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{{Infobox F1 driver|
 Name = Alain Prost |
 Image = Alain Prost 2008.jpg |
 Caption = <small>Prost at the [[2008 Canadian Grand Prix]]</small> |
 Nationality = {{flagicon|France}} [[France|French]] |
 Nickname = "The Professor" |
 Years = [[1980 Formula One season|1980]]–[[1991 Formula One season|1991]], [[1993 Formula One season|1993]] |
 Team(s) = [[Team McLaren|McLaren]], [[Renault F1|Renault]], [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]], [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] |
 Races = 202 (199 starts) |
 Championships = 4 ([[1985 Formula One season|1985]], [[1986 Formula One season|1986]], [[1989 Formula One season|1989]], [[1993 Formula One season|1993]]) |
 Wins = 51 |
 Podiums = 106 |
 Points = 768.5 (798.5)<ref name="droppedpoints">Up until {{F1|1990}}, not all points scored by a driver contributed to their final World Championship tally (see [[List of Formula One World Championship pointscoring systems|list of pointscoring systems]] for more information). Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.</ref>|
 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 Marie Pascal Prost''', [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]], [[Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur]] (born 24 February 1955) is a [[French People|French]] racing driver. A four-time Formula One Drivers' Champion, only [[Juan Manuel Fangio]] and [[Michael Schumacher]] have won more titles than Prost. From 1987 until 2001 Prost held the record for most [[History of Formula One|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 [[Pele]], [[Muhammed Ali|Ali]], [[Carl Lewis|Lewis]] and [[Stefanie Graf|Graf]].<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19991121/ai_n14263517 The Independent (London),  Nov 21, 1999], Retrieved 8 March 2008; [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_2_97/ai_58411586 Jet, December 13, 1999], Retrieved 8 March 2008; [http://www.prostfan.com/infos.htm Prostfan.com - Profile], Retrieved 8 March 2008</ref>

Prost discovered [[kart racing|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 Formula One season|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 F1|Renault's factory team]].

During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Prost formed a fierce rivalry with [[Ayrton Senna]] and [[Nigel Mansell]]. In 1986, at the last race of the season, he managed to pip Mansell and [[Nelson Piquet]] of [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] to the title. 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 [[Scuderia Ferrari|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 [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] team, prompting reigning drivers' champion Mansell to leave for [[CART]]. With a competitive car, Prost won the [[1993 Formula One season|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 2001.  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]].<ref>Roebuck, Nigel (1986) ''Grand Prix Greats'' p. 131 Book Club Associates ISBN 0-85059-792-7</ref> 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 of the race.<ref name = "F1 Hall par. 6">[http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/hall_of_fame/36/  Hall of Fame — Alain Prost],  Formula1.com.  Paragraph 6. Retrieved 16 August 2006.</ref> 
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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."<ref name = "Forix Who par. 24">[http://www.forix.com/8w/prost.html  8W — Who? — Alain Prost], Forix.com.  Paragraph 24.  Retrieved 16 August 2006.</ref>

==Personal and early life==
Alain Prost was born near [[Saint-Chamond]], in the [[département]] of [[Loire]] in [[France]] to André Prost and Marie-Rose Karatchian, born in France of [[Armenians|Armenian]] descent.<ref>[http://www.prostfan.com/1921_54.htm  Alain's Biography] (1921–54), ProstFan.com.  Retrieved 22 November 2006.</ref>  Prost had one younger brother called Daniel, who died of [[cancer]] in September 1986.<ref>[http://www.prostfan.com/infos.htm  Alain Prost Siblings],  ProstFan.com. Retrieved 25 September 2006.</ref> Although short, Prost was an active, athletic child, who enthusiastically took part in diverse sports, including [[wrestling]], [[roller skating]] and [[football (soccer)|football]]. In doing so he broke his nose several times.<ref>''Hall of Fame — [http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/hall_of_fame/36/   Alain Prost]'', Formula1.com.  Paragraph 2. Retrieved 16 August 2006.</ref> He considered careers as a gym instructor or a professional footballer before he discovered [[kart racing]] at the age of 14 while on a family holiday.<ref>''Hall of Fame — [http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/hall_of_fame/36/  Alain Prost]'', Formula1.com.  Paragraph 1. Retrieved 16 August 2006.</ref> This new sport quickly became his career of choice.

Prost is married to Anne-Marie (born 14 February 1955). They have two sons, [[Nicolas Prost|Nicolas]] (born 18 October 1981) and Sacha Prost (born 30 May 1990). Prost also has a daughter, Victoria<!--I don't know the exact circumstances here - the prostfan.com site simply notes a different name for the mother-->. As of 2008, Nicolas races in the Euroseries 3000 championship for the Elk Motorsport team.<ref>''[http://www.prostfan.com/nicolas.htm -  Nicolas' career year by year, 2003 - 2008]'', ProstFan.com. Retrieved 24 March 2008.</ref> Prost lived in his hometown, Saint-Chamond, until he and his Renault team fell out in the early 1980s. In April 1983 the Prost family moved to Sainte-Croix, [[Switzerland]] and shortly after to Yens, [[Switzerland]]. They lived there until November 1999, when they moved to [[Nyon]] in the same country.<ref>[http://www.prostfan.com/index.htm  Alain Prost Information], ProstFan.com]. Retrieved 17 August 2006.</ref>

==Driving career==
===Pre-Formula One===
Prost won several karting championships in his teens. In 1974 he left school to become a full-time racer, supporting himself by tuning engines and becoming a kart distributor. His prize for winning the 1975 French senior karting championship was a season in French<ref>There were several national Formula Renault championships in Europe.</ref> [[Formula Renault]],<ref name= "GP Encyclopedia">[http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-proala.html  Alain Prost], GrandPrix.com.  Retrieved October 2006.</ref> a category in which he won the title and all but one race in 1976.

Prost went on to win the 1977 Formula Renault European championship before moving up to [[Formula Three]] (F3) in 1978.  In 1979 he won both the French and European F3 championships, by which time he was on the shopping lists of several Formula One teams.<ref name="GP Encyclopedia" /> After carefully considering his options, he chose to sign with [[McLaren]] for [[1980 Formula One season|1980]]. He surprised the British team by declining their offer of a race drive in a third car at the final race of the [[1979 Formula One season|1979 season]] — reasoning that the token effort would benefit neither him or the team.<ref name="Roe80">Roebuck, Nigel ''Grand Prix Greats'' 1986, p. 126. Book Club Associates ISBN 0-85059-792-7</ref>

===Formula One===
====1980: McLaren====
''Related article: [[McLaren]]''

Prost began his career with [[McLaren]] in [[1980 Formula One season|1980]] alongside Ulsterman [[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]]. On his debut in [[1980 Argentine Grand Prix|Argentina]] he finished in sixth place earning one point, something achieved by only a handful of drivers. Prost added four more points to his tally during the season, scoring points in [[1980 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazil]], [[1980 British Grand Prix|Britain]] and the [[1980 Dutch Grand Prix|Netherlands]]. Prost finished the year 15th in the drivers' championship, equalling points with former world champion [[Emerson Fittipaldi]]. Despite the encouraging debut season, Prost had several accidents, breaking his wrist in one of them and suffering a [[concussion of the brain|concussion]] in another. At the end of the season, despite having two years remaining on his contract, he left McLaren and signed with [[Renault F1|Renault]]. Prost has said that he left because of the large number of breakages on the car and because he felt the team blamed him for some of the accidents.<ref name="Roe80" />

====1981–1983: Renault====
''Related article: [[Renault F1]]''

;1981
Prost was partnered with fellow Frenchman [[René Arnoux]] for [[1981 Formula One season|1981]]. Motor sports author [[Nigel Roebuck]] reports that there were problems between Prost and Arnoux from the start of the season, Prost being immediately quicker than his more experienced teammate.<ref name= "Roe8183">Roebuck, Nigel ''Grand Prix Greats'' 1986, p. 129. Book Club Associates ISBN 0-85059-792-7</ref>  He did not finish the first two Grands Prix, due to collisions with [[Andrea de Cesaris]] in [[1981 United States Grand Prix West|Long Beach]] and [[Siegfried Stohr]] in [[1981 Brazilian Grand Prix|Jacarepaguá]], but scored his first podium finish in [[1981 Argentine Grand Prix|Argentina]]. He retired in the next four races before winning his first Formula One race at his home Grand Prix in France, finishing two seconds ahead of his old teammate John Watson. For Prost, his debut victory was memorable mostly for the change it made in his mindset. "Before, you thought you could do it," he said. "Now you know you can."<ref name="HOF">Hall of Fame — [http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/hall_of_fame/36/  Alain Prost], formula1.com.  Retrieved 7 October 2006.</ref> Prost won two more races during the season, as well as his first [[pole position]] in [[1981 German Grand Prix|Germany]] and finished fifth in the drivers' championship, seven points behind champion [[Nelson Piquet]].

;1982
Prost won the first two Grands Prix of the [[1982 Formula One season|1982 season]] in [[1982 South African Grand Prix|South Africa]] and [[1982 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazil]]. He finished in the points on four other occasions, but did not win again. Despite retiring from seven races, Prost improved on his drivers' championship position, finishing in fourth, but with nine fewer points than the previous year. His relationship with Arnoux deteriorated further after the [[1982 French Grand Prix|French Grand Prix]]. Prost believes that Arnoux, who won the race, went back on a pre-race agreement to support Prost during the race. His relationship with the French media was also poor. He has since commented that "When I went to Renault the journalists wrote good things about me, but by 1982 I had become the bad guy.  I think, to be honest, I had made the mistake of winning!  The French don't really like winners."<ref name = "Roe8183" />

;1983
[[Image:Prost Renault Paris.jpg|thumb|Prost's 1983 [[Renault F1|Renault]] [[Renault RE40|RE40]], in which he came close to winning his first championship]]
Arnoux left Renault in [[1983 Formula One season|1983]], and [[United States|American]] [[Eddie Cheever]] replaced him as Prost's partner. Prost earned a further four victories for Renault during the season and finished second in the drivers' championship, two points behind Nelson Piquet. Piquet and the [[Brabham]] team overhauled Prost and Renault in the last few races of the season. Prost, who felt the team had been too conservative in developing the car, found himself increasingly at odds with Renault's management, who made him the [[Scapegoat#Scapegoating in sports|scapegoat]] for failing to win a championship. In addition to that, the French fans recalled the bitter fight that had caused their favourite, Arnoux, to leave the team. Renault fired Prost only two days after the last race of the season. He re-signed for McLaren for the 1984 season within days and moved his family home to Switzerland.<ref name = "Roe8183" />

====1984–1989: McLaren====
;1984
The Frenchman joined double world champion [[Niki Lauda]] at McLaren in [[1984 Formula One season|1984]], driving the [[McLaren MP4/2]] using [[Techniques d'Avant Garde|TAG-Porsche]] engines. He lost the world championship to Lauda in the final race by half a point, despite winning seven races to Lauda's five.  The half point came from the [[1984 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco Grand Prix]], where Prost had been leading, albeit with [[Ayrton Senna]] and [[Stefan Bellof]] closing on him rapidly, when officials stopped the race at half distance due to heavy rain.  Under Formula One regulations, Prost received only half of the nine points normally awarded for a victory.<ref>[http://www.gpracing.net192.com/races/reports/394.cfm  Prost wins under a cloud of controversy],  GPRacing.net192.com.  Retrieved 25 January 2007.</ref>

;1985
[[Image:ProstAlain McLarenMP4-2B 1985.jpg|thumb|Alain Prost driving the McLaren MP4/2B at the [[1985 German Grand Prix]]]]
In [[1985 Formula One season|1985]] Prost became the first French Formula One [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|World Champion]]. He won five of the sixteen Grands Prix during the season. He had also won the [[1985 San Marino Grand Prix|San Marino Grand Prix]], but was disqualified after his car was found to be underweight in post-race [[scrutineer]]ing.<ref>{{cite web | title = 1985 San Marino Grand Prix | url = http://www.gpracing.net192.com/races/reports/407.cfm | work = GPRacing.net192.com|accessdate = 2006-10-07 }}</ref> Prost finished 23 points ahead of his closest rival, [[Michele Alboreto]]. Prost's performance in 1985 earned him the [[Légion d'honneur]] distinction in France.

;1986
Niki Lauda retired in [[1986 Formula One season|1986]], and was replaced at McLaren by [[1982 Formula One season|1982]] Champion [[Keke Rosberg]]. Prost successfully defended his title, despite his car struggling against the [[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]-powered Williams cars driven by Nelson Piquet and [[Nigel Mansell]].<ref>{{cite web | title = 1986 Australian Grand Prix | url = http://www.gpracing.net192.com/races/reports/436.cfm | work = GPRacing.net192.com | accessdate = 2006-10-07 }}</ref>  Until the latter stages of the final race of the 1986 season, the [[1986 Australian Grand Prix|Australian Grand Prix]], Prost appeared set to finish second in the Championship, behind Mansell. Prost had the same amount of wins as Piquet, but he had four second places to Piquet's three, thus placing him second before the final race. While running third behind Piquet and Prost (all he needed to win the title), Mansell suffered a [[tire|tyre]] failure at high speed, and crashed out. The [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] team called his teammate Piquet in to change tyres as a safety precaution, handing the race victory — and Championship — to Prost, who had already [[pit stop|pitted]]. Another memorable race that year for Prost was at the [[1986 San Marino Grand Prix|San Marino Grand Prix]].  He was cruising to victory when his car began to run out of fuel three corners from the chequered flag.  Frantically weaving the car back and forth to slosh the last drops of fuel into the pickup, he managed to keep it running just long enough to creep over the line and win the race.  It happened again at the [[1986 German Grand Prix|German Grand Prix]]: while running in fourth position, Prost's car ran out of fuel on the finishing straight of the last lap. Instead of retiring, Prost got out of his car and tried to push it to the finish, to great applause from the crowd. The finish line was too far, though, and he never reached it. He was classified sixth in the race, as the seventh-placed car was a lap behind.<ref>{{cite web | title = Grand Prix Results: German GP, 1986 | url = http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr430.html | publisher = GrandPrix.com | accessdate = 2006-11-07 }}</ref>

;1987
With Rosberg retiring from Formula One for the [[1987 Formula One season|1987 season]], [[Stefan Johansson]] filled the McLaren seat alongside Prost thanks to his [[Marlboro (cigarette)#Advertising campaigns|Marlboro]] connections.<ref>{{cite web | title = 8W - Who? - Alain Prost | url = http://www.forix.com/8w/prost.html | work = Forix.com Paragraph 18|accessdate = 2006-08-16 }}</ref> Even though Prost was driving a by now outclassed McLaren, he challenged Piquet and Mansell almost until the end, winning three races and breaking [[Jackie Stewart]]'s record for race victories by winning for the 28th time. Prost considers the [[1987 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazilian Grand Prix]] as his best and most rewarding race ever. The Williams-Hondas had been dominant during qualifying, and Prost started fifth on the grid.  He had worked on his race set-up, and with everyone else going for a high-downforce set-up, the Frenchman went the other way. The set-up meant less tyre wear, thanks to slower speeds in the corners while going fast down the straights. Only one stop was necessary, and Prost won the race by 40 seconds.

{{cquote|When you win a race like this the feeling is very, very good. There have been times when I have been flat-out to finish sixth, but you can't see that from the outside. In [[1980 Formula One season|1980]] I finished three or four times in seventh place. I pushed like mad, yet everyone was gathered around the winner and they were thinking that I was just trundling around. But that's motor racing. So in fact the only thing you can judge in this sport is the long term. You can judge a career or a season, but not one race.|20px|20px|Alain Prost some-time after the race -  transcript of recording from [http://www.forix.com/8w/prost.html Forix.com, paragraphs 19 & 20].}}

Prost finished the 1987 season in fourth place, 30 points behind champion Nelson Piquet.

;1988

[[Image:Alain Prost 1988 Canada.jpg|thumb|right|Prost driving for McLaren at the [[1988 Canadian Grand Prix]].]]

Despite Nelson Piquet winning the Drivers' Championship and Williams winning the Constructors' Championship, Honda decided not to supply Williams with their engines and instead supplied the McLaren team for [[1988 Formula One season|1988]]. Prost had convinced [[Ron Dennis]] to sign Senna to a three-year contract, which played a role in luring Honda. However, this began the rivalry that pushed two of the sport's greatest drivers to unprecedented heights of success and controversy. McLaren-Honda dominated the season, winning 15 out of 16 races. Prost won seven and outscored his new teammate [[Ayrton Senna]] by 11 points, despite Senna winning one more race than Prost.  However, only the 11 best results from the season counted toward the championship total, and this gave Senna the title by three points. Prost went on to be a proponent of essentially the 90's scoring system - all results counting to the final results with the winner scoring 10, not 9, points.

;1989

McLaren's domination continued throughout [[1989 Formula One season|1989]], and the Prost-Senna struggle for supremacy put them on a collision course. Mutual admiration turned to all-out hatred, with the Frenchman accusing his Brazilian teammate of "''dangerous driving''"<ref>{{cite web | title = Hall of Fame - Alain Prost | url = http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/hall_of_fame/36/ | work = Formula1.com Paragraph 7 | accessdate = 2006-08-16 }}</ref> and of receiving more than a fair share of attention from both McLaren and Honda. Their embittered season ended as many pundits had feared. In the [[1989 Japanese Grand Prix|Japanese Grand Prix]] at the end of lap 46, Senna made his move at the [[chicane]]. Prost turned into his teammate's path. The two interlocked McLarens slid up the chicane escape road. Prost, thinking the World Championship was over, climbed out of his car. To separate the cars, the [[Marshal#Racing and other competitions|marshals]] pushed Senna's McLaren backwards onto the track. This left it in a dangerous position, so they pushed it forwards again. As they did so, Senna [[bump starting|bump-started]] the engine. He drove through the chicane and rejoined. The nose of his car was damaged and he had to pit, but he rejoined only five seconds behind [[Alessandro Nannini]].  On lap 50, Ayrton sliced past Nannini at the chicane to take the lead and won the race. But it was Nannini who appeared on the podium. Race officials had excluded Senna for missing the chicane.  McLaren appealed the decision, but the FIA Court of Appeal not only upheld the decision but fined Senna US$100,000 and gave him a suspended six-month ban.<ref>{{cite web | title = Grand Prix Results: Japanese GP, 1989 | url = http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr483.html | work = GrandPrix.com|accessdate = 2006-08-16 }}</ref> Thus Prost clinched his third driving title in controversial circumstances.

However, Prost had the firm belief that Honda and [[Ron Dennis]] viewed Senna as the future of the team. By Suzuka, Prost recalled that he had one car with maybe four or five mechanics, while his teammate had two cars and 20 people around him.<ref>[http://www.prostfan.com/senna2.htm prostfan.com - Ayrton Senna by Alain Prost<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>  As a result, Prost announced on July 1989 that he would resign from McLaren and the Frenchman quickly joined his new employers: [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]].

====1990–1991: Ferrari====
''Related article: [[Scuderia Ferrari]]''

;1990
[[Image:Alain Prost, 1990 USA GP Phoenix.jpg|thumb|Prost practicing for his first event for [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]], the [[1990 United States Grand Prix]]]]
The Frenchman replaced [[Gerhard Berger]] at Ferrari and was partnered with Britain's [[Nigel Mansell]] for [[1990 Formula One season|1990]]. As reigning world champion, Prost took over as the team's lead driver and was said to have played on Mansell's [[inferiority complex]].  Mansell recalls one incident where at the [[1990 British Grand Prix]], the car he drove didn't handle the same as in the previous race where had taken pole position, and later found out from team mechanics that Prost saw Mansell as having a superior car and had them swapped without Mansell knowing.<ref>Mansell, Nigel ''My Autobiography'' page 222 Collins Willow ISBN 0-00-218497-4</ref> Prost won five races for Ferrari that year, in [[1990 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazil]], [[1990 Mexican Grand Prix|Mexico]], [[1990 French Grand Prix|France]], [[1990 British Grand Prix|Britain]] and [[1990 Spanish Grand Prix|Spain]]. Notable among these was the Mexican Grand Prix, where he won after starting in 13th position. In both the Mexican and Spanish races, he led Mansell to Ferrari 1-2 finishes. The championship once again came to the penultimate round of the season in [[1990 Japanese Grand Prix|Japan]] with Prost trailing his McLaren adversary, Ayrton Senna, by nine points. As in 1989, a controversial collision between the two settled the race. At the first corner Senna, as he later admitted, intentionally drove his race car into Prost's, taking them both out of the race and sealing the title in his favour. "What he did was disgusting," Prost said. "He is a man without value."<ref name="HOF" /> Prost finished the season seven points behind Senna, and his Ferrari team were runners-up to McLaren.

;1991
[[Image:Alain Prost 1991 United States GP.jpg|thumb|Prost at the [[1991 United States Grand Prix]]]]
In [[1991 Formula One season|1991]], Mansell left the Scuderia, due to his unstable relationship with Prost,<ref>Murray Walker & Simon Taylor ''Murray Walker's Formula One Heroes'' p. 108, paragraph 2.  Virgin Books, ISBN 1-85227-918-4</ref> to join his previous employers, Williams. Mansell's replacement was Frenchman [[Jean Alesi]], who had been impressive during the previous two years at [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]. Ferrari had entered a downturn, partially as their famous V12 engine was no longer competitive against the smaller, lighter and more fuel efficient V10s of their competitors. The Ferrari chassis, despite a major revision by the French Grand Prix (f-643) was also not up to the level of the Mclaren and the Williams models.Prost won no races, only getting onto the podium five times. He took it out on the Italian team, publicly criticising them (he famously described his car as handling worse than "a truck"),<ref>{{cite book | title = Formula Ferrari | first = Umberto | last = Zapelloni | isbn = 0-340-83471-4 | publisher = [[Hodder & Stoughton]] | origmonth = April | origyear = 2004 | pages = 17}}</ref> and was fired prior to the end of the season, right before the [[1991 Australian Grand Prix|Australian Grand Prix]].<ref>Murray Walker & Simon Taylor, ''Murray Walker's Formula One Heroes'' p. 115, lines 6–9.  Virgin Books, ISBN 1-85227-918-4</ref> Prost was replaced by [[Italy|Italian]] [[Gianni Morbidelli]].

====1993: Williams====
{{see also|WilliamsF1}}
Prost went onto a [[sabbatical year]] in [[1992 Formula One season|1992]],<ref>{{cite web | title = Hall of Fame — Alain Prost | url = http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/hall_of_fame/36/ | work = Formula1.com, paragraph 9|accessdate = 2006-08-16 }}</ref> which was dominated by [[Nigel Mansell]] in a Williams-[[Renault F1|Renault]]. After hearing that Prost would be his teammate again in 1993, Mansell left Williams to race in the [[Champ car|CART]] series. The Frenchman had a clause in his contract which prevented rival [[Ayrton Senna]] from joining the team that year.<ref name = "Vassal_p138">Menard and Vassal (2003), p. 138.</ref>  Prost was part of a new-look driver line-up at Williams, with test driver [[Damon Hill]] coming in to replace [[Riccardo Patrese]], who had left to join [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]].

Prost won his fourth, and final, title, but in a year where he was regularly challenged by teammate Hill, and [[Ayrton Senna]] driving an inferior [[McLaren]]. Shortly before the [[1993 Portuguese Grand Prix|Portuguese Grand Prix]] in October 1993, Prost announced he would not defend his world title, as the clause in the Frenchman's contract did not extend to 1994 and Senna would be able to join Williams for the upcoming season<ref name = "Vassal_p138"/> , and instead opted to retire as the most successful driver in the sport's history<ref>{{cite web | title = Grand Prix Results: Portuguese GP, 1993 | url = http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr546.html | publisher = GrandPrix.com | accessdate = 2006-11-07 }}</ref> — a record which stood for almost a decade. On the podium in [[1993 Australian Grand Prix|Adelaide]] in 1993, Prost's last race, he and Senna embraced, and it was as if — now that Prost was no longer a rival — Senna saw no reason for any more hostility. Prost was surprised by the gesture.<ref>{{cite web | title = Ayrton Senna by Alain Prost | url = http://www.prostfan.com/senna2.htm | work = ProstFan.com, paragraph 50|accessdate = 2006-10-12 }}</ref> Prost's performances earned him an [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]].

[[Germany|German]] [[Michael Schumacher]] broke Prost's record of 51 Grand Prix wins during the [[2001 Formula One season|2001 season]]. However, the Frenchman still holds the records for the most Grand Prix starts in [[Turbo charger|turbo]] powered cars (126), and most wins at home Grand Prix (six at the [[French Grand Prix]]). He is also thus far the most recent Frenchman to win his home Grand Prix.

====Rivalry with Ayrton Senna====
Prost's battles with [[Ayrton Senna]] were particularly notable. The rivalry originated in [[1988 Formula One season|1988]], when Senna joined Prost at the [[McLaren]] team. The most notable event during the season between the two occurred during the [[1988 Portuguese Grand Prix|Portuguese Grand Prix]], where Senna tried to block Prost from taking the lead by forcing the Frenchman to run close to the pitwall; Prost managed to edge Senna outwards, taking the lead as they went into the first corner but he remained angered by the Brazilian's dangerous manœuvre.<ref>''Grand Prix Results: [http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr465.html  Portuguese GP, 1988], GrandPrix.com.  Retrieved 17 August 2006.</ref> 

The rivalry intensified after the [[1989 San Marino Grand Prix]], where the two drivers had an agreement that neither would get in each other's way to the first corner (''cf.'' [[1982 San Marino Grand Prix]]). At the start, Senna got away in the lead and Prost followed him through the first corner without getting in Senna's way. [[Gerhard Berger]]'s crash on lap four stopped the race. At the restart, it was Prost this time that got away the better of the two; but Senna forced his way past Prost in the first corner, breaking the pair's agreement at the start of the race, leaving the Frenchman furious with Senna.<ref>{{cite book | first = Mark | last = Hughes | title = The Unofficial Complete Encyclopedia Of Formula One | pages = 72, lines 13–27 | publisher = Hermes House|isbn = 1-84309-864-4 }}</ref> Prost himself was angered by McLaren apparently favouring Senna, so he announced his signing with Ferrari during midseason.

The rivalry then reached its peak at the end of 1989, when the title was to be decided between Senna and Prost at [[1989 Japanese Grand Prix|Suzuka]]. The two McLarens collided at a chicane when Prost blocked an attempted pass by Senna. Prost walked away while Senna returned to the track by illegally cutting the chicane. Though he went on to win the race, the manœuvre meant that the result was disqualified. After an unsuccessful appeal by McLaren, the Brazilian received a further US$100,000 fine and a six month suspension, leading Senna to accuse FIA president [[Jean-Marie Balestre]] of favoring the Frenchman. Senna's disqualification meant that it was mathematically impossible for him to overhaul Prost's points total, and so the 1989 Championship went to the Frenchman. There has been much debate as to whether Prost intentionally ran into Senna, whether Senna was overambitious in his overtaking manoeuver, or whether the collision was simply a racing incident between two team-mates who were far from matey. Prost admitted years later that he had knowingly not let Senna through despite Senna having the inside line at the chicane.

[[1990 Formula One season|1990]] saw the two drivers collide again. Senna led Prost, now in a [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]], in the world drivers' championship. Prost had qualified second for the penultimate race of the season in Suzuka, [[1990 Japanese Grand Prix|Japan]], and Senna was on pole. Prior to the race Senna had complained that his side of the grid was dirty, meaning he would get less grip and therefore a slower start compared to Prost who was on the clean side of the grid. The Brazilian's appeal was rejected.<ref>{{cite book | first = Mark | last = Hughes | title = The Unofficial Complete Encyclopedia Of Formula One | pages = 75, lines 8–17 | publisher = Hermes House | isbn = 1-84309-864-4 }}</ref> At the start of the race, Prost got the better start of the two; but whilst braking for the first corner, Senna rammed his McLaren into Prost's Ferrari at {{convert|160|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}, clinching the title for the Brazilian.<ref>{{cite book | first = Mark | last = Hughes | title = The Unofficial Complete Encyclopedia of Formula One | pages = 75, lines 18–29 | publisher = Hermes House | isbn = 1-84309-864-4 }}</ref>  Prost almost retired from the sport, saying "What he did was disgusting. He is a man without value." <ref name="HOF" /> A year later, Senna admitted that the move was premeditated, in retaliation for Prost taking the two out of the race at the chicane on the same course the previous year when in a similar position.<ref>[http://www.grandprix.com/ft/ft00090.html  Ayrton Senna attacks Jean-Marie Balestre], GrandPrix.com. Retrieved 11 October 2006.</ref>

There was one controversial incident in [[1991 Formula One season|1991]], Prost's inferior Ferrari was unable to put up a challenge regularly to Senna's frontrunning McLaren. At the German Grand Prix Prost battled Senna for 4th place, however he felt Senna defended too aggressively and forced Prost to take avoiding action by using the escape road. Prost stalled his car rejoining the race. Ironically, Senna ran out of fuel on the last lap at the very same point. Prost angrily told the press following the race "I can no longer win the championship but if I catch him like that again I will push him out that is for sure!".

Senna laughed this off claiming Prost used a range of excuses to blame others for his misfortune, the two were summoned for clear the air talks at the next race in Hungary which ended with a very public handshake. Prost was given a one race suspended ban for his comments following the German Grand Prix.

The Frenchman took a sabbatical in [[1992 Formula One season|1992]] while the Brazilian struggled as McLaren was no longer competitive with Williams. When Prost announced his signing with Williams for the upcoming 1993 season, Senna had wanted join that team too, even offering to drive for free as they were clearly the top team. However, Prost had a clause in his contract forbidding the Brazilian as a teammate, and an infuriated Senna called the Frenchman a coward during a press conference at Estoril.

During the [[1993 Formula One season|1993 season]], Prost and Senna continued their on-track rivalry. Prost was escorted by police to the Interlagos circuit for the [[1993 Brazilian Grand Prix]] due to the hostility of Brazilians towards him.<ref>{{cite book | first = Derick | last = Allsop | title = Designs on Victory: On the Grand Prix Trail With Benetton | publisher = Hutchinson|isbn = 0-09-178311-9 }}</ref> The two continued their on-track battles at [[1993 British Grand Prix|Silverstone]] where Senna aggressively defended his position against Prost. At Prost's last Grand Prix, the [[1993 Australian Grand Prix]], he was pulled up by Senna onto the top step of the podium for an embrace.<ref>Fan review of Grand Prix with image of pair on podium. http://www.farzadsf1gallery.com/features/adel93.html. Retrieved January 28 2007.</ref>

On 1 May 1994, Ayrton Senna [[Death of Ayrton Senna|was killed]] at the [[1994 San Marino Grand Prix|San Marino Grand Prix]]. Prost was a [[pallbearer]] at the Brazilian's funeral.<ref>[http://www.gpracing.net192.com/drivers/prost-senna.cfm  Open Warfare], GPRacing.net192.com.  Retrieved 28 November 2006.</ref> Speaking four years after the Brazilian's death, Prost told [[Nigel Roebuck]] that he had "always refused to speak about him." When Senna died, Prost stated that "a part of himself had died also", because their careers had been so bound together.<ref>[http://www.prostfan.com/senna2.htm  Ayrton Senna — By Alain Prost], ProstFan.com.  Paragraph 3. Retrieved 16 August 2006.</ref> Senna had also felt the same when Prost had retired at the end of 1993, when he admitted to a close friend that he had realised how much of his motivation had come from fighting with Prost.  Only a couple of days before his death, when filming an in-car lap of Imola for French television channel [[TF1]], he greeted Prost, by then a pundit on the channel: "I'd like to welcome back my friend Alain — we all miss you…' Prost said that he was touched by that.<ref name="Hamilton">{{cite book | last = Hamilton | first = Maurice | authorlink = | coauthors = | editor = | others = | title = Frank Williams | accessdate = | edition = | date = | publisher = Macmillan | location = | isbn = 0-333-71716-3 | pages = 234}}</ref>

==== Comparison with team-mates ====
During the course of his career, season-by-season Prost beat nearly all his team-mates on total points, including five World Champions. The only exceptions were in 1984 when Niki Lauda won by half a point, and in Prost's first F1 season, when he was beaten by John Watson. In 1988, although Prost scored more points in total than his team-mate Ayrton Senna, only the best eleven of sixteen results counted towards the championship, which Senna won.

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Prost's points<ref name="droppedpoints"/>
!Team-mates' points<ref name="droppedpoints"/>
!Team-mate
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF"
|[[1980 Formula One season|1980]]
|5
|6
|[[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]]
|- style="background-color: #FFFFCC"
|[[1981 Formula One season|1981]]
|43
|11
|[[René Arnoux]]
|- style="background-color: #FFFFCC"
|[[1982 Formula One season|1982]]
|34
|28
|[[René Arnoux]]
|- style="background-color: #FFFFCC"
|[[1983 Formula One season|1983]]
|57
|22
|[[Eddie Cheever]]
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF"
|[[1984 Formula One season|1984]]
|71.5
|72
|[[Niki Lauda]]
|- style="background-color: #FFFFCC"
|[[1985 Formula One season|1985]]
|73 (76)
|14
|[[Niki Lauda]]
|- style="background-color: #FFFFCC"
|[[1986 Formula One season|1986]]
|72 (74)
|22
|[[Keke Rosberg]]
|- style="background-color: #FFFFCC"
|[[1987 Formula One season|1987]]
|46
|30
|[[Stefan Johansson]]
|- style="background-color: #FFDF9F"
|[[1988 Formula One season|1988]]
|87 (105)
|90 (94)
|[[Ayrton Senna]]
|- style="background-color: #FFFFCC"
|[[1989 Formula One season|1989]]
|76 (81)
|60
|[[Ayrton Senna]]
|- style="background-color: #FFFFCC"
|[[1990 Formula One season|1990]]
|71 (73)
|37
|[[Nigel Mansell]]
|- style="background-color: #FFFFCC"
|[[1991 Formula One season|1991]]
|34
|21
|[[Jean Alesi]]
|- style="background-color: #FFFFCC"
|[[1993 Formula One season|1993]]
|99
|69
|[[Damon Hill]]
|}

===Helmet===
[[Image:Prost 1993.JPG|thumb|right|Alain Prost's racing overalls for the 1993 season.]]

Prost uses a helmet design based on the three colours of the [[Flag of France|French flag]], those being blue, white and red, along with his name along the side. During his early career however, Prost used a basic design of white all over with some blue detail around the visor.<ref>''Grande Prěmio da Argentina de 1980'' [http://www.lookweb.com.br/medaglia/f1/80/8001arg/8001arg.html LookWeb.com.br]. Retrieved 12 October 2006</ref> During Prost's time at Renault, he used more blue details, most notably around the rear of his helmet. Prost kept the similar design for his second spell at McLaren, the only variant being the change in sponsor logos. Prost's helmet changed when he moved to Ferrari, as his helmet now had the blue detail around the front, surrounding the visor.<ref>''Alain Prost Helmet'' [http://www.jmjauto.com/New%20Photos%204-08-03/Prost%201990%20helmet.jpg JmJauto.com]. Retrieved 12 October 2006</ref> The helmet design did not change when Prost moved to Williams; like his move from Renault to McLaren in 1984, the only change to his helmet was the change in sponsor logos.

The sponsors on Prost's helmet have been [[Hugo Boss|Boss]], [[Canon (company)|Canon]], [[Elf Aquitaine|Elf]], [[Ferrari]], [[Honda]] ([[Acura]] at American Grands Prix), KicKers, [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]], [[Michelin]], [[Moët et Chandon|Moët]], [[Sega]] and its character [[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog]], Segafredo Zanetti and [[Renault]].

==Later life==
During 1994 and 1995, Prost worked as TV pundit for the French TV channel [[TF1]].<ref name="Later Life">''Alain Prost Information - Alain's career year by year, 1973 - 2006'' [http://www.prostfan.com/infos.htm ProstFan.com]. Retrieved 11 October 2006</ref> He also worked for [[Renault]] as a [[public relations|PR man]].<ref name="Later Life" /> Prost went back to his old team [[McLaren]], working as a technical advisor; he also competed in the [[L'Etape du Tour]], which is a bicycle race held in France.<ref name="Later Life" /> More than 5000 other riders took part; Prost himself finished 12th in his category, 42nd overall.<ref name="Later Life" />

===Prost Grand Prix===
{{main|Prost Grand Prix}}
<!-- Image with inadequate rationale removed: [[Image:Prost logo.gif|thumb|150px|right|The logo of the [[Prost Grand Prix]] team.]] -->
During 1989 Prost began to contemplate starting his own team, as his relationship with his McLaren teammate, Ayrton Senna, had turned sour. Prost and [[John Barnard]], formerly chief designer at McLaren, came close to founding a team in 1990; but a lack of sponsorship meant that this was not possible, so Prost moved to Ferrari. After falling out with the Italian team at the end of 1991, Prost found himself without a drive for 1992; after the failure of extensive negotiations with [[Guy Ligier]] about buying his [[Ligier]] team, Prost decided to join Williams for 1993.<ref name="Prost Renault">''Team Prost - a dream or reality?'' [http://www.grandprix.com/ft/ft00198.html GrandPrix.com]. Retrieved 12 October 2006</ref> In 1995, when Prost was working for Renault, people began to assume that a Prost-Renault team would be formed in the near future. Renault refused Prost's request to supply engines for his team, ending the speculation.<ref name="Prost Renault" />
[[Image:Olivier Panis 1998.jpg|Prost Grand Prix, 1998|thumb|200px|left|[[Olivier Panis]] driving for the Prost Grand Prix team at the [[1998 Canadian Grand Prix]]]]
On 13 February 1997, Prost bought the Ligier team from [[Flavio Briatore]] and renamed it "''Prost Grand Prix''".<ref name="Prost GP">''GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Constructor > Prost Grand Prix [http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/con-prost.html GrandPrix.com]. Retrieved September 8 2006</ref> The day after he bought the team, Prost signed a three-year deal with French car manufacturer [[Peugeot]], who would supply the team with engines for the [[1998 Formula One season|1998 season]] through the [[2000 Formula One season|2000 season]].<ref name="Prost GP" /> For the team's first season, Prost kept one of Ligier's 1996 drivers, [[Olivier Panis]], who had won the [[1996 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco Grand Prix]] the previous year; [[Japan]]ese driver [[Shinji Nakano]] was signed to partner Panis. The team raced with the [[Mugen-Honda]] engines used by Ligier the previous season. Things looked promising at the start of the season, as the team picked up two points on its Grand Prix debut in [[1997 Australian Grand Prix|Australia]] when Olivier Panis finished fifth. The team scored a further 13 points before Panis broke his leg in an accident during the [[1997 Canadian Grand Prix|Canadian Grand Prix]]. He was replaced by [[Minardi]]'s [[Jarno Trulli]]. From there, things started to go downhill slightly, the team scored only five points during Panis' recovery. The Frenchman came back at the end of the season to race the final three Grand Prix. Prost GP finished sixth in the constructors' championship in its first season, with 21 points.

[[Image:Prostjospinbuffet.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Alain Prost with [[Lionel Jospin]] and [[Marie-George Buffet]] in 2000.]] 

Prost became the president of Prost Grand Prix at the start of [[1998 Formula One season|1998]]. With Peugeot supplying the engines for Prost GP, Mugen-Honda decided to supply the [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] team. Prost GP scored a single point during the season, Jarno Trulli finishing sixth in [[1998 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgium]].

[[1999 Formula One season|1999]] was a crucial year for Prost GP.<ref>Jean-Michel Desnoues; Patrick Camus & Jean-Marc Loubat <u>Formula 1 99</u> . Queen Anne Press. ISBN 1-85291-606-0</ref> Prost hired [[John Barnard]] as a technical consultant,<ref name="Prost GP" /> Barnard's B3 Technologies company helping Loic Bigois and the design of the AP02. Panis and Trulli agreed to stay on with the team for the season. While the car did not prove to be a major concern, the Peugeot engine proved to be heavy and unreliable.

Peugeot's final year as Prost's engine supplier in [[2000 Formula One season|2000]] saw some optimism, Prost hiring his 1991 Ferrari team mate [[Jean Alesi]] to drive the lead car and [[Germany|German]] [[Nick Heidfeld]], who had won the [[1999 Formula 3000 season|1999]] [[International Formula 3000|Formula 3000]] championship, to partner him. The season proved to be yet another disastrous one, with newly hired technical director Alan Jenkins fired midway through the year. Prost restructured the team, hiring Joan Villadelprat as the managing director and replacing Jenkins with Henri Durand as the team's new technical director.<ref name="Prost GP" />

[[2001 Formula One season|2001]] saw some much needed optimism for the team as [[Ferrari]] agreed to be the team's engine supplier for the season, the team now moving in the right direction.<ref name="Prost GP" /> But the money ran out at the start of the [[2002 Formula One season|2002]] season and Prost was out of business, leaving debts of around $30 million.<ref name="Prost GP" />

===After Prost Grand Prix===

During 2002, Prost spent time with his family and competed in eight bicycle races, finishing third in the ''Granite – Mont Lozère''.<ref>[http://www.prostfan.com/2002.htm  Alain Prost 2002 Bicycle Racing], ProstFan.com.  Retrieved 11 October 2006.</ref> The Frenchman raced in the [[Andros Trophy|Andros ice race series]] in 2003, finishing second in the championship behind [[Yvan Muller]];<ref name = "Andros">''Trophée Andros Championship Standings'', [http://www.prostfan.com/andros03.htm  p. 3]. ProstFan.com. Retrieved 11 October 2006.</ref> he also became an Ambassador for [[Uniroyal]], a position he would keep until May 2006.<ref name="Later Life" />

Prost continued to compete in the Andros Trophy, winning the title with Toyota in 2006/07 and 2007/08.<ref>''Trophée Andros Championship Standings'', [http://www.prostfan.com/andros04.htm, p. 4].  ProstFan.com, retrieved 11 October 2006.</ref><ref name ="Andros5">''Trophée Andros Championship Standings'', [http://www.prostfan.com/andros05.htm  p. 5]. ProstFan.com, retrieved 11 October 2006.</ref><ref>[http://www.prostfan.com/20062007.htm  Trophée Andros], ProstFan.com.  Retrieved 11 October 2006.</ref>
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==Complete Formula One results==
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
! Year
! Team
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! WDC
! Points<ref name="droppedpoints"/>
|-
|rowspan="3"| [[1980 Formula One season|1980]]
!rowspan="3"| [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]] [[Team McLaren]]
| [[McLaren]] [[McLaren M29|M29B]]
|rowspan="3"| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Cosworth DFV]]
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1980 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br /><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1980 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| [[1980 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br /><small>DNS</small>
| [[1980 United States Grand Prix West|USW]]
|
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|
|
|
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|
!rowspan="3"| 16th
!rowspan="3"| 5
|-
| [[McLaren]] [[McLaren M29|M29C]]
|
|
|
|
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1980 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1980 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1980 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1980 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1980 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>11</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1980 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>7</small>
|
|
|
|
|
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|-
| [[McLaren]] [[McLaren M30|M30]]
|
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|
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|
|
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1980 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br /><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1980 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1980 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| [[1980 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small>DNS</small>
|
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[1981 Formula One season|1981]]
!rowspan="2"| [[Renault F1|Equipe Renault]] [[Elf Aquitaine|Elf]]
| [[Renault F1|Renault]] [[Renault RE20|RE20B]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Renault F1|Renault]] [[V6 engine|V6]] ([[Turbo-charged|t/c]])
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1981 United States Grand Prix West|USW]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1981 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1981 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1981 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1981 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|
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|
!rowspan="2"| 5th
!rowspan="2"| 43
|-
| [[Renault F1|Renault]] [[Renault RE30|RE30]]
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|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1981 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1981 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''[[1981 French Grand Prix|FRA]]''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1981 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| '''[[1981 German Grand Prix|GER]]'''<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1981 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''[[1981 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]'''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| [[1981 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1981 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix|CPL]]<br /><small>2</small>
|
|-
| [[1982 Formula One season|1982]]
! [[Renault F1|Equipe Renault]] [[Elf Aquitaine|Elf]]
| [[Renault F1|Renault]] [[Renault RE30|RE30B]]
| [[Renault F1|Renault]] [[V6 engine|V6]] ([[Turbo-charged|t/c]])
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''[[1982 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''''[[1982 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]'''''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1982 United States Grand Prix West|USW]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1982 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| '''[[1982 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]'''<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1982 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| '''''[[1982 Detroit Grand Prix|DET]]'''''<br /><small>NC</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1982 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1982 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1982 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1982 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1982 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1982 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| '''''[[1982 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]'''''<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1982 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| '''[[1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix|CPL]]'''<br /><small>4</small>
! 4th
! 34
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[1983 Formula One season|1983]]
!rowspan="2"| [[Renault F1|Equipe Renault]] [[Elf Aquitaine|Elf]]
| [[Renault F1|Renault]] [[Renault RE30|RE30C]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Renault F1|Renault]] [[V6 engine|V6]] ([[Turbo-charged|t/c]])
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1983 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>7</small>
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|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| '''2nd'''
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| '''57'''
|-
| [[Renault F1|Renault]] [[Renault RE40|RE40]]
|
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1983 United States Grand Prix West|USW]]<br /><small>11</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''''[[1983 French Grand Prix|FRA]]'''''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1983 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| '''[[1983 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]'''<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''[[1983 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]'''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1983 Detroit Grand Prix|DET]]<br /><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1983 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''[[1983 British Grand Prix|GBR]]''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1983 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''[[1983 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1983 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1983 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1983 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1983 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|
|-
| [[1984 Formula One season|1984]]
! [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]] [[Team McLaren|McLaren International]]
| [[McLaren]] [[McLaren MP4/2|MP4/2]]
| [[Techniques d'Avant Garde|TAG]] [[V6 engine|V6]] ([[Turbo-charged|t/c]])
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''[[1984 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1984 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1984 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| [[1984 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| ''[[1984 French Grand Prix|FRA]]''<br /><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''[[1984 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]'''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1984 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1984 Detroit Grand Prix|DET]]<br /><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1984 Dallas Grand Prix|DAL]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1984 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''''[[1984 German Grand Prix|GER]]'''''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1984 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''[[1984 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]'''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1984 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| [[1984 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| [[1984 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ''' 2nd'''
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ''' 71.5'''
|-
| [[1985 Formula One season|1985]]
! [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]] [[Team McLaren|McLaren International]]
| [[McLaren]] [[McLaren MP4/2|MP4/2B]]
| [[Techniques d'Avant Garde|TAG]] [[V6 engine|V6]] ([[Turbo-charged|t/c]])
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''[[1985 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1985 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#000000" style="color: #ffffff"| [[1985 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small>DSQ</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| [[1985 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1985 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1985 Detroit Grand Prix|DET]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1985 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''[[1985 British Grand Prix|GBR]]''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1985 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''''[[1985 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]'''''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ''[[1985 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]''<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| [[1985 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| '''''[[1985 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]'''''<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1985 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br /><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1985 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1985 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''1st'''
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''73 (76)'''
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| [[1986 Formula One season|1986]]
! [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]] [[Team McLaren|McLaren International]]
| [[McLaren]] [[McLaren MP4/2|MP4/2C]]
| [[Techniques d'Avant Garde|TAG]] [[V6 engine|V6]] ([[Turbo-charged|t/c]])
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1986 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1986 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| [[1986 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''''[[1986 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]'''''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ''[[1986 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]''<br /><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1986 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1986 Detroit Grand Prix|DET]]<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1986 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1986 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1986 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1986 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| [[1986 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#000000" style="color: #ffffff"| [[1986 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>DSQ</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1986 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1986 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| [[1986 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''1st'''
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''72 (74)'''
|-
| [[1987 Formula One season|1987]]
! [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]] [[Team McLaren|McLaren International]]
| [[McLaren]] [[McLaren MP4/3|MP4/3]]
| [[Techniques d'Avant Garde|TAG]] [[V6 engine|V6]] ([[Turbo-charged|t/c]])
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| [[1987 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1987 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''[[1987 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1987 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1987 Detroit Grand Prix|DET]]<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1987 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1987 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1987 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1987 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1987 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1987 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>15</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| [[1987 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1987 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1987 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| ''[[1987 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]''<br /><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1987 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
! 4th
! 46
|-
| [[1988 Formula One season|1988]]
! [[Honda]] [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]] [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]
| [[McLaren]] [[McLaren MP4/4|MP4/4]]
| [[Honda Racing F1|Honda]] [[V6 engine|V6]] ([[Turbo-charged|t/c]])
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| [[1988 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ''[[1988 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]''<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| [[1988 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''[[1988 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1988 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ''[[1988 Detroit Grand Prix|DET]]''<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''''[[1988 French Grand Prix|FRA]]'''''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1988 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1988 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ''[[1988 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]''<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1988 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1988 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''[[1988 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]'''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''[[1988 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1988 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''[[1988 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| '''2nd'''
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| '''87 (105)'''
|-
| [[1989 Formula One season|1989]]
! [[Honda]] [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]] [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]
| [[McLaren]] [[McLaren MP4/5|MP4/5]]
| [[Honda Racing F1|Honda]] [[V10 engine|V10]]
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1989 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ''[[1989 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]''<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ''[[1989 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]''<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1989 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br /><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| [[1989 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| '''[[1989 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]'''<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''[[1989 French Grand Prix|FRA]]'''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| [[1989 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1989 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1989 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br /><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ''[[1989 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]''<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''[[1989 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1989 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1989 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ''[[1989 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]''<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1989 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''1st'''
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''76 (81)'''
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[1990 Formula One season|1990]]
!rowspan="2"| [[Scuderia Ferrari]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] [[Ferrari F1 641|641]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] [[V12 engine|V12]]
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| [[1990 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1990 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|
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|
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|
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|
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| '''2nd'''
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| '''71 (73)'''
|-
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] [[Ferrari F1 641|641/2]]
|
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|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1990 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| ''[[1990 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| [[1990 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| [[1990 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1990 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| ''[[1990 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]''<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1990 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1990 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| [[1990 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1990 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br /><small>3</small>
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[1991 Formula One season|1991]]
!rowspan="2"| [[Scuderia Ferrari]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] [[Ferrari F1 642|642]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] [[V12 engine|V12]]
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1991 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1991 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| [[1991 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small>DNS</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| ''[[1991 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]''<br /><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1991 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1991 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
!rowspan="2"| 5th
!rowspan="2"| 34
|-
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] [[Ferrari F1 643|643]]
|
|
|
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|
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|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1991 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1991 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1991 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1991 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1991 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1991 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1991 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1991 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1991 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br /><small>4</small>
| [[1991 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
|-
| [[1993 Formula One season|1993]]
! [[Canon (company)|Canon]] [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] [[Renault]]
| [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] [[Williams FW15C|FW15C]]
| [[Renault F1|Renault]] [[V10 engine|V10]]
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''''[[1993 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]'''''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| '''[[1993 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]'''<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| '''[[1993 European Grand Prix|EUR]]'''<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''''[[1993 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]'''''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''[[1993 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]'''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| '''''[[1993 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]'''''<br /><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''[[1993 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]'''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| [[1993 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''[[1993 British Grand Prix|GBR]]'''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''[[1993 German Grand Prix|GER]]'''<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| '''''[[1993 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]'''''<br /><small>12</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| '''''[[1993 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]'''''<br /><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| '''[[1993 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]'''<br /><small>12</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1993 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| '''''[[1993 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]'''''<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1993 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br /><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''1st'''
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''99'''
|}

==Further reading==
*Alan Henry, ''Alain Prost (Champion Series)'' ISBN 0-946132-30-5
*Pierre Ménard, ''Alain Prost: The Science of Racing (Formula 1 Legends S.)'' ISBN 2-84707-062-1

==Footnotes==
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==References==
<div class="references-small">
All Formula One race and championship results are taken from:
* [http://Formula1.com  Official Formula One website], [http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/1980/36.html  Results for 1980–93 seasons].  Retrieved 16 August 2006.
* [http://Formula1.com  Official Formula One website],  [http://www.formula1.com/results/team/1997/2028.html  Results for 1997–2001 seasons].  Retrieved 17 August 2006.
</div>

==External links==

*[http://www.prostfan.com/ Alain Prost] - fan page: interviews, photos, statistics, regularly updated
*[http://www.ddavid.com/formula1/prost_bio.htm Grand Prix History - Hall of Fame]
*[http://www.4mula1.ro/history/driver/Alain_Prost Alain Prost statistics]
*[http://www.karting1.co.uk/senna-kart/ Prost vs Senna on Karts video] - Footage from 1993 Paris Bercy Karting Event
*[http://www.classicf1videos.com/alain-prost-videos/ Alain Prost Videos] - courtesy of Classic F1 Videos

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