1980 Panini F1 Grand Prix Alain Prost #63 PSA 9

Alain Marie Pascal Prost (born 24 February 1955) is a French former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1980 to 1993. Nicknamed “The Professor”, Prost won four Formula One World Drivers’ Championship titles and—at the time of his retirement—held the records for most wins (51), fastest laps (41), and podium finishes (106).

Prost signed for McLaren in 1980, making his Formula One debut at the Argentine Grand Prix, where he finished sixth. He moved to Renault in 1981, taking his maiden victory at his home Grand Prix in France, with further wins in the Netherlands and Italy. After achieving multiple race wins in his 1982 campaign with Renault, Prost finished runner-up to Nelson Piquet in the 1983 World Drivers’ Championship after retiring with a turbo failure in the title decider. Prost was sacked by Renault two days later for his post-season comments and moved back to McLaren for the 1984 season, where he finished runner-up to teammate Niki Lauda by a record half-point.

In 1985, Prost won his maiden title with McLaren, becoming the first French Formula One World Champion. He defended his title the following season, amidst a close title battle with Piquet and Nigel Mansell. After winning several races in 1987, Prost was partnered by Ayrton Senna. Together, they won all Grands Prix bar one in 1988—driving the Honda-powered MP4/4—with Senna taking the title by three points. Their fierce rivalry culminated in title-deciding collisions at Suzuka in 1989 and 1990, despite Prost’s move to Ferrari in the latter, with Prost winning the former championship and Senna taking the following. Amidst a winless 1991 campaign for Ferrari, he was sacked by the team over comments made about the Ferrari 643. After a year hiatus, Prost returned with Williams in 1993, breaking several records on the way to his fourth championship and retiring at the end of the season.