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Alain Prost

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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. 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). Born in Lorette, Loire, Prost began karting aged 14, winning the junior direct-drive Karting World Cup four years later, and progressing to junior formulae in 1976. Prost won his first title at the Formula Renault National Championship that year, prior to winning the Challenge de Formule Renault Europe in 1977. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alain Prost is the 5th most popular racing driver (up from 7th in 2019), the 199th most popular biography from France (up from 370th in 2019) and the most popular French Racing Driver.

Alain Prost is most famous for being a four-time Formula One world champion, winning in 1985, 1986, 1989, and 1993.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Alain Prost ranks 5 out of 1,080. Before him are Ayrton Senna, Niki Lauda, Enzo Ferrari, and Michael Schumacher. After him are Juan Manuel Fangio, James Hunt, Nelson Piquet, Emerson Fittipaldi, Alberto Ascari, Giuseppe Farina, and Gilles Villeneuve.

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Among people born in 1955, Alain Prost ranks 6. Before him are Pope Leo XIV, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Bruce Willis, and Nicolas Sarkozy. After him are Friedrich Merz, Michel Platini, Kevin Costner, Rowan Atkinson, Pietro Parolin, and Bill Paxton.

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In France

Among people born in France, Alain Prost ranks 199 out of 6,770. Before him are Nicolas Flamel (1330), André Breton (1896), Pope Urban VI (1318), Pierre Bourdieu (1930), Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis (1792), and Henry II of England (1133). After him are Théodore Géricault (1791), Baldwin I, Latin Emperor (1172), Jean Bodin (1530), Stéphane Mallarmé (1842), Philip VI of France (1293), and Charles Gounod (1818).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In France

Among racing drivers born in France, Alain Prost ranks 1. After him are François Cevert (1944), Jean Todt (1946), René Arnoux (1948), Didier Pironi (1952), Patrick Depailler (1944), Michèle Mouton (1951), Jean Alesi (1964), Patrick Tambay (1949), Jacques Laffite (1943), Maurice Trintignant (1917), and Pierre Levegh (1905).

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