Four times World Champion who took on the running of the Ligier team, renaming it Prost and initially started very well. But Panis' injury in 1997 led to a downfall in fortunes and Prost announced bankruptcy in 2002. After a well-deserved rest, he came back and indeed was racing and winning, in the annual ice racing tournaments (Champion in 2007 and 2008, no less) and in French GT racing. Rarely races now, however. Also works as a motorsport advisor and helps his son, Nicolas, who is now racing. Alain was involved in the new Formula E series, in which Nicolas raced for his father's team (or the affliated Renault team) but left that role in 2018. In 2016, Prost was also announced as Renault F1's ambassador and as a pundit for Britain's Channel 4 TV coverage. In 2017, Prost's role with Renault became a more involved one as their Formula 1 adviser, plus he also became the chairman of the Formula E advisory board. In 2019, Prost became further entwined with Renault as a non-executive director of the racing team but left them (with the team now rebranded as Alpine) in 2022.

Biography last updated 17 Jan 2022