Championship record
4
World titles
1
4
Runner-up
1
8
Top-3 finishes
3
P1
Best championship
P1
Career totals
Alain Prost
Nino Farina
Championships
4
1
Wins
51
5
Poles
33
5
Podiums
106
18
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
798.5
122.33
Starts
202
34
Rate-adjusted · per start
Alain Prost
Nino Farina
Win rate
25.2%
14.7%
Podium rate
52.5%
52.9%
Pole rate
16.3%
14.7%
Points / start
4.0
3.6
Avg grid
P4.2
P3.1
Avg finish
P7.5
P5.9
Finish rate
73.8%
76.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Alain Prost
Nino Farina
Mechanical retirements
34
6
Crash retirements
17
2
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
1950 · aged 43
1981
First pole
1950
1985 · aged 30
First title
1950 · aged 43
P1
Best finish
P1
-3.3
Avg places gained
-2.8
Season points trajectory
Alain Prost
Nino Farina
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Alain Prost | Nino Farina |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Silverstone Circuit | 5 · 6 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 3 · 5 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 4 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 2 · 7 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 2 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Nürburgring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
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).