As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
René Arnoux · Alain Prost
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
38
—
91
129 shared
Qualifying H2H
36
—
91
127 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
4
0
Runner-up
4
1
Top-3 finishes
8
P3
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
1 · 8
1980
P6
1981
P5
1982
P4
1983
P2
1984
P2
1985
P1
1986
P1
1987
P4
1989
P1
Teammate battle by season
5
9
1981
5
11
1982
Career totals
René Arnoux
Alain Prost
Championships
0
4
Wins
7
51
Poles
18
33
Podiums
22
106
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
181
798.5
Starts
151
202
Rate-adjusted · per start
René Arnoux
Alain Prost
Win rate
4.6%
25.2%
Podium rate
14.6%
52.5%
Pole rate
11.9%
16.3%
Points / start
1.2
4.0
Avg grid
P10.6
P4.2
Avg finish
P12.5
P7.5
Finish rate
55.6%
73.8%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
René Arnoux
Alain Prost
Mechanical retirements
44
34
Crash retirements
22
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: 1 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
1978
Debut season
1980
1980 · aged 31
First win
1981 · aged 26
1979
First pole
1981
—
First title
1985 · aged 30
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.7
Avg places gained
-3.3
Season points trajectory
René Arnoux
Alain Prost
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | René Arnoux | Alain Prost |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 1 · 1 · P1 | 4 · 8 · P1 |
| René Arnoux 1 · 1 · P1 4 · 8 · P1 Alain Prost | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 5 · 6 · P1 |
| René Arnoux 0 · 1 · P2 5 · 6 · P1 Alain Prost | ||
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 0 · 0 · P4 | 5 · 6 · P1 |
| René Arnoux 0 · 0 · P4 5 · 6 · P1 Alain Prost | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 1 · P3 | 4 · 6 · P1 |
| René Arnoux 0 · 1 · P3 4 · 6 · P1 Alain Prost | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 1 · 2 · P1 | 3 · 5 · P1 |
| René Arnoux 1 · 2 · P1 3 · 5 · P1 Alain Prost | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 2 · P2 | 3 · 6 · P1 |
| René Arnoux 0 · 2 · P2 3 · 6 · P1 Alain Prost | ||
| Hockenheimring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 2 · 5 · P1 |
| René Arnoux 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 5 · P1 Alain Prost | ||
| Autódromo do Estoril | 0 · 0 · P7 | 3 · 7 · P1 |
| René Arnoux 0 · 0 · P7 3 · 7 · P1 Alain Prost | ||
| Kyalami | 1 · 2 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| René Arnoux 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 4 · P1 Alain Prost | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 2 · P2 | 3 · 3 · P1 |
| René Arnoux 0 · 2 · P2 3 · 3 · P1 Alain Prost | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 1 · 2 · P1 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| René Arnoux 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 3 · P1 Alain Prost | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 0 · P6 | 2 · 7 · P1 |
| René Arnoux 0 · 0 · P6 2 · 7 · P1 Alain Prost | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 5 · P1 |
| René Arnoux 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 5 · P1 Alain Prost | ||
| Circuito de Jerez | 0 · 0 · — | 2 · 5 · P1 |
| René Arnoux 0 · 0 · — 2 · 5 · P1 Alain Prost | ||
| Adelaide Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P7 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| René Arnoux 0 · 0 · P7 2 · 4 · P1 Alain Prost | ||
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 0 · 0 · P14 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| René Arnoux 0 · 0 · P14 2 · 3 · P1 Alain Prost | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| René Arnoux 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Alain Prost | ||
| Dijon-Prenois | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| René Arnoux 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1 Alain Prost | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P5 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| René Arnoux 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 2 · P1 Alain Prost | ||
| Detroit Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P10 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| René Arnoux 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 3 · P2 Alain Prost | ||
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| René Arnoux 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2 Alain Prost | ||
| Hungaroring | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| René Arnoux 0 · 0 · — 0 · 2 · P2 Alain Prost | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 0 · 0 · P17 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| René Arnoux 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 2 · P2 Alain Prost | ||
| Zolder | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · — |
| René Arnoux 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Alain Prost | ||
| Long Beach | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| René Arnoux 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11 Alain Prost | ||
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| René Arnoux 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3 Alain Prost | ||
| Watkins Glen | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · — |
| René Arnoux 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Alain Prost | ||
| Las Vegas Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| René Arnoux 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2 Alain Prost | ||
| Fair Park | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · — |
| René Arnoux 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Alain Prost | ||
| Jarama | 0 · 0 · P9 | 0 · 0 · — |
| René Arnoux 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · — Alain Prost | ||
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).