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1981 / DRIVER DOSSIER / French

AlainProst

Renault

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Explore Alain Prost's 1981 Formula 1 results, teams, race starts, podiums and championship statistics. Browse other seasons.

CHAMPIONSHIPP5
POINTS43
RACE WINS3
PODIUMS6

The season in numbers.

15 STARTS
BEST FINISHP1
AVERAGE GRID4.8
AVERAGE FINISH11.9
POSITIONS GAINED/LOST

Net positions gained or lost across completed races. DNFs, DNS and DSQs are excluded to avoid distorting the statistic.

Pit-lane or unknown grids and invalid finishing positions are also excluded. Lapped finishes count as completed races.

Net Positions incl. DNFs: -107

+56 completed races with valid positions
DID NOT FINISH9
FINISH RATE40%
PODIUM RATE40%
RACE POINTS / START2.9Grand Prix points only

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Driver season race results
Round / Grand PrixDateGridFinishChangePointsStatus
ROUND 1United States Grand Prix West15 Mar14R-90Collision
ROUND 2Brazilian29 Mar5R-130Collision
ROUND 3Argentine12 Apr23-14Finished
ROUND 4San Marino3 May4R-190Gearbox
ROUND 5Belgian17 May12R-100Clutch
ROUND 6Monaco31 May9R-30Engine
ROUND 7Spanish21 Jun5R-170Spun off
ROUND 8French5 Jul31+29Finished
ROUND 9British18 Jul2R-130Distributor
ROUND 10German2 Aug12-16Finished
ROUND 11Austrian16 Aug2R-180Suspension
ROUND 12Dutch30 Aug1109Finished
ROUND 13Italian13 Sept31+29Finished
ROUND 14Canadian27 Sept4R-100Collision
ROUND 15Caesars Palace17 Oct52+36Finished
How these statistics are calculated

A finish means “Finished” or a lapped finish. DNFs count starters who did not finish; DNS, DNQ, withdrawals, disqualifications and “Not classified” are excluded from DNF counts. Average finish uses classified positions of starters, including retirements but excluding disqualifications. Average grid excludes zero / unknown grids. Positions Gained/Lost sums grid minus finish only for completed races with valid positive grid and finishing positions. Retirements, non-starters, disqualifications, unclassified results and unknown/pit-lane grids are excluded. A dash means no eligible results; zero means eligible results have no net change. The tooltip’s Net Positions incl. DNFs retains the previous grid-minus-classified-position calculation, including retirements. These figures are not an overtake count. Rates use race starts as denominator. Grand Prix points per start exclude sprints; championship points come from official standings. Historical shared drives can produce multiple entries.

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