Alain Prost
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|Name=Alain Prost |Image=Alain Prost 2009 MEDEF cropped .jpg |Caption=Prost in 2009 |Nationality=France French |Nickname="The Professor" |Years=1980 � 1991, 1993 |Team(s)=McLaren, Renault, Ferrari, Williams |Races=202 (199 starts) |Championships=4 (1985, 1986, 1989, 1993) |Wins=51 |Podiums=106 |Points=768.5 (798.5) |Poles=33 |Fastest laps=41 |First race=1980 Argentine Grand Prix |First win=1981 French Grand Prix |Last win=1993 German Grand Prix |Last race=1993 Australian Grand Prix

Alain Prost

Personal information
NationalityFrance French
Formula One World Championship career
Active years1980 � 1991, 1993
TeamsMcLaren, Renault, Ferrari, Williams
Races202 (199 starts)
Championships4 (1985, 1986, 1989, 1993)
Wins51
Podiums106
Career points768.5 (798.5)
Pole positions33
Fastest laps41
First race1980 Argentine Grand Prix
First win1981 French Grand Prix
Last win1993 German Grand Prix
Last race1993 Australian Grand Prix
NameAlain Prost
CaptionProst in 2009
NationalityFrance French
Nickname"The Professor"
Years1980 � 1991, 1993| Team(s)=McLaren, Renault, Ferrari, Williams
Races202 (199 starts)
Championships4 (1985, 1986, 1989, 1993)
Wins51
Podiums106
Points768.5 (798.5)
Poles33
Fastest Laps41
First Race1980 Argentine Grand Prix
First Win1981 French Grand Prix
Last Win1993 German Grand Prix
Last Race1993 Australian Grand Prix

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Alain Marie Pascal Prost, OBE, Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (born 24 February 1955 in Lorette, Loire) is a French racing driver. A four-time Formula One Drivers' Champion, Prost has won more titles than any driver except for Juan Manuel Fangio (5 championships) and Michael Schumacher (7 championships). From 1987 until 2001 Prost held the record for most Grand Prix victories. Schumacher surpassed Prost's total of 51 victories at the 2001 Belgian Grand Prix. In 1999, Prost received the World Sports Awards of the Century in the motor sport category along all-time greats like Pelé, Muhammed Ali, Carl Lewis and Stefanie Graf.

Prost discovered karting at the age of 14 during a family holiday. He progressed through motor sport's junior ranks, winning the French and European Formula Three championships, before joining the McLaren Formula One team in 1980 at the age of 25. He finished in the points on his Formula One debut and took his first race victory at his home Grand Prix in France a year later, while he was driving for Renault's factory team.

During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Prost formed a fierce rivalry with mainly Ayrton Senna, but also Nelson Piquet and Nigel Mansell. In 1986, at the last race of the season, he managed to pip Mansell and Piquet of Williams to the title after Mansell retired late on in the race, and Piquet was pulled in for a late precautionary pit stop. Senna joined Prost at McLaren in 1988 and the two had a series of controversial clashes, including a collision at the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix that gave Prost his third Drivers' Championship. A year later at the same venue they collided again, but this time Prost, driving for Ferrari, lost out. Before the end of a winless 1991 season Prost was fired by Ferrari for his public criticism of the team. After a sabbatical in 1992, Prost joined the Williams team, prompting reigning drivers' champion Mansell to leave for CART. With a competitive car, Prost won the 1993 championship but he retired at the end of the year rather than be teammates with Senna who signed for 1994.

In 1997, Prost took over the French Ligier team, running it as Prost Grand Prix until it went bankrupt in 2002. He currently competes in the Andros Trophy, which is an ice racing championship.

Prost employed a smooth, relaxed style behind the wheel, deliberately modeling himself on personal heroes like Jackie Stewart and Jim Clark. He was nicknamed "The Professor" for his intellectual approach to competition. Skilled at setting up his car for race conditions, Prost would often conserve his brakes and tyres early on in a race, leaving them fresher for a challenge at the end.

Motor sport journalist Denis Jenkinson described Prost as "a very warm and uncomplicated man who doesn't rely on passion or inspiration. Nor does he indulge in showmanship or bullshit. He is capable of a level of mental discipline beyond the comprehension of most people."

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Elio de Angelis
Monaco Formula Three
Race Winner

1979
Succeeded by
Mauro Baldi
Preceded by
Patrick Depailler (1973)
French Formula Three
Champion

1979
Succeeded by
Alain Ferté
Preceded by
Jan Lammers
European Formula Three
Champion

1979
Succeeded by
Michele Alboreto
Preceded by
Niki Lauda
Formula One World Champion
1985-1986
Succeeded by
Nelson Piquet
Preceded by
Ayrton Senna
Formula One World Champion
1989
Succeeded by
Ayrton Senna
Preceded by
Nigel Mansell
Formula One World Champion
1993
Succeeded by
Michael Schumacher
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Preceded by
Jackie Stewart
27 wins

(1965-1973)
Most Grand Prix wins
51 wins
,
28th at the 1987 Portuguese GP
Succeeded by
Michael Schumacher
91 wins
,
52nd at the 2001 Belgian GP
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Niki Lauda
Autosport
International Racing Driver Award

1985
Succeeded by
Nigel Mansell
Preceded by
Murray Walker
Colin McRae
Autosport
Gregor Grant Award

1994
Succeeded by
Leo Mehl
Emerson Fittipaldi

Formula One : Comparison with team-mates
Year Prost's points Team-mates' points Team-mate
1980 5 6 John Watson
1981 43 11 René Arnoux
1982 34 28 René Arnoux
1983 57 22 Eddie Cheever
1984 71.5 72 Niki Lauda
1985 73 (76) 14 Niki Lauda
1986 72 (74) 22 Keke Rosberg
1987 46 30 Stefan Johansson
1988 87 (105) 90 (94) Ayrton Senna
1989 76 (81) 60 Ayrton Senna
1990 71 (73) 37 Nigel Mansell
1991 34 21 Jean Alesi
1993 99 69 Damon Hill

After Prost Grand Prix :
Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
1980 Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M29B Ford Cosworth DFV ARG
6
BRA
5
RSA
DNS
USW 16th 5
McLaren M29C BEL
Ret
MON
Ret
FRA
Ret
GBR
6
GER
11
AUT
7
McLaren M30 NED
6
ITA
7
CAN
Ret
USA
DNS
1981 Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE20B Renault V6 (t/c) USW
Ret
BRA
Ret
ARG
3
SMR
Ret
BEL
Ret
5th 43
Renault RE30 MON
Ret
ESP
Ret
FRA
1
GBR
Ret
GER
2
AUT
Ret
NED
1
ITA
1
CAN
Ret
CPL
2
1982 Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE30B Renault V6 (t/c) RSA
1
'BRA'
1
USW
Ret
SMR
Ret
BEL
Ret
MON
7
'DET'
NC
CAN
Ret
NED
Ret
GBR
6
FRA
2
GER
Ret
AUT
8
'SUI'
2
ITA
Ret
CPL
4
4th 34
1983 Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE30C Renault V6 (t/c) BRA
7
2nd 57
Renault RE40 USW
11
'FRA'
1
SMR
2
MON
3
BEL
1
DET
8
CAN
5
GBR
1
GER
4
AUT
1
NED
Ret
ITA
Ret
EUR
2
RSA
Ret
1984 Marlboro McLaren International McLaren MP4/2 TAG V6 (t/c) BRA
1
RSA
2
BEL
Ret
SMR
1
FRA
7
MON
1
CAN
3
DET
4
DAL
Ret
GBR
Ret
'GER'
1
AUT
Ret
NED
1
ITA
Ret
EUR
1
POR
1
2nd 71.5
1985 Marlboro McLaren International McLaren MP4/2B TAG V6 (t/c) BRA
1
POR
Ret
SMR
DSQ
MON
1
CAN
3
DET
Ret
FRA
3
GBR
1
GER
2
'AUT'
1
NED
2
ITA
1
'BEL'
3
EUR
4
RSA
3
AUS
Ret
1st 73 (76)
1986 Marlboro McLaren International McLaren MP4/2C TAG V6 (t/c) BRA
Ret
ESP
3
SMR
1
'MON'
1
BEL
6
CAN
2
DET
3
FRA
2
GBR
3
GER
6
HUN
Ret
AUT
1
ITA
DSQ
POR
2
MEX
2
AUS
1
1st 72 (74)
1987 Marlboro McLaren International McLaren MP4/3 TAG V6 (t/c) BRA
1
SMR
Ret
BEL
1
MON
9
DET
3
FRA
3
GBR
Ret
GER
7
HUN
3
AUT
6
ITA
15
POR
1
ESP
2
MEX
Ret
JPN
7
AUS
Ret
4th 46
1988 Honda Marlboro McLaren McLaren MP4/4 Honda V6 (t/c) BRA
1
SMR
2
MON
1
MEX
1
CAN
2
DET
2
'FRA'
1
GBR
Ret
GER
2
HUN
2
BEL
2
ITA
Ret
POR
1
ESP
1
JPN
2
AUS
1
2nd 87 (105)
1989 Honda Marlboro McLaren McLaren MP4/5 Honda V10 BRA
2
SMR
2
MON
2
MEX
5
USA
1
CAN
Ret
FRA
1
GBR
1
GER
2
HUN
4
BEL
2
ITA
1
POR
2
ESP
3
JPN
Ret
AUS
Ret
1st 76 (81)
1990 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 641 Ferrari V12 USA
Ret
BRA
1
SMR
4
MON
Ret
2nd 71 (73)
Ferrari 641/2 CAN
5
MEX
1
FRA
1
GBR
1
GER
4
HUN
Ret
BEL
2
ITA
2
POR
3
ESP
1
JPN
Ret
AUS
3
1991 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 642 Ferrari V12 USA
2
BRA
4
SMR
DNS
MON
5
CAN
Ret
MEX
Ret
5th 34
Ferrari 643 FRA
2
GBR
3
GER
Ret
HUN
Ret
BEL
Ret
ITA
3
POR
Ret
ESP
2
JPN
4
AUS
1993 Canon Williams Renault Williams FW15C Renault V10 'RSA'
1
BRA
Ret
EUR
3
'SMR'
1
ESP
1
'MON'
4
CAN
1
FRA
1
GBR
1
GER
1
'HUN'
12
'BEL'
3
ITA
12
POR
2
'JPN'
2
AUS
2
1st 99


Formula One World Drivers' Champions

1960 J. Brabham
1961 P. Hill
1962 G. Hill
1963 J. Clark
1964 J. Surtees
1965 J. Clark
1966 J. Brabham
1967 D. Hulme
1968 G. Hill
1969 J. Stewart
1980 A. Jones
1981 N. Piquet
1982 K. Rosberg
1983 N. Piquet
1984 N. Lauda
1985 A. Prost
1986 A. Prost
1987 N. Piquet
1988 A. Senna
1989 A. Prost
1990 A. Senna
1991 A. Senna
1992 N. Mansell
1993 A. Prost
1994 M. Schumacher
1995 M. Schumacher
1996 D. Hill
1997 J. Villeneuve
1998 M. Häkkinen
1999 M. Häkkinen
2000 M. Schumacher
2001 M. Schumacher
2002 M. Schumacher
2003 M. Schumacher
2004 M. Schumacher
2005 F. Alonso
2006 F. Alonso
2007 K. Räikkönen
2008 L. Hamilton
2009 J. Button

Winners of Autosport's International Racing Driver Award

1982: Keke Rosberg * 1983: Nelson Piquet * 1984: Niki Lauda * 1985: Alain Prost * 1986-87: Nigel Mansell * 1988: Ayrton Senna * 1989: Jean Alesi * 1990-91: Ayrton Senna * 1992-93: Nigel Mansell * 1994: Damon Hill * 1995: Michael Schumacher * 1996: Damon Hill * 1997: Jacques Villeneuve * 1998-99: Mika Häkkinen * 2000-02: Michael Schumacher * 2003: Juan Pablo Montoya * 2004: Jenson Button * 2005: Kimi Räikkönen * 2006: Fernando Alonso * 2007-08: Lewis Hamilton * 2009: Jenson Button

UK Vodafone McLaren Mercedes

Parent company: McLaren Group

Founder: Bruce McLaren

Current personnel: Martin Whitmarsh * Paddy Lowe * Neil Oatley

Former personnel: John Barnard * Gordon Coppuck * Ron Dennis * Pat Fry * Norbert Haug * Robin Herd * Teddy Mayer * Gordon Murray * Adrian Newey * Steve Nichols * Jo Ramirez

Current drivers: UK 1. Jenson Button * UK 2. Lewis Hamilton Test Drivers: UK Gary Paffett

World Champions: BR Emerson Fittipaldi * UK Lewis Hamilton * UK James Hunt * FI Mika Häkkinen * AT Niki Lauda * FR Alain Prost * BR Ayrton Senna

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Formula One: M2B * M4B * M5A * M7A * M7B * M7C * M7D * M9A * M14A * M14D * M19A * M19C * M23 * M26 * M28 * M29 * M29F * M30 * MP4 (MP4/1) * MP4B (MP4/1B) * MP4/1C * MP4/1E * MP4/2 * MP4/2B * MP4/2C * MP4/3 * MP4/4 * MP4/5 * MP4/5B * MP4/6 * MP4/6B * MP4/7A * MP4/8 * MP4/9 * MP4/10 * MP4/10B * MP4/10C * MP4/11 * MP4/11B * MP4/12 * MP4/13 * MP4/14 * MP4/15 * MP4-16 * MP4-17 * MP4-17D * MP4-18 * MP4-19 * MP4-19B * MP4-20 * MP4-21 * MP4-22 * MP4-23 * MP4-24 * MP4-25
Formula Two: M4A * M21
Sports cars: M1A * M1B * M1C * M6A * M6B * M6GT * M8A * M8B * M8C * M8D * M8E * M8F * M8FP * M12 * M20 * F1 GTR
USAC/IndyCar: M15 * M16A * M16B * M16C * M16C/D * M16E * M24
F5000/Libre: M3 * M10A * M10B * M18 * M22 * M25
Development cars: M2A
Road cars: F1 * F1 LM * SLR * MP4-12C



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