Editing Alain Prost (section)

=== Quantitative ratings ===
Various outlets have attempted to develop models that objectively measure driver skill relative to car quality. Prost generally places highly in these comparisons.

* [[University of Sheffield]] (2016): Second all-time<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2016-04-14 |title=University research reveals greatest Formula One driver of all time |url=http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/nr/greatest-formula-one-driver-ever-1.567358 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416020912/http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/nr/greatest-formula-one-driver-ever-1.567358 |archive-date=2016-04-16 |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=University of Sheffield}}</ref>
* ''[[The Economist]]'' (2020): Third all-time<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 October 2020 |title=Engineers, not racers, are the true drivers of success in motor sport |url=https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/10/17/engineers-not-racers-are-the-true-drivers-of-success-in-motor-sport |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120194230/https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/10/17/engineers-not-racers-are-the-true-drivers-of-success-in-motor-sport |archive-date=20 November 2020 |access-date=19 February 2021 |newspaper=The Economist |issn=}}</ref>
* Carteret Analytics (2020): Eighth all-time<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dalleres |first=Frank |date=15 November 2020 |title=Why Juan Manuel Fangio, not Lewis Hamilton or Michael Schumacher, is the greatest Formula 1 driver ever |url=https://www.cityam.com/why-juan-manuel-fangio-not-lewis-hamilton-or-michael-schumacher-is-the-greatest-formula-1-driver-ever/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120141605/https://www.cityam.com/why-juan-manuel-fangio-not-lewis-hamilton-or-michael-schumacher-is-the-greatest-formula-1-driver-ever/ |archive-date=20 November 2020 |access-date=19 February 2021 |website=CityAM |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* F1-Analysis.com (2022): Fourth all-time; second all-time after correcting for era differences<ref>{{cite web |date=31 May 2022 |title=A History of F1: Who is the GOAT? |url=http://f1-analysis.com/2022/05/31/who-is-the-f1-goat/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705091012/https://f1-analysis.com/2022/05/31/who-is-the-f1-goat/ |archive-date=5 July 2022 |access-date=1 September 2022}}</ref>