Alain Prost F1 stats
Driver info
| Nationality | French |
|---|---|
| Birthplace | Lorette, France |
| Date of birth | |
| Age | 68 |
| First race | 1980 Argentine Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1993 Australian Grand Prix |
| Year(s) active | 1980-91, 1993 |
| Best championship finish | 4x World Champion (, , , ) |
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F1 stats
A detailed look at Alain Prost’s F1 stats
| Grand Prix entries | 202 | |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix starts | 199 | |
| Wins | 51 | 25.6% |
| From pole | 18 | 35.3% |
| Win & f.lap | 21 | 41.2% |
| Hat-trick | 8 | 15.7% |
| Podiums | 106 | 53.3% |
| Pole positions | 33 | 16.6% |
| Pole to win | 18 | 54.5% |
| Fastest laps | 41 | 20.6% |
| Points | 768.50 (798.50) | 4.01 pts p/r |
| Points finishes | 128 | 64.3% |
| Front row starts | 85 | 42.7% |
| Times as championship leader | 79 | |
| Best start | 1st | x33 |
| Best finish | 1st | x51 |
| Did not start | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Did not qualify | 0 | |
| Did not pre-qualify | 0 | |
| Retirements | 59 | 29.7% |
| First lap retirements | 5 | |
| Not classified | 1 | 0.5% |
| Disqualified | 2 | 1.0% |
| No. of events | 26 | |
| No. of circuits | 34 |
Stats by season
A look at Prost’s F1 stats by season
| Year | Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren | 13 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15th | |
| Renault | 15 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 43 | 5th | |
| Renault | 16 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 4th | |
| Renault | 15 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 57 | 2nd | |
| McLaren | 16 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 71.50 | 2nd | |
| McLaren | 16 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 73 (76) | WC | |
| McLaren | 16 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 72 (74) | WC | |
| McLaren | 16 | 16 | 3 | 7 | – | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 46 | 4th | |
| McLaren | 16 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 87 (105) | 2nd | |
| McLaren | 16 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 76 (81) | WC | |
| Ferrari | 16 | 16 | 5 | 9 | – | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 71 (73) | 2nd | |
| Ferrari | 15 | 14 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 5th | |
| Williams | 16 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 99 | WC | |
| 202 | 199 | 51 | 106 | 33 | 41 | 85 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 128 | 768.50 (798.50) |
Table definitions
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- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podiums
- PP: Pole positions
- FL: Fastest laps
- FR: Front row starts
- DNF: Did not finish
- BS: Best start
- BR: Best result
- PF: Points finishes
- PTS: Points
- WC: World Championship
Stats by constructor
A look at Prost’s F1 stats by constructor
| Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren (1980, 1984-89) | 109 | 107 | 30 | 63 | 10 | 24 | 43 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 458.5 |
| Renault (1981-83) | 46 | 46 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 134 |
| Ferrari (1990-91) | 31 | 30 | 5 | 14 | – | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 107 |
| Williams (1993) | 16 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 99 |
| 202 | 199 | 51 | 106 | 33 | 41 | 85 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 128 | 798.5 |
Table definitions
Click column headers to sort
- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podiums
- PP: Pole positions
- FL: Fastest laps
- FR: Front row starts
- DNF: Did not finish
- BS: Best start
- BR: Best result
- PF: Points finishes
- PTS: Points
Teammates
A list of Prost’s teammates and qualifying head-to-head battles (race drivers only)
| Driver | Races | Qualifying H2H |
|---|---|---|
| (GBR) John Watson (1980, 1985) | 14 | 9-5 |
| (FRA) Rene Arnoux (1981-82) | 31 | 18-13 |
| (USA) Eddie Cheever (1983) | 15 | 13-2 |
| (AUT) Niki Lauda (1984-85) | 31 | 29-2 |
| (FIN) Keke Rosberg (1986) | 16 | 12-4 |
| (SWE) Stefan Johansson (1987) | 16 | 16-0 |
| (BRA) Ayrton Senna (1988-89) | 32 | 4-28 |
| (GBR) Nigel Mansell (1990) | 16 | 8-8 |
| (FRA) Jean Alesi (1991) | 15 | 13-2 |
| (GBR) Damon Hill (1993) | 16 | 14-2 |
| 202 | 136-66 |
F1 records
A selected list of F1 records held by Alain Prost.
- Highest championship finish in final season
- Most wins at the opening race of a season
- Most wins without a pole position in a single season
- Most pole positions in final season
- Most fastest laps in final season
- Largest front row start % in a single season
- Front row start % in a title winning season
Note: Only records that currently appear on our F1 stats and records page are shown in the above list.