monaco Grand Prix
31 1988 Mexican Grand Prix
32 1988 French Grand Prix
33 1988 Portuguese Grand Prix
34 1988 Spanish Grand Prix
35 1988 Australian Grand Prix
36 1989 United States Grand Prix
37 1989 French Grand Prix
38 1989 British Grand Prix
39 1989 Italian Grand Prix
40 1990 Brazilian Grand Prix
41 1990 Mexican Grand Prix
42 1990 French Grand Prix
43 1990 British Grand Prix
44 1990 Spanish Grand Prix
45 1993 South African Grand Prix
46 1993 San Marino Grand Prix
47 1993 Spanish Grand Prix
48 1993 Canadian Grand Prix
49 1993 French Grand Prix
50 1993 British Grand Prix
51 1993 German Grand Prix

Career Results

Complete Formula One Results
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts Pos

Template:1980 Results/16 Template:1981 Results/16 Template:1982 Results/16 Template:1983 Results/16 Template:1984 Results/16 Template:1985 Results/16 Template:1986 Results/16 Template:1987 Results/16 Template:1988 Results/16 Template:1989 Results/16 Template:1990 Results/16 Template:1991 Results/16

1992 Sabbatical

Template:1993 Results/16

Key
Symbol Meaning Symbol Meaning
1st Winner Ret Retired
2nd Podium finish DSQ Disqualified
3rd DNQ Did not qualify
5th Points finish DNPQ Did not pre-qualify
14th Non-points finish TD Test driver
Italics Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap DNS Did not start
18th Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) NC Non-classified finish (<90% race distance)
4thP Qualified for pole position [+] More Symbols

Notes


V T E List of World Drivers' Champions
1950: Giuseppe Farina
1951: Juan Manuel Fangio
1952: Alberto Ascari
1953: Alberto Ascari
1954: Juan Manuel Fangio
1955: Juan Manuel Fangio
1956: Juan Manuel Fangio
1957: Juan Manuel Fangio
1958: Mike Hawthorn
1959: Jack Brabham
1960: Jack Brabham
1961: Phil Hill
1962: Graham Hill
1963: Jim Clark
1964: John Surtees
1965: Jim Clark
1966: Jack Brabham
1967: Denny Hulme
1968: Graham Hill
1969: Jackie Stewart
1970: Jochen Rindt
1971: Jackie Stewart
1972: Emerson Fittipaldi
1973: Jackie Stewart
1974: Emerson Fittipaldi
1975: Niki Lauda
1976: James Hunt
1977: Niki Lauda
1978: Mario Andretti
1979: Jody Scheckter
1980: Alan Jones
1981: Nelson Piquet
1982: Keke Rosberg
1983: Nelson Piquet
1984: Niki Lauda
1985: Alain Prost
1986: Alain Prost
1987: Nelson Piquet
1988: Ayrton Senna
1989: Alain Prost
1990: Ayrton Senna
1991: Ayrton Senna
1992: Nigel Mansell
1993: Alain Prost
1994: Michael Schumacher
1995: Michael Schumacher
1996: Damon Hill
1997: Jacques Villeneuve
1998: Mika Häkkinen
1999: Mika Häkkinen
2000: Michael Schumacher
2001: Michael Schumacher
2002: Michael Schumacher
2003: Michael Schumacher
2004: Michael Schumacher
2005: Fernando Alonso
2006: Fernando Alonso
2007: Kimi Räikkönen
2008: Lewis Hamilton
2009: Jenson Button
2010: Sebastian Vettel
2011: Sebastian Vettel
2012: Sebastian Vettel
2013: Sebastian Vettel
2014: Lewis Hamilton
2015: Lewis Hamilton
2016: Nico Rosberg
2017: Lewis Hamilton
2018: Lewis Hamilton
2019: Lewis Hamilton
2020: Lewis Hamilton
2021: Max Verstappen
2022: Max Verstappen
2023: Max Verstappen
V T E List of World Drivers' Championship runners-up
1950: Juan Manuel Fangio
1951: Alberto Ascari
1952: Giuseppe Farina
1953: Juan Manuel Fangio
1954: José Froilán González
1955: Stirling Moss
1956: Stirling Moss
1957: Stirling Moss
1958: Stirling Moss
1959: Tony Brooks
1960: Bruce McLaren
1961: Wolfgang von Trips
1962: Jim Clark
1963: Graham Hill
1964: Graham Hill
1965: Graham Hill
1966: John Surtees
1967: Jack Brabham
1968: Jackie Stewart
1969: Jacky Ickx
1970: Jacky Ickx
1971: Ronnie Peterson
1972: Jackie Stewart
1973: Emerson Fittipaldi
1974: Clay Regazzoni
1975: Emerson Fittipaldi
1976: Niki Lauda
1977: Jody Scheckter
1978: Ronnie Peterson
1979: Gilles Villeneuve
1980: Nelson Piquet
1981: Carlos Reutemann
1982: Didier Pironi
1983: Alain Prost
1984: Alain Prost
1985: Michele Alboreto
1986: Nigel Mansell
1987: Nigel Mansell
1988: Alain Prost
1989: Ayrton Senna
1990: Alain Prost
1991: Nigel Mansell
1992: Riccardo Patrese
1993: Ayrton Senna
1994: Damon Hill
1995: Damon Hill
1996: Jacques Villeneuve
1997: Heinz-Harald Frentzen*
1998: Michael Schumacher
1999: Eddie Irvine
2000: Mika Häkkinen
2001: David Coulthard
2002: Rubens Barrichello
2003: Kimi Räikkönen
2004: Rubens Barrichello
2005: Kimi Räikkönen
2006: Michael Schumacher
2007: Lewis Hamilton
2008: Felipe Massa
2009: Sebastian Vettel
2010: Fernando Alonso
2011: Jenson Button
2012: Fernando Alonso
2013: Fernando Alonso
2014: Nico Rosberg
2015: Nico Rosberg
2016: Lewis Hamilton
2017: Sebastian Vettel
2018: Sebastian Vettel
2019: Valtteri Bottas
2020: Valtteri Bottas
2021: Lewis Hamilton
2022: Charles Leclerc
2023: Sergio Pérez
* Michael Schumacher was disqualified from the 1997 championship.
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