Nicolas Jean Prost (born 18 August 1981) is a French professional racing driver. He competed in the FIA Formula E Championship between 2014 and 2018. Previously, he was a longstanding racer in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Lotus Rebellion Racing, winning the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans in class alongside Nick Heidfeld and Mathias Beche. He competes in the Andros Trophy.
Prost was a reserve driver for the now defunct Lotus F1 team. He is a son of four-time Formula One world champion Alain Prost.
Early life Born in Saint-Chamond, Loire, and despite being the oldest son of four-time Formula One World Drivers' champion Alain Prost and his wife Anne-Marie, he started his career at the late age of 22 in Formula Campus. He was born two days after his father had competed in the 1981 Austrian Grand Prix. Like his father, Prost is a golfer, and has won numerous tournaments during his tenure at Columbia University in New York.
Career
Formula Three
In 2006, Prost joined Racing Engineering to contest in the Spanish Formula Three Championship. He won one race and had six podiums, which earned him fourth place in the championship as well as the best rookie title.
In 2007, Prost finished third in the Spanish Formula Three Championship with two wins, one pole and seven podiums.
Euro Formula 3000 In 2008, Prost joined Bull Racing and won the Euroseries 3000 championship in his first year with one win, two poles and seven podiums.
A1 Grand Prix
For A1 GP season 3 (2007–2008), Prost was the rookie driver for Team France.
For A1 GP season 4 (2008–2009), Prost was still the rookie driver and topped every single rookie sessions. He was promoted to racing driver for the end of the season and showed that he had the pace to fight on top. The team issued in a statement at the end of the seasons that he should be driving the entire 2009–2010 season.
Sports car racing
24 Hours of Le Mans In 2007, Prost competed with Team Oreca in a Saleen S7-R with Laurent Groppi and Jean-Philippe Belloc and finished fifth in his category.
In 2009, Prost raced for the first time in the LMP1 category, with Speedy Racing Team Sebah. He drove a great race, especially on Sunday morning with a stunning quadruple stint which moved the car from eighth to fifth. Unfortunately, a gearbox problem later dropped the car to 14th.
After a difficult year in 2010, where he nonetheless drove the fastest lap of rebellion cars, Prost had a great race in 2011. Prost and his teammates Jani and Bleekemolen finished sixth and first in the unofficial petrol class.
In the 80th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2012, Prost and the Rebellion Racing Team got the fourth place in the LM-P1 class along with his co-drivers Neel Jani and Nick Heidfeld, their Lola B12/60 Coupe Toyota covered a total of 367 laps (3,108.123 miles), in the Circuit de la Sarthe. Prost drove the last stage of the competition.
Le Mans Series
In 2009, Prost participated in the European Le Mans Series for Speedy Racing Team Sebah alongside Marcel Fässler and Andrea Belicchi. The trio finished 5th in the championship. Since 2010, he is racing in the European Le Mans Series for Rebellion Racing alongside Swiss racing driver Neel Jani.
FIA World Endurance Championship
In 2012 and 2013, Prost competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Rebellion Racing in a LMP1-class Lola B12/60 Toyota. With his mate Neel Jani, they won nine races in these two years in the LMP1 privateer category. He would race the new Rebellion R-One in the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship season. Prost has won the first four races of 2014 in the LMP1-L Category and has already clinched the title in the category.
American Le Mans Series
Prost clinched back to back victories at Petit Le Mans in 2012 and 2013. He also finished third in the Sebring 12 Hours in 2013.
Andros Trophy
During the 2009–2010 winter, Prost participated to the famous Andros Trophy ice racing series in the electrical car category. He clinched the championship with five poles, six wins, and eighteen podiums out of 21 races. He successfully defended his title during the 2010–2011 winter.
In 2011–2012, Prost joined his dad in the works Dacia team and claimed the rookie title in the main series.
Formula One
In 2010, Prost drove a Renault F1 for the first time in Magny-Cours and impressed the team, beating his daily opponent by more than two seconds.
In 2011, Prost joined the gravity management structure and remained a driver for Lotus Renault F1. He drove some test sessions and straight line tests for the team, as well as some commercial roadshows.
In 2012, Prost remained a part of the Lotus Renault program, and on 4 October 2012, it was announced that he would be testing with Lotus Renault Formula One during the young driver test at Abu Dhabi.
In 2013, Prost was still test and development driver for Lotus. He drove the rookie test in Silverstone where he posted the absolute fastest lap among the rookies and was only three tenths behind Vettel in the Red Bull.
In 2014, Prost remained test and development driver for Lotus.
Formula E
On 30 June 2014, Prost signed up for the inaugural FIA Formula E Championship with the team e.dams Renault. At the first race in Beijing, Prost became the first man to achieve a pole position in Formula E. He led the race until the last lap in the last corner where he was involved in a heavy crash with Nick Heidfeld. Prost turned into Heidfeld's car when he was being challenged into the last corner, lunging Heidfeld's car into a barrier. He later apologised for the incident. He was subsequently given a ten place grid penalty for the following race in Malaysia. In the second race in Putrajaya, Malaysia, he took pole position again but was given a ten place grid penalty carried from the previous race. He took his first win in Miami, despite a late challenge from Scott Speed. He would end up finishing the season in sixth place in the standings. The following season would be the highlight of his Formula E career, as he had finished third in the final standings of the 2015-16 Formula E championship.
Racing record Career summary
Season Series Team Races Poles Wins F/Laps Podiums Points Position2004 Formula Renault 2000 Germany PlayStation Junior Team Oreca20000540th 2005 French Formula Renault 2.0 Graff Racing 16 0 0 0 0 43 9th Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC Formula Renault 3.5 Series DAMS 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC FFSA GT Championship Exagon Engineering 4 2 0 1 2 NC NC 2006 Spanish Formula 3 Championship Racing Engineering 16 0 1 0 5 83 4th 2007 Spanish Formula 3 Championship Campos Racing 16 1 2 1 6 102 3rd 24 Hours of Le Mans - GT1 Team Oreca 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th 2008 Euroseries 3000 Bull Racing 15 2 1 0 6 60 1st 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix A1 Team France 8 0 0 0 0 47 5th 2009 Le Mans Series Speedy Racing 5 0 0 0 1 14 5th 24 Hours of Le Mans 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 12th 2009–10 Andros Trophy - Électrique Class Team Pilot 21 5 6 7 18 250 1st 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship Matech Competition 4 0 0 0 0 0 49th Le Mans Series Rebellion Racing 5 0 0 0 2 52 5th 24 Hours of Le Mans 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC 2010–11 Andros Trophy - Électrique Class Team Pilot 28 8 8 7 23 332 1st 2011 Le Mans Series Rebellion Racing 5 2 0 1 2 37 3rd 24 Hours of Le Mans 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th Intercontinental Le Mans Cup 6 0 0 0 0 N/A NC 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship Rebellion Racing 8 0 0 0 1 86.5 4th 24 Hours of Le Mans 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th American Le Mans Series - P111111N/ANC2013 Formula One Lotus F1 Team Test driver FIA World Endurance Championship Rebellion Racing 7 0 0 0 1 60 6th 24 Hours of Le Mans 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 39th American Le Mans Series - P121212485th2014 FIA World Endurance Championship Rebellion Racing 8 0 0 0 0 64.5 10th 24 Hours of Le Mans 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th 2014–15 Formula E e.dams Renault 11 2 1 1 2 89 6th2015 FIA World Endurance Championship Rebellion Racing 6 0 0 0 0 14.5 14th 24 Hours of Le Mans 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 23rd Stock Car Brasil Prati-Donaduzzi 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC† 2015–16 Formula E Renault e.dams 10 1 2 1 3 115 3rd 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship Rebellion Racing 4 0 0 0 0 25.5 14th 24 Hours of Le Mans 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 29th 2016–17 Formula E Renault e.dams 12 0 0 1 0 93 6th Andros Trophy - Électrique Class Rebellion Racing 7 0 0 0 0 178 8th 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Vaillante Rebellion 8 4 1 0 7 168 3rd 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 14th 2017–18 Formula E Renault e.dams 12 0 0 0 0 8 19th Andros Trophy - Elite Pro Class DA Racing 4 0 0 0 0 200 14th Trophée Andros 0 0 0 0 0 2018–19 Andros Trophy - Elite Pro Class Exagon Engineering 11 0 0 2 0 545 7th 2019–20 Andros Trophy - Elite Pro Class DA Racing 10 1 1 1 2 462 5th 2020 French GT4 Cup - Pro-Am CMR 12 2 0 0 6 143 4th 2020–21 Andros Trophy - Elite Pro Class DA Racing 11 0 0 0 4 489 5th 2021 French GT4 Cup - Pro Am CMR 12 2 0 1 4 108 5th Ultimate Cup Series - Challenge Monoplace 17 6 4 4 17 444 1st 2021–22 Andros Trophy - Elite Pro Class DA Racing 9 0 0 0 1 449 6th2022 Ultimate Cup Series - Challenge Monoplace CMR1810??154791st 2023 Ultimate Cup Series - Sprint GT Touring Challenge - C4A CMR21122427th 2023–24 Middle East Trophy - GTX Toro Verde GT 2024 Ultimate Cup Series - Proto P3 CMR5000018.519th2025 Middle East Trophy - GT4 Team CMREuropean Endurance Prototype CupCogemo Racing62202635th2025–2624H Series Middle East - GTXTeam CMR2026European Endurance Prototype CupCogemo Racing Team † As Prost was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2007 Team Oreca Laurent Groppi Jean-Philippe Belloc Saleen S7-R GT1 337 10th 5th 2009 Speedy Racing Team Sebah Automotive Andrea Belicchi Neel Jani Lola B08/60-Aston Martin LMP1 342 14th 12th 2010 Rebellion Racing Neel Jani Marco Andretti Lola B10/60-Rebellion LMP1 175 DNF DNF 2011 Rebellion Racing Neel Jani Jeroen Bleekemolen Lola B10/60-Toyota LMP1 338 6th 6th 2012 Rebellion Racing Nick Heidfeld Neel Jani Lola B12/60-Toyota LMP1 367 4th 4th 2013 Rebellion Racing Nick Heidfeld Neel Jani Lola B12/60-Toyota LMP1 275 39th 7th 2014 Rebellion Racing Nick Heidfeld Mathias Beche Rebellion R-One-Toyota LMP1-L 360 4th 1st 2015 Rebellion Racing Nick Heidfeld Mathias Beche Rebellion R-One-AER LMP1 330 23rd 10th 2016 Rebellion Racing Nick Heidfeld Nelson Piquet Jr. Rebellion R-One-AER LMP1 330 29th 6th 2017 Vaillante Rebellion Bruno Senna Julien Canal Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 340 16th 14th
Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points 2005 Graff Racing ZOL1 ZOL2 VAL1 VAL2 LMS1 LMS2 BIL1 BIL2 OSC1 OSC2 DON1 DON2 EST1 EST2 MNZ1 MNZ2 42nd 0
Le Mans Series results Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 Rank Points 2009 Speedy Racing TeamSebah Automotive LMP1 Lola B08/60 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 CAT SPA ALG NÜR SIL 10th 14 2010 Rebellion Racing LMP1 Lola B10/60 Rebellion (Judd) 5.5 L V10 CAS SPA ALG HUN SIL 7th 52 2011 Rebellion Racing LMP1 Lola B10/60 Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 CAS SPA IMO SIL EST 3rd 37
Intercontinental Le Mans Cup results Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2011 Rebellion Racing LMP1 Lola B10/60 Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 SEB SPA LEM IMO SIL PET ZHU
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results