Alain Prost of France drove a McLaren-Porsche...
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Alain Prost of France drove a McLaren-Porsche to a track lap record on the first day of trials for Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix at Zeltweg, Austria. Prost averaged 155.13 m.p.h., and his best time over the 3.68-mile course was 1 minute 25.49 seconds. Niki Lauda of Austria, Prost’s teammate, was second in 1:26.25.
Prost broke the record of 1:26.33 set last year by Brazilian Nelson Piquet.
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