Formula One drivers from France
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There have been 75 Formula One drivers from France, the most successful of them being Alain Prost, who won the World Drivers' Championship four times.
World champions and race winners
The title has been won by a French driver on four occasions, all of which were victories for Alain Prost. Thirteen other drivers have won at least one race, though they are all far behind Prost's tally of 51 wins.
Alain Prost debuted with McLaren in 1980. He finished in the points on four occasions but only finished 16th overall, moving to Renault for the following season. After three successful years, including finishing the 1983 season as the championship runner-up, he returned to McLaren. Prost drove with the team between 1984 and 1989, winning the championship three times and coming second twice. During this time McLaren introduced a new team-mate for Prost – Ayrton Senna. Their relationship was difficult and the pair clashed on and off the track, leading to it being described as "one of the sport's greatest ever rivalries". Prost joined Ferrari in 1990 and resumed his battle with Senna, losing the championship at the penultimate race of the season after the pair collided.
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