 Born in Saint-Chamond, Loire, and despite being the oldest son of four-time Formula One World Drivers' champion Alain Prost and his wife Anne-Marie, he started his career at the late age of 22 in Formula Campus.Like his father, Prost was a golfer, winning tournaments when he was at Columbia University in New York.In 2006, he joined Racing Engineering to contest in the Spanish Formula Three Championship.