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Athletically inclined, he thought about becoming a gym instructor or parlaying his proficiency at soccer into a professional career. He threw himself into wrestling, roller skating and playing football with such vigour that his prominent nose was broken several times. Alain was a busy little boy with a boundless energy that more than made up for any shortcomings he might have in terms of physical height. © SuttonĪlain Prost was born on February 24, 1955, near Saint Chamond in the Loire region of central France, where his father Andre manufactured kitchen furnishings. Hockenheim, July 1986: Alain Prost's McLaren ran out of fuel on the penultimate lap of the German Grand Prix. It was one of the five victories that season that would make him France’s first Formula One world champion. Monte Carlo, May 1985: Alain Prost during his Monaco Grand Prix win. Prost went on to win from a charging Ayrton Senna when the race was stopped after 31 laps due to the wet conditions. Monte Carlo, June 1984: McLaren's Alain Prost leads the opening stages of the Monaco Grand Prix. Paul Ricard, April 1983: Alain Prost won his home race, the French Grand Prix, from championship rival Nelson Piquet, who would eventually beat him to the title by just two points. He went on to retire his RE30 with suspension problems. Osterreichring, August 1981: Alain Prost qualified second for the Austrian Grand Prix alongside team mate Rene Arnoux, making for an all-Renault front row. Dijon, July 1981: After retirements in six of the season’s opening seven rounds, Alain Prost then took his maiden Formula One win, with Renault, at the French Grand Prix.