Race H2H
16
—
15
31 shared
Qualifying H2H
21
—
9
30 shared
Championship record
4
World titles
1
4
Runner-up
0
8
Top-3 finishes
2
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
3 · 0
1980
P16
1981
P5
1982
P4
Career totals
Alain Prost
Mario Andretti
Championships
4
1
Wins
51
12
Poles
33
18
Podiums
106
19
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
798.5
180
Starts
202
128
Rate-adjusted · per start
Alain Prost
Mario Andretti
Win rate
25.2%
9.4%
Podium rate
52.5%
14.8%
Pole rate
16.3%
14.1%
Points / start
4.0
1.4
Avg grid
P4.2
P8.6
Avg finish
P7.5
P12.5
Finish rate
73.8%
49.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Alain Prost
Mario Andretti
Mechanical retirements
34
49
Crash retirements
17
16
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
1968
1981 · aged 26
First win
1971 · aged 31
1981
First pole
1968
1985 · aged 30
First title
1978 · aged 38
P1
Best finish
P1
-3.3
Avg places gained
-3.9
Season points trajectory
Alain Prost
Mario Andretti
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Alain Prost | Mario Andretti |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 4 · 8 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 5 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P12 |
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 5 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 3 · 5 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 4 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Hockenheimring | 2 · 5 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 3 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Kyalami | 2 · 4 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 2 · 3 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Red Bull Ring | 3 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Jarama | 0 · 0 · — | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Dijon-Prenois | 1 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 1 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Long Beach | 0 · 0 · P11 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Nürburgring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Zolder | 0 · 0 · — | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Watkins Glen | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Las Vegas Street Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · — |
Team history
Alain Prost
Mario Andretti
Lotus-Ford 1968–1969March 1970Ferrari 1971–1972Parnelli 1974–1975Team Lotus 1976Parnelli 1976Team Lotus 1977–1980Alfa Romeo 1981Ferrari 1982Williams 1982
19681993
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).