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Alain Prost

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Alain Prost is a French former Formula One driver and motorsport executive known as The Professor for his calculated racing style. He won four World Drivers' Championships, in 1985, 1986, 1989 and 1993, and retired in 1993 holding the records for most Grand Prix wins with 51, most podium finishes with 106, and most fastest laps with 41. He competed for McLaren, Renault, Ferrari and Williams across his career from 1980 to 1993.

Facts
Birth Year
1955 1
Nationality
French 1
Career Highlight
Nicknamed the Professor; won four Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles and held the records for most wins, fastest laps and podium finishes at retirement. 1
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1. Wikipedia, Alain Prost
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  • Lead sentence, Wikipedia summary extract (nationality clause)
    Alain Marie Pascal Prost is a French former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1980 to 1993.
  • Lead paragraph, Wikipedia summary extract (achievement clause)
    Nicknamed "the Professor", Prost won four Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles and-at the time of his retirement-held the records for most wins (51), fastest laps (41), and podium finishes (106).
  • Short description field, Wikipedia REST summary API
    French racing driver (born 1955)
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