80
1980
McLaren
Debut with points on his first start in Argentina.
Alain ProstF1 career record
'The Professor'. Won four titles by managing races, tyres and politics better than anyone on the grid.
- Titles
- 4
- Wins
- 51
- Podiums
- 106
- Poles
- 33
- Starts
- 202
- Points
- 798.5
- Win rate
- 25.2%
- Podium rate
- 52.5%
- GOAT score
- 178.0
Ranked 5th of 881 drivers on the all-time greatness score.
Achievements
- Fastest laps
- —
- Front rows
- 86
- Best finish
- 1st
- Best grid
- 1st
- Finish rate
- 67.8%
- Retirements
- 65
- 4× World Champion (1985, 1986, 1989, 1993)
- 51 Grand Prix wins — 5th on the all-time list
- 106 podiums — 5th all time
- 33 pole positions — 7th all time
Career Timeline
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5 of 5 timeline entries shown · 1980 — 1993
4 championship seasons in this range:1985 · 1986 · 1989 · 1993
Full career totals
1980 — 1993 · 13 seasons- Races
- 202
- Wins
- 51
- Podiums
- 106
- Poles
- 33
- Championships
- 4
Win rate 25.2%Podium rate 52.5%Points 798.5Best season 1988 (7 wins, 14 podiums)Titles 1985, 1986, 1989, 1993
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81
1981 — 1983
Renault
Nine wins; lost the 1983 title at the final race.
84
1984 — 1989
McLaren
Three world championships; the Senna years.
- 1985 title
- 1986 title
- 1989 title
90
1990 — 1991
Ferrari
Runner-up in 1990; sacked before the end of 1991.
93
1993
Williams
Fourth title in the active-suspension FW15C, then retirement.
- 1993 title
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McLaren Formula 1 Team3 identities
Founded by a driver, saved by a merger, and rebuilt three separate times into a championship machine.
Read the McLaren lineage from 1966 →Equipe Ligier2 identities
France's state-backed national team, blue and Gitanes-liveried, which later became Alain Prost's short-lived grand prix project.
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Sources & citations
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- Wikipedia — Alain Prost(opens in a new tab)
Biography, career summary and season-by-season narrative.
- StatsF1 — Alain Prost(opens in a new tab)
Independent statistical record: entries, qualifying, laps and retirements.
- Motorsport Stats — Alain Prost(opens in a new tab)
Cross-check for career totals and non-championship appearances.
- Ergast / Jolpica Formula One results archive(opens in a new tab)
Primary dataset for race results, starts, wins, podiums, poles and points from 1950 onwards.
- FIA — Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile(opens in a new tab)
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- Formula1.com results archive(opens in a new tab)
Official championship results and standings by season.
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