How was the 1989 title decided?

Prost and Senna collided at Suzuka

What happened at Suzuka in 1990?

Senna crashed into Prost at the first corner

What did Prost run from 1997 to 2001?

His own F1 team, Prost Grand Prix

Alain Prost Quiz: The Senna Rivalry at McLaren

Calm, calculating and nicknamed The Professor, a Frenchman won four world titles, and this Alain Prost quiz focuses on the rivalry that defined him. Play 10 interactive questions on McLaren's dominant 1988 season, the 1989 and 1990 Suzuka crashes, his move to Ferrari, the 1992 sabbatical, his final title with Williams and his own Prost Grand Prix team.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Nickname
What was Prost's nickname?
Titles
How many Formula One world titles did Prost win?
Teammate
Which rival was his McLaren teammate in 1988 and 1989?
1988
How many of the 16 races did McLaren win in 1988?
1989
How was the 1989 title decided?
Ferrari
Which team did Prost join in 1990?
1990
What happened at Suzuka in 1990?
Break
What did Prost do in 1992?
Final
With which team did he win his last title in 1993?
Owner
What did Prost run from 1997 to 2001?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: What was Prost's nickname?
Answer: The Professor
He was known for thoughtful racing.
Q2: How many Formula One world titles did Prost win?
Answer: Four
In 1985, 1986, 1989 and 1993.
Q3: Which rival was his McLaren teammate in 1988 and 1989?
Answer: Ayrton Senna
Their rivalry became legendary.
Q4: How many of the 16 races did McLaren win in 1988?
Answer: 15
Prost and Senna dominated.
Q5: How was the 1989 title decided?
Answer: Prost and Senna collided at Suzuka
Prost became champion.
Q6: Which team did Prost join in 1990?
Answer: Ferrari
He finished second that year.
Q7: What happened at Suzuka in 1990?
Answer: Senna crashed into Prost at the first corner
Senna clinched the title.
Q8: What did Prost do in 1992?
Answer: Took a sabbatical from racing
He returned with Williams.
Q9: With which team did he win his last title in 1993?
Answer: Williams
He retired afterward.
Q10: What did Prost run from 1997 to 2001?
Answer: His own F1 team, Prost Grand Prix
It was formerly Ligier.

Alain Prost Quiz – The Senna Rivalry at McLaren

Alain Prost, born in France in 1955, won four Formula One world titles in 1985, 1986, 1989 and 1993. Nicknamed The Professor, he was known for smooth, calculating driving and won 51 Grands Prix.

In 1988 he and Ayrton Senna drove for McLaren, which won 15 of 16 races. Their rivalry turned bitter, and in 1989 they collided at Suzuka, giving Prost the title. In 1990, driving for Ferrari, Prost was hit by Senna at Suzuka's first corner, handing Senna the crown.

After a sabbatical in 1992, Prost won his final title with Williams in 1993 and retired. He later ran his own team, Prost Grand Prix, from 1997 to 2001.

What This Quiz Teaches

Formula One fans will enjoy these questions.

How many titles Prost won
Who his rival was
What happened at Suzuka
Which teams he drove for
What he did after racing

Did You Know?

Prost and Senna reconciled before Senna's death in 1994.
Prost won the French Grand Prix several times.
He drove for Renault early in his career.
He was the first Frenchman to win the F1 title.
The 2010 film Senna covers their rivalry.