Jean Alesi
French · 1989–2001
VS

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