Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Prost akatanga basa rake naMcLaren (achitungamirirwa naTeddy Mayer) muna 1980 pamwe chete naUlsterman John Watson. Pakutanga kwake muBuenos Aires, Argentina, akapedza ari panzvimbo yechitanhatu, achiwana poindi imwe, chimwe chinhu chakaitwa nevatyairi vashomanana chete. Prost akawedzera mamwe mapoinzi mana kumakundano ake mumwaka, achiwana mapoinzi kuInterlagos, Brands Hatch neZandvoort. Prost akapedza gore ari wechi15 muDrivers' Championship, achienzana nemapoinzi neyaimbova shasha yenyika Emerson Fittipaldi. Pasinei zvapo nomwaka wokutanga unokurudzira, Prost akanga ane tsaona dzinoverengeka, achityora chigunwe chake panguva yokurovedza pa
Kyalami ndokutambura nokudengenyeka kwendangariro mukati mokurovedza paWatkins Glen. Akaregawo kumhanya muCanada muMontreal vhiki yakanga yapfuura nemhaka yokushaya simba kwokusimudza kumashure. Pakupera kwemwaka, kunyangwe aine makore maviri asara pachibvumirano chake, akasiya McLaren ndokusaina naRenault. Prost akati akabva pamusana pokuti motokari yacho yakanga yakakuvadzwa zvikuru uye nokuti ainzwa sokuti chikwata chacho chaimupa mhosva yezvimwe tsaona dzacho.