Alain Prost
French · 1980–1993
VS

Jean Alesi
French · 1989–2001
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
7
8
Qualifyingahead
13
2
Alain Prost · Jean Alesi
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
41 — 14
55 shared
Qualifying H2H
50 — 5
55 shared
Championship record
4
World titles
0
4
Runner-up
0
8
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P4
Finished ahead in the standings: 4 · 0
1989 P1 1990 P2 1991 P5 1993 P1
Teammate battle by season
7
8
1991
Career totals
Alain Prost Jean Alesi
Championships
4
0
Wins
51
1
Poles
33
2
Podiums
106
32
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
798.5
241
Starts
202
202
Rate-adjusted · per start
Alain Prost Jean Alesi
Win rate
25.2%
0.5%
Podium rate
52.5%
15.8%
Pole rate
16.3%
1%
Points / start
4.0
1.2
Avg grid
P4.2
P9.0
Avg finish
P7.5
P11.3
Finish rate
73.8%
59.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Alain Prost Jean Alesi
Overtakes
0
719
Overtakes / race
0.0
7.6
Places lost
0
523
Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Only races with lap data count, so the per-race figure is the fair comparison across eras.
Why they retired
Alain Prost Jean Alesi
Mechanical retirements
34
52
Crash retirements
17
30
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
1989
1981 · aged 26
First win
1995 · aged 31
1981
First pole
1994
1985 · aged 30
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-3.3
Avg places gained
-2.2
Season points trajectory
1980 1983 1986 1989 1992 1995 1998 2001
Alain Prost Jean Alesi
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Alain Prost Jean Alesi
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Silverstone Circuit 5 · 6 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
Alain Prost 5 · 6 · P1 0 · 3 · P2 Jean Alesi
Circuit de Monaco 4 · 6 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
Alain Prost 4 · 6 · P1 0 · 3 · P2 Jean Alesi
Circuit Paul Ricard 4 · 8 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Alain Prost 4 · 8 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Jean Alesi
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
Alain Prost 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 3 · P2 Jean Alesi
Autódromo do Estoril 3 · 7 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Alain Prost 3 · 7 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Alesi
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 3 · 6 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Alain Prost 3 · 6 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Jean Alesi
Red Bull Ring 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P10
Alain Prost 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 Jean Alesi
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 5 · P1 1 · 5 · P1
Alain Prost 1 · 5 · P1 1 · 5 · P1 Jean Alesi
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 2 · 7 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Alain Prost 2 · 7 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Alesi
Hockenheimring 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Alain Prost 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 Jean Alesi
Circuito de Jerez 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Alain Prost 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Jean Alesi
Adelaide Street Circuit 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Alain Prost 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Jean Alesi
Kyalami 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Alain Prost 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · — Jean Alesi
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Alain Prost 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 Jean Alesi
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
Alain Prost 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 3 · P2 Jean Alesi
Nürburgring 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Alain Prost 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 Jean Alesi
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Alain Prost 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 Jean Alesi
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Alain Prost 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Alesi
Phoenix street circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Alain Prost 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Jean Alesi
Hungaroring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Alain Prost 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Alesi
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Alain Prost 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Alesi
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
Alain Prost 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2 Jean Alesi
Donington Park 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Alain Prost 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Jean Alesi
Team history
Alain Prost
REN
MCL
McLaren 1980Renault 1981–1983McLaren 1984–1989Ferrari 1990–1991Williams 1993
Jean Alesi
FER
Tyrrell 1989–1990Ferrari 1991–1995Benetton 1996–1997Sauber 1998–1999Prost 2000Jordan 2001Prost 2001
19802001
Alain Prost → Jean Alesi → Compare others
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).