Alain Prost
French · 1980–1993
VS

Nelson Piquet
Brazilian · 1978–1991
Race H2H
111 — 72
183 shared
Qualifying H2H
111 — 70
181 shared
Championship record
4
World titles
3
4
Runner-up
1
8
Top-3 finishes
6
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 8 · 4
1980 P2 1981 P1 1982 P4 1983 P1 1984 P2 1985 P1 1986 P1 1987 P1 1988 P2 1989 P1 1990 P2 1991 P5
Career totals
Alain Prost Nelson Piquet
Championships
4
3
Wins
51
23
Poles
33
24
Podiums
106
60
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
798.5
485.5
Starts
202
205
Rate-adjusted · per start
Alain Prost Nelson Piquet
Win rate
25.2%
11.2%
Podium rate
52.5%
29.3%
Pole rate
16.3%
11.7%
Points / start
4.0
2.4
Avg grid
P4.2
P6.7
Avg finish
P7.5
P9.8
Finish rate
73.8%
61%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Alain Prost Nelson Piquet
Mechanical retirements
34
51
Crash retirements
17
28
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 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1980
Debut season
1978
1981 · aged 26
First win
1980 · aged 27
1981
First pole
1980
1985 · aged 30
First title
1981 · aged 29
P1
Best finish
P1
-3.3
Avg places gained
-3.1
Season points trajectory
1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992
Alain Prost Nelson Piquet
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Alain Prost Nelson Piquet
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 5 · 6 · P1 2 · 4 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 3 · 5 · P1 3 · 4 · P1
Circuit Paul Ricard 4 · 8 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 3 · 6 · P1 2 · 4 · P1
Hockenheimring 2 · 5 · P1 3 · 3 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 5 · 6 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 5 · P1 3 · 5 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 4 · 6 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
Autódromo do Estoril 3 · 7 · P1 0 · 2 · P3
Red Bull Ring 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 4 · P2
Adelaide Street Circuit 2 · 4 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Circuit Park Zandvoort 2 · 3 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 2 · 7 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Hungaroring 0 · 2 · P2 2 · 3 · P1
Kyalami 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Circuito de Jerez 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Detroit Street Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Brands Hatch 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 3 · P1
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
Dijon-Prenois 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Phoenix street circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1
Nürburgring 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Long Beach 0 · 0 · P11 1 · 2 · P1
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P11
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P8
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Las Vegas Street Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Zolder 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
Watkins Glen 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Jarama 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Fair Park 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Team history
Alain Prost
REN
MCL
FER
McLaren 1980Renault 1981–1983McLaren 1984–1989Ferrari 1990–1991Williams 1993
Nelson Piquet
BRA
WIL
TEA
BEN
McLaren 1978Brabham 1978Ensign 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979Brabham 1980–1985Williams 1986–1987Team Lotus 1988–1989Benetton 1990–1991
19781993
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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).