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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 818 drivers on the all-time greatness score.
Achievements
- 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.
Read the Ligier lineage from 1976 →