Win #21       

1985 Italian Grand Prix; Monza

Rating:

Grid Position:	5
Fastest Lap:	3
Laps Led:	19
Weather:	dry
Team:	McLaren/TAG

A good start and a consistent race without pitstops brought Prost the win. Keke Rosberg's single stop appeared to give the Finn the edge, but towards the end of the race his engine failed, rewarding Prost for having kept up with him, despite tyres which had been on the car from the start.

1996 Belgian GP; Spa-Francorchamps

Rating:

Grid Position:	3
Fastest Lap:	4
Laps Led:	18
Weather:	dry
Team:	Ferrari

At the start, Schumacher took profit of Hill's bad start and claimed second behind Villeneuve. When the safety car came out because of Verstappen's accident, Schumacher pitted. Villeneuve stayed out for two more laps, returning behind the German. Hakkinen and Coulthard were now leading, as they were on a one stop strategy. After the second stops, Schumacher resumed just ahead of Villeneuve. It remained this way until five laps from the end, when Villeneuve settled for second.

       Win #22       

1986 San Marino Grand Prix; Imola

Rating:

Grid Position:	4
Fastest Lap:	3
Laps Led:	28
Weather:	dry
Team:	McLaren/TAG

Once again, the fight was between Prost, Piquet and Rosberg. The Brazilian moved out to an early lead, but by the time of the pitstops, the three were running closely together. After the stop, things were over quickly; Prost pulled away at about a second per lap, while Piquet's race turned into a disaster. Towards the end, Prost eased off, as Imola was notorious for its extreme fuel consumption. Rosberg, in vain, tried to catch up, with the result being that the Finn ran out of fuel just before the end of the race.

1996 Italian Grand Prix; Monza

Rating:

Grid Position:	3
Fastest Lap:	1
Laps Led:	23
Weather:	dry
Team:	Ferrari

After a bad start, dropping to sixth, Schumacher quickly moved up the order, settling in third behind Hill and Alesi after three laps. As Hill spun off after hitting tyres, Schumacher was left with the task to catch up with Alesi. This he did and his pitstop two laps after Alesi did the rest. In the final part of the race, Schumacher was simply flying, running seven tenths of a second faster than Alesi.

       Win #23       

1986 Monaco Grand Prix; Monte Carlo

Rating:

Grid Position:	1
Fastest Lap:	1
Laps Led:	71
Weather:	dry
Team:	McLaren/TAG

Due to a good strategy, Prost was able to dominate the race from start to finish. The Frenchman was half a second faster in every stage of the race, only handing the lead to Ayrton Senna briefly because the Brazilian stopped later.

1997 Monaco Grand Prix; Monte Carlo

Rating:

Grid Position:	2
Fastest Lap:	1
Laps Led:	62
Weather:	wet
Team:	Ferrari

Thanks to a decision to start on intermediates, Schumacher outsmarted the competition. In a league of his own, he moved away at a pace of nearly five seconds a lap, 30 seconds ahead after just five laps. After 32 laps he pitted, coming out again twenty seconds ahead of Barrichello in second. As Barrichello still had to stop, there was no way anybody could catch Schumacher. After 53 laps, there was a little scare, when Schumacher locked up and went down the escape road to avoid the Ste Devote barriers, but his lead was still 53 seconds at the flag.

       Win #24       

1986 Austrian Grand Prix; Osterreichring

Rating:

Grid Position:	5
Fastest Lap:	2
Laps Led:	24
Weather:	dry
Team:	McLaren/TAG

In a surprising opening phase, the Benettons of Fabi and Berger built a nice lead, while Prost was busy fending off Nigel Mansell. However, Fabi's engine didn't last long. Prost was then further helped by Berger's battery failing, making a very long stop necessary for the local hero. Just after Mansell's stop, the Briton also suffered a failure, handing Prost an easy win.

1997 Canadian Grand Prix; Montreal

Rating:

Grid Position:	1
Fastest Lap:	3
Laps Led:	34
Weather:	dry
Team:	Ferrari

The Ferrari driver's three stop strategy appeared to be wrong for a long time, until McLaren pulled in Coulthard for a quick set of new rubber, convinced they had enough time to keep their driver in the lead. They indeed had, but when driving away, the Scotsman's engine stalled, allowing Schumacher to take a lucky win in a race shortened because of an accident involving Olivier Panis.

       Win #25       

1986 Australian Grand Prix; Adelaide

Rating:

Grid Position:	4
Fastest Lap:	2
Laps Led:	18
Weather:	dry
Team:	McLaren/TAG

This race was all about tyres. Alain Prost was actually the first to experience problems. The Frenchman pitted after 31 laps and went chasing after Piquet and Mansell. Then runaway leader Keke Rosberg blew a tyre, soon followed spectacularly by Nigel Mansell. Shocked, the Williams team pulled in its second ace in the World Championship decider, Piquet, and so Prost took the win and thus the Championship.

1997 French Grand Prix; Magny-Cours

Rating:

Grid Position:	1
Fastest Lap:	1
Laps Led:	70
Weather:	dry/wet
Team:	Ferrari

The German was in command all weekend and was further helped by the first stop of his closest follower, Heinz-Harald Frentzen. The Williams driver had to wait for Jean Alesi to get out of his way when driving out of his pit bay. After 43 laps, rain started coming down. While almost everyone else opted for wets, Schumacher slid around the track on slicks. This appeared to have been the right gamble, as the rain didn't get worse, and the some drivers were forced back to slicks again. Despite a minor off, Schumacher had a large enough gap to avoid taking risks, bringing home the victory with ease.

       Win #26       

1987 Brazilian Grand Prix; Jacarepagua

Rating:

Grid Position:	5
Fastest Lap:	9
Laps Led:	45
Weather:	dry
Team:	McLaren/TAG

Good strategy and a brilliant second stint gave Prost the win, after having qualified only fifth. In the early part of the race Senna was slightly faster, but after Prost grabbed the lead on lap 21, he never looked back, eventually finishing 40 seconds ahead.

1997 Belgian GP; Spa-Francorchamps

Rating:

Grid Position:	3
Fastest Lap:	12
Laps Led:	40
Weather:	dry/wet
Team:	Ferrari

Spa is like a second home to Schumacher, and scene of some of his greatest victories. including this one, his third successive win at Spa. A downpour immediately prior to the race led to the unprecedented situation of starting behind the safety car. After three laps, the drivers were let loose to race, and Schumacher was in a class of his own. Opening up a lead of nearly a full minute at one stage, Schumacher romped home to a dominant victory.

       Win #27       

1987 Belgian GP; Spa-Francorchamps

Rating:

Grid Position:	6
Fastest Lap:	1
Laps Led:	34
Weather:	dry
Team:	McLaren/TAG

Prost equalled Jackie Stewart's benchmark of 27 GP wins with an unspectacular and inherited win. Starting from only sixth on the grid, Prost gained places immediately when Mansell and Senna collided at the start, ending their chances. Leader Nelson Piquet's Williams also ground to a halt on lap 11 with turbo boost problems, leaving Prost and teammate Stefan Johansson unchallenged. After equalling the record, Prost looked forward to beating it. It would take a further nine GPs to achieve that.

1997 Japanese Grand Prix; Suzuka

Rating:

Grid Position:	2
Fastest Lap:	2
Laps Led:	25
Weather:	dry
Team:	Ferrari

The early part of the race took on surreal proportions as Eddie Irvine charged to a huge lead in the Ferrari. Behind him, Jacques Villeneuve was holding up Schumacher, in the hope that fourth-placed Mika Hakkinen would pass or collide with the German. Villeneuve had only been allowed to start pending an appeal against his one-race ban for ignoring yellow flags, an appeal that was withdrawn by Williams after the race. Villeneuve's challenge subsided via problems at the second pitstops, allowing Irvine to move over and hand victory to Schumacher. Villeneuve's disqualification put Schumacher back on course to fight for the championshop. That challenge ended in disgrace two weeks later at Jerez.

       Win #28       

1987 Portuguese Grand Prix; Estoril

Rating:

Grid Position:	3
Fastest Lap:	2
Laps Led:	3
Weather:	dry
Team:	McLaren/TAG

Prost finally became the most successful driver in the history of modern Formula One with his 28th GP win. True to form, Prost achieved the victory in trademark patient style, leading for only the last three laps after pole- and fastest lap-setter Gerhard Berger had spun out in the leading Ferrari. This was the highlight in a season of disappointment for McLaren.

1998 Argentinian GP; Buenos-Aires

Rating:

Grid Position:	2
Fastest Lap:	3
Laps Led:	54
Weather:	dry/wet
Team:	Ferrari

After two straight 1-2 finishes to start the season, there was speculation and fears that McLaren would go one better than 1988 and win every race of the 1998 season. Schumacher scotched that notion with a victory of aggression and commitment. After dealing with Mika Hakkinen, Schumacher took the lead from Coulthard with a robust move, banging wheels with the Scot when the Scot ran wide at a hairpin. Although Hakkinen briefly reclaimed the lead during the stops, Schumacher would not be denied and went on to beat the Finn by 22 seconds.

       Win #29       

1988 Brazilian Grand Prix; Jacarepagua

Rating:

Grid Position:	3
Fastest Lap:	3
Laps Led:	60
Weather:	dry
Team:	McLaren/Honda

The debut race of the Prost-Senna pairing at McLaren promised so much, and turned out to be an anti-climax. The potential duel was ruined on the grid, with Senna suffering a broken gear linkage that relegated him to a pitlane start in the spare car. After blasting his way brilliantly through the field to second place, the Brazilian was disqualified for changing cars at the start, leaving Prost to cakewalk the race in a dominant car.

1998 Canadian Grand Prix; Montreal

Rating:

Grid Position:	3
Fastest Lap:	1
Laps Led:	27
Weather:	dry
Team:	Ferrari

This was a race in which Schumacher was both a sinner and saint. Even with both McLarens retiring, Schumacher's victory hopes were set back when he received a stop and go penalty for exiting the pitlane onto Heinz-Harald Frentzen's racing line, causing the Williams driver to spin into the gravel and out of the race. Schumacher and Damon Hill also resumed hostilities, with Hill swerving to block Schumacher attempt to pass him. Amidst all the controversy, Schumacher turned in some stunning laps to seal a thrilling and eventful win.

       Win #30       

1988 Monaco Grand Prix; Monte Carlo

Rating:

Grid Position:	2
Fastest Lap:	2
Laps Led:	12
Weather:	dry
Team:	McLaren/Honda

Prost and Senna were masters of the legendary street circuit, and their rivalry in the Principality dated back to 1984, when, in awful conditions, Race Director Jacky Ickx stopped the race prematurely, handing victory to Prost's McLaren ahead of a furious and fast-closing Senna in the underpowered Toleman. In 1988, and in equal cars for the first time, Senna sought to assert his dominance. And, leading comfortably 65 laps into the race, he appeared to have done just that - until a momentary loss of concentration pitched him into the barriers just before the tunnel. Prost delighted in the unexpected victory, while a devastated and uncommunicative Senna went straight home for some serious soul-searching.

1998 French Grand Prix; Magny-Cours

Rating:

Grid Position:	2
Fastest Lap:	2
Laps Led:	70
Weather:	dry
Team:	Ferrari

A brilliant start launched the Ferrari pair of Schumacher and Eddie Irvine past the McLarens of pole sitter Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard. A spin for Hakkinen and refuelling problems for Coulthard allowed Irvine to cling on to second, providing the buffer that Schumacher needed for a comfortable victory.