Championship record
4
World titles
2
4
Runner-up
1
8
Top-3 finishes
3
P1
Best championship
P1
Career totals
Alain Prost
Alberto Ascari
Championships
4
2
Wins
51
13
Poles
33
13
Podiums
106
15
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
798.5
134.14
Starts
202
32
Rate-adjusted · per start
Alain Prost
Alberto Ascari
Win rate
25.2%
40.6%
Podium rate
52.5%
46.9%
Pole rate
16.3%
40.6%
Points / start
4.0
4.2
Avg grid
P4.2
P3.9
Avg finish
P7.5
P8.5
Finish rate
73.8%
59.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Alain Prost
Alberto Ascari
Mechanical retirements
34
10
Crash retirements
17
3
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Retirements with an unclear cause: 2 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1980
Debut season
1950
1981 · aged 26
First win
1951 · aged 33
1981
First pole
1951
1985 · aged 30
First title
1952 · aged 34
P1
Best finish
P1
-3.3
Avg places gained
-4.6
Season points trajectory
Alain Prost
Alberto Ascari
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Alain Prost | Alberto Ascari |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Silverstone Circuit | 5 · 6 · P1 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 3 · 5 · P1 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 2 · 7 · P1 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 4 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 2 · 3 · P1 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| Nürburgring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
Team history
Basis
Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).