René Arnoux vs Alain Prost

1982·

Alain Prost edged René Arnoux 11–5 in the races and 8–8 in qualifying at Renault in 1982. Alain Prost scored 34 points to 28.

René ArnouxAlain Prost

8Qualifying8

16 shared races

5Race day11

16 shared races

28Points34

in shared races, as awarded at the time

84Points (today’s rules)116

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 2/2
Podiums: 4/4
Poles: 5/5
Retirements: 10/8
Best finish: P1/P1
Avg. grid: 3.4/2.8

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of René Arnoux and Alain Prost
R	Grand Prix	Grid	René Arnoux	Alain Prost	Points
1	1South African Grand Prix	1/5	P3	P1	4 / 9
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	4/1	Collision	P1	0 / 9
3	3United States Grand Prix West	3/4	Collision	Spun off	0 / 0
4	4San Marino Grand Prix	1/2	Turbo	Engine	0 / 0
5	5Belgian Grand Prix	2/1	Turbo	Spun off	0 / 0
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	1/4	Spun off	P7	0 / 0
7	7Detroit Grand Prix	15/1	P10▼	Not classified	0 / 0
8	8Canadian Grand Prix	2/3	Spun off	Engine	0 / 0
9	9Dutch Grand Prix	1/2	Spun off	Engine	0 / 0
10	10British Grand Prix	6/8	Collision	P6	0 / 1
11	11French Grand Prix	1/2	P1▲	P2	9 / 6
12	12German Grand Prix	3/2	P2	Injection	6 / 0
13	13Austrian Grand Prix	5/3	Injection	P8▼	0 / 0
14	14Swiss Grand Prix	2/1	P16▼	P2	0 / 6
15	15Italian Grand Prix	6/5	P1▲	Injection	9 / 0
16	16Caesars Palace Grand Prix	2/1	Engine	P4	0 / 3
	Average finish		P5.5	P3.9

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows René Arnoux / Alain Prost.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

René Arnoux and Alain Prost in other seasons

Other seasons in which René Arnoux and Alain Prost were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1981	Renault	René Arnoux vs Alain Prost	5–9	5–9	11–43

René Arnoux’s career Alain Prost’s career Renault 1982 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Until the mid-1960s drivers could share a car during a race. Each driver is compared from the car they started (which sets their grid position), with the best result of any car they drove and the points from all of them, as officially credited.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored in the races both drivers started, not their season totals: races either missed, or contested alongside a different teammate, are left out. Up to 1990 even full-season totals differ from the championship standings, because only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.