Alain Prost Bio (Biography)
Real name:
Alain Marie Pascal Prost
Date of birth:
February 24. 1955
Place of birth:
Lorette, nr. Saint-Chamond, Loire, France
Astrology Sign:
Pisces
Height:
5' 5" (1.65 m)
Tags:
Biography
Speed demons, thrill seekers and roadies alike migrate like flies to anything and everything related to him. Alain Prost is not only one of the fastest race car drivers in the history of the sport but also drives with a ferocity and style that makes Roarin' Twenties seem like a kiddy show.
Alain may certainly not be a professional doctor of the sciences, but his calculated speed and accuracy on the track have led him to be named 'Le Professeur' by fans, critics, and competitive riders alike. It's this speed and accuracy he vies for that has given him the reputation of being dull to watch in races-if you never mess up, never lose, never get behind, never cause racing track drama and never crash, how can you expect people to want to watch you?
Born Alain Marie Pascal Prost in Saint-Chamon, Loire, France, Alain discovered karting (a less intense, but ultimately more dangerous, form of racing) at age 14. He moved up quickly through the ranks, and won both the European and French Formula Three championships before advancing into Formula One with the McLaren team in 1980. At age 26, Alain took first at the French Grand Prix.
After a long and intense rivalry with Ayrton Senna, with wins, loses and collisions for both sides, followed by a disappointing two year run in 1991 and 1992 and a dominating 1993, Prost retired, leaving the racing world without it's strongest calculator to take the guess work of out who would win each race-since it wouldn't be Prost anymore, who would take on the challenge of filling his enormous shoes?
But Prost could not stay away from racing forever-whether it was the speed, or the feeling of flight, Prost returned to racing in 1997 with the Ligier team, running it as Prost Grand Prix until he lost it all with the company's bankruptcy in 2001. Even this loss was nothing compared to the loss of his beloved racing.
In 2006, Alain continued wowing crowds by taking on the Andros Trophy competition, an ice racing competition, and flying across the ice with more ease than a penguin in Antarctica-a moment in time that was sure to have critics wondering whether regular racing just got too easy for him.
In his extremely fruitful career, Alain snagged 4 second place Formula One World Championship trophies, 4 First-place Formula One World Championship trophies and more than 50 Grand Prix trophies. Along with the other trophies he has won, Alain seems almost not to have room for them in his home and still have room for his wife, Ann-Marie, and his three children, Sacha, Victoria and Nicolas, who has to find room for his racing trophies somewhere in that house as well.
No matter what you love best about Alain Prost-his speed-racing ways, his dedication to his wife and children, his precision and mastery of the track, both cement and ice, chances are you will still be adapting the Speed Racer theme every time he walks by singing "Go speed demon, go professor, go track champion, gooooo."
Alain may certainly not be a professional doctor of the sciences, but his calculated speed and accuracy on the track have led him to be named 'Le Professeur' by fans, critics, and competitive riders alike. It's this speed and accuracy he vies for that has given him the reputation of being dull to watch in races-if you never mess up, never lose, never get behind, never cause racing track drama and never crash, how can you expect people to want to watch you?
Born Alain Marie Pascal Prost in Saint-Chamon, Loire, France, Alain discovered karting (a less intense, but ultimately more dangerous, form of racing) at age 14. He moved up quickly through the ranks, and won both the European and French Formula Three championships before advancing into Formula One with the McLaren team in 1980. At age 26, Alain took first at the French Grand Prix.
After a long and intense rivalry with Ayrton Senna, with wins, loses and collisions for both sides, followed by a disappointing two year run in 1991 and 1992 and a dominating 1993, Prost retired, leaving the racing world without it's strongest calculator to take the guess work of out who would win each race-since it wouldn't be Prost anymore, who would take on the challenge of filling his enormous shoes?
But Prost could not stay away from racing forever-whether it was the speed, or the feeling of flight, Prost returned to racing in 1997 with the Ligier team, running it as Prost Grand Prix until he lost it all with the company's bankruptcy in 2001. Even this loss was nothing compared to the loss of his beloved racing.
In 2006, Alain continued wowing crowds by taking on the Andros Trophy competition, an ice racing competition, and flying across the ice with more ease than a penguin in Antarctica-a moment in time that was sure to have critics wondering whether regular racing just got too easy for him.
In his extremely fruitful career, Alain snagged 4 second place Formula One World Championship trophies, 4 First-place Formula One World Championship trophies and more than 50 Grand Prix trophies. Along with the other trophies he has won, Alain seems almost not to have room for them in his home and still have room for his wife, Ann-Marie, and his three children, Sacha, Victoria and Nicolas, who has to find room for his racing trophies somewhere in that house as well.
No matter what you love best about Alain Prost-his speed-racing ways, his dedication to his wife and children, his precision and mastery of the track, both cement and ice, chances are you will still be adapting the Speed Racer theme every time he walks by singing "Go speed demon, go professor, go track champion, gooooo."