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Alain Prost: Formula 1 legend 'injured during home invasion' in Switzerland

Swiss police are investigating the robbery, and authorities said the stolen items are still being assessed after intruders forced a family member to open a safe.

  • On Tuesday, masked intruders broke into the Nyon home of four-time Formula 1 world champion Alain Prost, threatening occupants and forcing a family member to open a safe before fleeing with stolen items.
  • Prost, who won world championships between 1985 and 1993, was reportedly injured during the violent incident, leaving the 71-year-old 'visibly shaken by this brutal intrusion' according to reports.
  • According to Vaud Cantonal Police, the intruders threatened occupants and 'slightly' injured one family member in the head, while another was forced to open a safe.
  • Despite launching a large-scale search operation with French authorities, police have not apprehended the suspects, and the precise inventory of stolen goods is currently being compiled.
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The police do not give his name, but "Blick" establishes thatAlain Prost is the victim of a violent burglary on Tuesday in his Nyon residenceThe Frenchman Alain Prost, quadruple Formula 1 world champion, was slightly injured during a violent burglary at his home in Switzerland last Tuesday, reported Saturday in the newspaper Blick. Alain Prost, 71, was slightly injured in the head during the attack. One of his sons was forced to open the family …

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Swiss police investigate an alleged robbery amid reports that Alain Prost was injured during a raid on the home of the four-time Formula 1 world champion.

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The former Formula 1 world champion was said to have been the victim of a robbery in Switzerland last Tuesday. One of Alain Prost's sons was allegedly forced to open the family safe by the robbers

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blick.ch broke the news on Friday, May 22, 2026.
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