Jean Alesi vs Alain Prost

1991·

Jean Alesi and Alain Prost finished level 7–7 on race day at Ferrari in 1991. Alain Prost took qualifying 12–2. Alain Prost scored 34 points to 21.

Jean AlesiAlain Prost

2Qualifying12

14 shared races

7Race day7

14 shared races

21Points34

in shared races, as awarded at the time

87Points (today’s rules)118

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 3/5
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 6/6
Best finish: P3/P2
Avg. grid: 6.1/4.6

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Jean Alesi and Alain Prost
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Jean Alesi	Alain Prost	Points
1	1United States Grand Prix	6/2	P12▼	P2	0 / 6
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	5/6	P6	P4	1 / 3
4	4Monaco Grand Prix	9/7	P3	P5	4 / 2
5	5Canadian Grand Prix	7/4	Engine	Gearbox	0 / 0
6	6Mexican Grand Prix	4/7	Clutch	Alternator	0 / 0
7	7French Grand Prix	6/2	P4	P2	3 / 6
8	8British Grand Prix	6/5	Collision	P3	0 / 4
9	9German Grand Prix	6/5	P3	Spun off	4 / 0
10	10Hungarian Grand Prix	6/4	P5	Engine	2 / 0
11	11Belgian Grand Prix	5/2	Engine	Fuel leak	0 / 0
12	12Italian Grand Prix	6/5	Engine	P3	0 / 4
13	13Portuguese Grand Prix	6/5	P3	Engine	4 / 0
14	14Spanish Grand Prix	7/6	P4	P2	3 / 6
15	15Japanese Grand Prix	6/4	Engine	P4	0 / 3
	Average finish		P5.0	P3.1

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Jean Alesi / 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.

Jean Alesi’s career Alain Prost’s career Ferrari 1991 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.