Nicolas Prost
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Nicolas Prost | |
Prost during an during an A1 Grand Prix promotional event in London in April 2008. |
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Nationality | French |
Date of Birth | August 18, 1981 |
Place of Birth | Saint-Chamond |
Related to | Alain Prost (Father) |
2008 Euroseries 3000 | |
Debut season | 2008 |
Current team | ELK Motorsport |
Starts | 2 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 1 |
Fastest laps | 1 |
Previous series | |
2003 2004 2004–2005 2005 2005 2006-2007 |
French Formula Campus German Formula Renault French Formula Renault Formula Renault Eurocup Renault World Series Spanish Formula Three |
Nicolas Prost | |
24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
Participating years | 2007- |
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Teams | Team Oreca |
Best finish | 10th (2007) |
Class wins | n/a |
Nicolas Jean Prost (born 18 August 1981, Saint-Chamond, France) is a racing driver currently racing in the Euroseries 3000 Championship for the ELK Motorsport team.
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[edit] Career
Despite being the son of four-time Formula One World Drivers' champion Alain Prost, he started his career at the late age of 22 in Formula Campus.
Prost is the oldest son of four-time Formula One world champion Alain Prost. In 2007, he finished third in the Spanish Formula Three Championship. Besides racing, Nicolas Prost is working part-time for a Swiss bank as a Teller in Geneva. In early 2007, it was confirmed that Prost would be racing for Team Oreca in the GT1 class of the 2007 Le Mans 24 hour race, driving a Saleen S7R.[1]
On August 29, 2007 A1 Team France confirmed Prost as their rookie driver for the 2007/08 A1GP season.[2]
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Motor racing record
Season | Series | Team Name | Races | Poles | Wins | Points | Final Placing |
2004 | French Formula Renault | Playstation Junior Team Oreca | 14 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18th |
German Formula Renault | Playstation Junior Team Oreca | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40th | |
2005 | French Formula Renault | Graff Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 10th |
Formula Renault Eurocup | Graff Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/C | |
World Series by Renault | DAMS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/C | |
2006 | Spanish Formula Three | Racing Engineering | 16 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 4th |
2007 | Spanish Formula Three | Campos Racing | 16 | 1 | 2 | 102 | 3rd |
2008 | Euroseries 3000 | ELK Motorsport | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3rd* |
* Season in progress.
[edit] References
- ^ "Nicolas Prost to race at Le Mans", Autosport Official website, February 28, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
- ^ Prost confirmed at Team France autosport.com, retrieved on August 29, 2007.