Ayrton Senna
Brazilian · 1984–1994
VS

Alain Prost
French · 1980–1993
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
19
13
Qualifyingahead
28
4
Ayrton Senna · Alain Prost
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
70 — 71
141 shared
Qualifying H2H
91 — 50
141 shared
Championship record
3
World titles
4
2
Runner-up
4
6
Top-3 finishes
8
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 4 · 5
1984 P2 1985 P1 1986 P1 1987 P3 1988 P1 1989 P1 1990 P1 1991 P1 1993 P1
Teammate battle by season
9
7
1988
10
6
1989
Career totals
Ayrton Senna Alain Prost
Championships
3
4
Wins
41
51
Poles
65
33
Podiums
80
106
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
614
798.5
Starts
161
202
Rate-adjusted · per start
Ayrton Senna Alain Prost
Win rate
25.5%
25.2%
Podium rate
49.7%
52.5%
Pole rate
40.4%
16.3%
Points / start
3.8
4.0
Avg grid
P3.1
P4.2
Avg finish
P8.1
P7.5
Finish rate
68.9%
73.8%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Ayrton Senna Alain Prost
Mechanical retirements
30
34
Crash retirements
20
17
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: 0 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
1984
Debut season
1980
1985 · aged 25
First win
1981 · aged 26
1985
First pole
1981
1988 · aged 28
First title
1985 · aged 30
P1
Best finish
P1
-5.0
Avg places gained
-3.3
Season points trajectory
1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994
Ayrton Senna Alain Prost
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Ayrton Senna Alain Prost
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 6 · 8 · P1 4 · 6 · P1
Ayrton Senna 6 · 8 · P1 4 · 6 · P1 Alain Prost
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 5 · 6 · P1 2 · 7 · P1
Ayrton Senna 5 · 6 · P1 2 · 7 · P1 Alain Prost
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 3 · 5 · P1 3 · 6 · P1
Ayrton Senna 3 · 5 · P1 3 · 6 · P1 Alain Prost
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 3 · P1 5 · 6 · P1
Ayrton Senna 1 · 3 · P1 5 · 6 · P1 Alain Prost
Hockenheimring 3 · 6 · P1 2 · 5 · P1
Ayrton Senna 3 · 6 · P1 2 · 5 · P1 Alain Prost
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 5 · P1 3 · 5 · P1
Ayrton Senna 2 · 5 · P1 3 · 5 · P1 Alain Prost
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P2 5 · 6 · P1
Ayrton Senna 0 · 1 · P2 5 · 6 · P1 Alain Prost
Autódromo do Estoril 1 · 5 · P1 3 · 7 · P1
Ayrton Senna 1 · 5 · P1 3 · 7 · P1 Alain Prost
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 2 · P2 4 · 8 · P1
Ayrton Senna 0 · 2 · P2 4 · 8 · P1 Alain Prost
Adelaide Street Circuit 2 · 3 · P1 2 · 4 · P1
Ayrton Senna 2 · 3 · P1 2 · 4 · P1 Alain Prost
Circuito de Jerez 2 · 2 · P1 2 · 5 · P1
Ayrton Senna 2 · 2 · P1 2 · 5 · P1 Alain Prost
Hungaroring 3 · 7 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Ayrton Senna 3 · 7 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 Alain Prost
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 5 · P1
Ayrton Senna 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 5 · P1 Alain Prost
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1 · 4 · P1 2 · 3 · P1
Ayrton Senna 1 · 4 · P1 2 · 3 · P1 Alain Prost
Detroit Street Circuit 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
Ayrton Senna 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 3 · P2 Alain Prost
Red Bull Ring 0 · 1 · P2 3 · 3 · P1
Ayrton Senna 0 · 1 · P2 3 · 3 · P1 Alain Prost
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 2 · 3 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Ayrton Senna 2 · 3 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Alain Prost
Phoenix street circuit 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Ayrton Senna 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 Alain Prost
Suzuka Circuit 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Ayrton Senna 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 Alain Prost
Kyalami 0 · 2 · P2 2 · 4 · P1
Ayrton Senna 0 · 2 · P2 2 · 4 · P1 Alain Prost
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 3 · P1
Ayrton Senna 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 3 · P1 Alain Prost
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Ayrton Senna 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 2 · P1 Alain Prost
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1
Ayrton Senna 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1 Alain Prost
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1
Ayrton Senna 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1 Alain Prost
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1
Ayrton Senna 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1 Alain Prost
Donington Park 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Ayrton Senna 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Alain Prost
Brands Hatch 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
Ayrton Senna 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P2 Alain Prost
Zolder 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
Ayrton Senna 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · — Alain Prost
Fair Park 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Ayrton Senna 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Alain Prost
Team history
Ayrton Senna
TEA
MCL
Toleman 1984Team Lotus 1985–1987McLaren 1988–1993Williams 1994
Alain Prost
REN
MCL
FER
McLaren 1980Renault 1981–1983McLaren 1984–1989Ferrari 1990–1991Williams 1993
19801994
Ayrton Senna → Alain Prost → 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).