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🇫🇷 Alain Prost
Racing driver from France. Formula 1, Williams. Four-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Alain Prost
Born
24 February 1955(b. 1955)
Nationality
France
Current team
Williams
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Championships
41985, 1986, 1989, 1993
Career wins
51
Career podiums
106
Career starts
202
Career DNFs
59
Racer Rating
6,802
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
6,802Rank 26 of 40,700 indexed, -901 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Alain Prost is a racing driver from France who last raced in Formula 1 for Williams. Prost is a four-time champion (1985, 1986, 1989, 1993), with 51 wins and 106 podiums from 202 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 6,802 ranks Prost 26th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
1993 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 1993-11-07 | Adelaide Street Circuit | P2 | +55 |
| 1993-10-24 | Suzuka | P2 | +58 |
| 1993-09-26 | Autódromo do Estoril | P2 | +62 |
| 1993-09-12 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | P12 | −61 |
| 1993-08-29 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | P3 | +47 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +183 | Dijon-Prenois 1981 | Formula 1 | P1 |
| +168 | Zandvoort 1981 | Formula 1 | P1 |
| +161 | Hockenheimring 1981 | Formula 1 | P2 |
| +157 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1981 | Formula 1 | P1 |
| +146 | Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1981 | Formula 1 | P3 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Paul Ricard9 starts+30
Circuito de Jerez5 starts+26
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet9 starts+23
Brands Hatch6 starts+15
Struggles
Zolder4 starts-52
Hungaroring7 starts-49
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza12 starts-32
Adelaide Street Circuit7 starts-31
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | ▸Formula 1 | Williams | 16 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 99 | P1 | +716 | 7,703 |
| 1991 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 15 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 34 | P5 | −678 | 6,987 |
| 1990 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 16 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 73 | P2 | −169 | 7,665 |
| 1989 | ▸Formula 1 | McLaren | 16 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 81 | P1 | −57 | 7,835 |
| 1988 | ▸Formula 1 | McLaren | 16 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 105 | P1 | +528 | 7,892 |
| 1987 | ▸Formula 1 | McLaren | 16 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 46 | P4 | −375 | 7,363 |
| 1986 | ▸Formula 1 | McLaren | 16 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 74 | P1 | +199 | 7,738 |
| 1985 | ▸Formula 1 | McLaren | 16 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 76 | P1 | +351 | 7,539 |
| 1984 | ▸Formula 1 | McLaren | 16 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 72 | P2 | +195 | 7,188 |
| 1983 | ▸Formula 1 | Renault | 15 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 57 | P2 | +405 | 6,994 |
| 1982 | ▸Formula 1 | Renault | 16 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 34 | P3 | +181 | 6,589 |
| 1981 | ▸Formula 1 | Renault | 15 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 43 | P5 | +370 | 6,408 |
| 1980 | ▸Formula 1 | McLaren | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | P11 | +4,689 | 6,039 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Prost finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Riccardo PatreseFIA Bronze | 6,417 | 201 | 153 | 48 | 76% |
| 🇧🇷 Nelson PiquetFIA Platinum | 6,711 | 183 | 111 | 72 | 61% |
| 🇮🇹 Andrea de Cesaris | 5,524 | 181 | 146 | 35 | 81% |
| 🇬🇧 Nigel Mansell | 6,388 | 167 | 106 | 61 | 63% |
| 🇮🇹 Michele Alboreto | 5,938 | 161 | 117 | 44 | 73% |
| 🇬🇧 Derek Warwick | 6,033 | 148 | 124 | 24 | 84% |
| 🇩🇪 Thierry Boutsen | 6,049 | 146 | 109 | 37 | 75% |
| 🇧🇷 Ayrton Senna | 6,332 | 141 | 71 | 70 | 50% |
| 🇦🇹 Gerhard Berger | 6,491 | 130 | 95 | 35 | 73% |
| 🇺🇸 Eddie CheeverFIA Gold | 5,131 | 130 | 99 | 31 | 76% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,700 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 🇩🇪 Nico Hülkenberg | Formula 1 | 7,001 |
| 17 | 🇩🇪 Pascal Wehrlein | Formula E | 6,966 |
| 18 | 🇬🇧 Oliver Rowland | Formula E | 6,961 |
| 19 | 🇳🇿 Mitch Evans | Formula E | 6,953 |
| 20 | 🇪🇸 Alex Palou | IndyCar | 6,950 |
| 21 | 🇦🇷 Juan Fangio | Formula 1 | 6,889 |
| 22 | 🇯🇵 Yuki Tsunoda | Formula 1 | 6,886 |
| 23 | 🇩🇪 Sebastian Vettel | Formula 1 | 6,884 |
| 24 | 🇺🇸 Christopher Bell | NASCAR Cup Series | 6,823 |
| 25 | 🇫🇷 Esteban Ocon | Formula 1 | 6,813 |
| 26 | 🇫🇷 Alain Prost | Formula 1 | 6,802 |
| 27 | 🇯🇵 Sho Tsuboi | Super GT | 6,800 |
| 28 | 🇺🇸 Ryan Blaney | NASCAR Cup Series | 6,787 |
| 29 | 🇪🇸 Carlos Sainz | Formula 1 | 6,786 |
| 30 | 🇳🇿 Scott McLaughlin | IndyCar | 6,770 |
| 31 | 🇧🇷 Gabriel Bortoleto | Formula 1 | 6,758 |
| 32 | 🇺🇸 Chase Briscoe | NASCAR Cup Series | 6,748 |
| 33 | 🇯🇵 Tadasuke Makino | Super GT | 6,742 |
| 34 | 🇦🇺 Daniel Ricciardo | Formula 1 | 6,735 |
| 35 | 🇺🇸 Kyle Larson | NASCAR Cup Series | 6,733 |
| 36 | 🇺🇸 Ty Gibbs | NASCAR Cup Series | 6,723 |
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