Alain Prost Drives Dacia Duster to Silver in the Trophee Andros

Saturday, January 31 2010, the last race of the 2009/10 Trophee Andros took place at the Super Besse French ski resort. Due to steering problems at his Dacia Duster, Alain Prost didn’t manage to secure a place on the podium during the race, thus obtaining second place overall in the series.

However, the ex-F1 driver and the whole Dacia Team are very satisfied with the general result, as this was the Duster’s (and Dacia’s) first season ever. The staff is especially pleased with the three wins which the “Professor” managed to secure throughout the winter series: Val Thorens, Grandvalira and Saint-Die-des-Vosges.

"I think our results matched the expectations we had prior to the first race. It is always possible to do better in motor sport, but we have met our objectives. This was our first entry in the Trophée Andros and we had a brand new car to develop, so we were clearly going to be the challengers up against rivals who already had their marks in the series. To come second in such a competitive championship is therefore a first class result," Alain Prost said.

He added that if he and the team had more time, he could have steered the Duster into the golden first place and that the Duster might be back next season.

The four-time F1 world champion also pointed out that the Renault's Dacia brand has manged to overcome its “low cost” image and earn admiration through the Duster racer's performance and reliability.

The much less spectacular road version of the 350 HP Dacia Duster ice racer is due to be introduced on the European market in May, with other markets following in the current and the following year.