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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
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
Connections

Competed In

Tour de France, Competitions
Source Wikipedia, Alain Prost

Plays

Motor Racing, Sports
Source Wikipedia, Alain Prost
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Nationality

France

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Alain Marie Pascal Prost (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ pʁɔst]; born 24 February 1955) is a French former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1980 to 1993.
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  • Introduction
    Alain Marie Pascal Prost (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ pʁɔst]; born 24 February 1955) 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).
  • Plays: Motor Racing, lead paragraph, plays
    Alain Marie Pascal Prost (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ pʁɔst]; born 24 February 1955) is a French former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1980 to 1993.
  • Competed In: Tour de France, Lead or career section
    Prost went back to his old team McLaren, working as a technical adviser; he also completed L'Étape du Tour, an annual mass-participation bike ride that takes place on a stage of the Tour de France.
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