Alain Prost vs Ayrton Senna

Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna were Formula 1 team-mates for 31 races (1988 to 1989). Senna finished ahead 17 times to 13 when both were classified, Senna started ahead 27 times to 4, and the points were 186 to 154 in Prost's favour.

Team-mates 1988 to 1989. Compare with someone else

Explained: the closest and most one-sided team-mate pairings · how "finished ahead" is counted: both classified, the higher place wins.

Race by race as team-mates

Alain Prost Ayrton Senna neither classified. Top row: race, 13–17. Bottom row: qualifying or grid, 4–28. Hover or tap a tile for the race.

1988

1989

Career totals

Alain Prost		Ayrton Senna
13	Seasons	11
198	Starts	161
51	Wins	41
25.8	Win rate %	25.5
33	Poles	65
106	Podiums	80
53.5	Podium rate %	49.7
39	Fastest laps	20
798.5	Points	614
4.03	Points per start	3.81
53	Retirements	50
4	World titles	3
1	Best championship	1

As team-mates: 31 races

Alain Prost		Ayrton Senna
13	Finished ahead	17
4	Started ahead (grid)	27
11	Wins	14
25	Podiums	18
186	Points	154

Season by season as team-mates

Season	Races	Race head-to-head	Grid head-to-head	Points
1988	16	7–9	2–14	105–94
1989	15	6–8	2–13	81–60

Head-to-head counts races both drivers started for the same team. A driver who finished ahead of a retired team-mate counts as ahead. Grid head-to-head uses the starting grid, so penalties are included.

All shared races: 139

Across every race both drivers started, for any team: Alain Prost finished ahead 68 times, Ayrton Senna 61 times. Grid: 50–89. Wins in those races: 41–36. Points: 650.5–549.

After the same number of starts

Starts	Alain Prost wins	Ayrton Senna wins	Alain Prost podiums	Ayrton Senna podiums	Alain Prost points	Ayrton Senna points
10	0	0	0	2	5	9
25	3	1	5	6	42	32
50	7	5	14	19	112	121
75	17	13	27	34	219.5	239
100	23	23	44	47	330.5	348
150	39	39	79	78	588.5	586

Points are under the system of each era, so they compare drivers of the same era best.

Career curves: after the same number of starts

Cumulative wins and podiums after the same number of race starts. Hover or tap for a point in each career.