Nico Prost Facts for Kids

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Prost at the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans
Nationality	French
Born	Nicolas Jean Prost (1981-08-18) 18 August 1981 (age 43) Saint-Chamond, Loire, France
Related to	Alain Prost (father)
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season	2012
Current team	Rebellion Racing
Racing licence	FIA Platinum
Car no.	12
Starts	41
Wins	4
Poles	1
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	3rd in 2017
Finished last season	3rd
Formula E career
Debut season	2014–15
Car no.	8
Former teams	Renault e.dams
Starts	45
Wins	3
Podiums	5
Poles	3
Fastest laps	2
Best finish	3rd in 2015–16
Finished last season	19th
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years	2007, 2009 –
Teams	Team Oreca, Speedy Racing Team Sebah, Rebellion Racing
Best finish	4th (2012, 2014)
Class wins	1 (2014)

Previous series
2015 2011–13 2011–12 2010 2009–11 2009–10, 2010–11 2008–09 2008 2006–07 2005 2005 2004–05 2004–05 2004 2003	Stock Car Brasil American Le Mans Series Andros Trophy FIA GT1 World Championship Le Mans Series Andros Trophy Électrique A1 Grand Prix Euroseries 3000 Spanish Formula Three Championship Formula Renault 3.5 Series Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 FFSA GT Championship Formula Renault 2000 France Formula Renault 2000 Germany Formula Campus France
Championship titles
2009–10, 2010–11 2008	Andros Trophy Électrique Euroseries 3000

Nicolas Jean Prost (born 18 August 1981) is a French professional racing driver. He is the son of the famous four-time Formula One world champion, Alain Prost. Nicolas has raced in many different types of motorsport, including Formula E and the FIA World Endurance Championship. He was also a reserve driver for the Lotus F1 team.

Nicolas Prost's Racing Journey
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Nicolas Prost's Racing Journey

Starting His Career

Nicolas Prost was born in Saint-Chamond, Loire, France. Even though his father was a Formula One champion, Nicolas started his racing career a bit later than some, at the age of 22. He began in a series called Formula Campus. Interestingly, he was born just two days after his dad raced in the 1981 Austrian Grand Prix. Like his father, Nicolas is also a good golfer and won many tournaments while studying at Columbia University in New York.

Success in Formula Three

In 2006, Nicolas joined Racing Engineering to compete in the Spanish Formula Three Championship. He quickly showed his talent by winning one race and getting on the podium (finishing in the top three) six times. This helped him finish 4th in the championship and earn the "best rookie" award.

The next year, in 2007, he did even better in the Spanish Formula Three Championship. He finished 3rd overall, with two wins, one pole position (starting from the very front), and seven podium finishes.

Winning the Euroseries 3000

In 2008, Nicolas moved to the Euroseries 3000 championship with Bull Racing. He had an amazing first year, winning the championship! He achieved one win, two pole positions, and seven podiums.

Racing in A1 Grand Prix

Nicolas was a "rookie driver" for Team France in the A1 Grand Prix series during the 2007–2008 season. He was so good that he topped every rookie practice session.

For the 2008–2009 season, he continued as a rookie driver and kept showing great speed. By the end of the season, he was promoted to a main racing driver. The team even said he should drive for the whole next season!

Sports Car Racing Adventures

Racing at Le Mans 24 Hours

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is one of the most famous endurance races in the world.

In 2007, Nicolas raced for Team Oreca and finished 5th in his category.
In 2009, he raced in the top LMP1 category. He drove a fantastic race, moving his car from 8th to 5th place with a long, strong driving session.
In 2011, he had a great race, finishing 6th overall and first among cars using petrol engines.
In 2012, Nicolas and his Rebellion Racing teammates finished 4th in the LM-P1 class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He even drove the final part of the race!
In 2014, he achieved a class win at Le Mans, which is a fantastic accomplishment!

Competing in Le Mans Series

Nicolas also raced in the European Le Mans Series.

In 2009, he finished 5th in the championship with his teammates.
Since 2010, he has been racing for Rebellion Racing in this series.

FIA World Endurance Championship Highlights

The Lola B12/60 that Prost drove in the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans.

From 2012 to 2017, Nicolas competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Rebellion Racing.

In 2012 and 2013, he and his teammate Neel Jani won 9 races in the LMP1 privateer category.
In 2014, he won the first four races in the LMP1-L category and secured the championship title early!
In 2017, he finished 3rd in the LMP2 class championship, winning four races.

American Le Mans Series Victories

Nicolas also had success in the American Le Mans Series. He won the Petit Le Mans race two years in a row, in 2012 and 2013. He also finished 3rd in the Sebring 12 Hours race in 2013.

Ice Racing in Andros Trophy

Nicolas is also a champion in ice racing!

During the winters of 2009–2010 and 2010–2011, he raced in the famous Andros Trophy series in the electric car category. He won the championship both times! He had many pole positions, wins, and podium finishes.
In 2011–2012, he joined his father's team and earned the "rookie title" in the main series.

His Time in Formula One

Prost testing for Lotus in 2013.

Nicolas also had a chance to be involved in Formula One, the highest level of racing.

In 2010, he drove a Renault F1 car for the first time and impressed the team with his speed.
From 2011 to 2014, he was a test and development driver for the Lotus F1 team. This means he helped the team test new parts and improve their cars.
In 2013, he even posted the fastest lap among all the rookie drivers during a test session at Silverstone!

Racing in Formula E

Prost racing in the 2014 Punta del Este ePrix

On June 30, 2014, Nicolas joined the very first FIA Formula E Championship with the e.dams Renault team. Formula E is a racing series for electric cars.

At the first race in Beijing, Nicolas made history by getting the first-ever pole position in Formula E!
He won his first Formula E race in Miami.
The 2015-16 season was his best in Formula E, where he finished 3rd in the championship standings.