Prost, Alain Marie Pascal

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French motor-racing driver who was world champion in 1985, 1986, 1989, and 1993, and the first French World Drivers' Champion. In his career he won 51 Grand Prix from 199 starts. He retired in 1993.

Career highlights

World Drivers' champion
1985, 1986, 1989, 1993

Total Grand Prix raced
199

Grand Prix wins
51

Total Grand Prix points
798.5

He raced in Formula 1 events from 1980 and had his first Grand Prix win in France in 1981, driving a Renault. In 1984 he began driving for the McLaren team. He moved to Ferrari in 1990 for two years but was without a drive at the start of the 1992 season. He drove for Williams in 1993, winning his fourth world championship before finally retiring at the end of the season. Known as ‘the Professor’, he acquired the Ligier Formula 1 team in 1997, which raced competitively for five seasons under the Prost name.

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