Ayrton Senna
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|Name=Ayrton Senna |Image=Ayrton Senna Imola 1989 Cropped.jpg |Caption=Senna at the 1989 San Marino Grand Prix |Nationality=Brazilian |Years=1984 � 1994 |Team(s)=Toleman, Lotus, McLaren, Williams |Races=162 (161 starts) |Championships=3 (1988, 1990, 1991) |Wins=41 |Podiums=80 |Points=610 (614) |Poles=65 |Fastest laps=19 |First race=1984 Brazilian Grand Prix |First win=1985 Portuguese Grand Prix |Last win=1993 Australian Grand Prix |Last race=1994 San Marino Grand Prix

Ayrton Senna

Personal information
NationalityBrazilian
Formula One World Championship career
Active years1984 � 1994
TeamsToleman, Lotus, McLaren, Williams
Races162 (161 starts)
Championships3 (1988, 1990, 1991)
Wins41
Podiums80
Career points610 (614)
Pole positions65
Fastest laps19
First race1984 Brazilian Grand Prix
First win1985 Portuguese Grand Prix
Last win1993 Australian Grand Prix
Last race1994 San Marino Grand Prix
NameAyrton Senna
CaptionSenna at the 1989 San Marino Grand Prix
NationalityBrazilian
Years1984 � 1994
Team(s)Toleman, Lotus, McLaren, Williams
Races162 (161 starts)
Championships3 (1988, 1990, 1991)
Wins41
Podiums80
Points610 (614)
Poles65
Fastest Laps19
First Race1984 Brazilian Grand Prix
First Win1985 Portuguese Grand Prix
Last Win1993 Australian Grand Prix
Last Race1994 San Marino Grand Prix

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Ayrton Senna da Silva, (pronounced -ptaˈiɾtõ ˈsenɐ da ˈsiɫvɐayrton senna da silva.ogg; São Paulo, March 21, 1960, - Bologna Italy May 1, 1994) was a Brazilian racing driver and three-time Formula One world champion. He died in a crash while leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, and remains the most recent Grand Prix driver to die at the wheel of a Formula One car.

Senna began his motorsport career in karting and moved up the ranks to win the British Formula 3 championship in 1983. Making his Formula One debut with Toleman in 1984, he moved to Lotus-Renault the following year, and won six Grands Prix over the next three seasons. In 1988 he joined Frenchman Alain Prost at McLaren-Honda. Between them, Senna and Prost won fifteen out of the sixteen Grands Prix which took place that season, with Senna winning his first World Championship, a title he would go on to win again in 1990 and 1991. McLaren's performance declined in 1992, as the Williams-Renault combination began to dominate the sport, although Senna won five races to finish as runner-up in 1993. He moved to Williams in 1994, but suffered a fatal accident at the third race of the season at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Italy.

Senna is regarded as one of the greatest drivers in the history of Formula One. In 2009, a poll of 217 current and former Formula One drivers chose Senna as their greatest Formula One driver, in a survey conducted by British magazine Autosport. He was recognised for his qualifying speed over one lap and from 1989 until 2006 held the record for most pole positions. He was among the most talented drivers in extremely rain-affected conditions, as shown by his performances in the 1984 Monaco Grand Prix, the 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix, and the 1993 European Grand Prix. He also holds the record for most victories at the prestigious Monaco Grand Prix (6) and is the third most successful driver of all time in terms of race wins. However, Senna courted controversy throughout his career, particularly during his turbulent rivalry with Alain Prost, which was marked by two championship-deciding collisions at the 1989 and 1990 Japanese Grands Prix.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Roberto Moreno
British Formula Ford Champion
1981
Succeeded by
Julian Bailey
Preceded by
Tommy Byrne
British Formula Three Champion
1983
Succeeded by
Johnny Dumfries
Preceded by
Roberto Moreno
Macau Grand Prix Winner
1983
Succeeded by
John Nielsen
Preceded by
Nelson Piquet
Formula One World Champion
1988
Succeeded by
Alain Prost
Preceded by
Alain Prost
Formula One World Champion
1990-1991
Succeeded by
Nigel Mansell
Preceded by
Roland Ratzenberger
Formula One fatal accidents
May 1, 1994
Succeeded by
Last F1 fatality to date
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Nigel Mansell
Autosport
International Racing Driver Award

1988
Succeeded by
Jean Alesi
Preceded by
Jean Alesi
Autosport
International Racing Driver Award

1990-1991
Succeeded by
Nigel Mansell

Funeral :
Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
1984 Toleman Group Motorsport Toleman TG183B Hart S4 (t/c) BRA
Ret
RSA
6
BEL
6
SMR
DNQ
9th 13
Toleman TG184 Hart S4 (t/c) FRA
Ret
MON
2
CAN
7
DET
Ret
DAL
Ret
GBR
3
GER
Ret
AUT
Ret
NED
Ret
ITA
EUR
Ret
POR
3
1985 John Player Special Team Lotus Lotus 97T Renault V6 (t/c) BRA
Ret
'POR'
1
SMR
7
MON
Ret
CAN
16
'DET'
Ret
FRA
Ret
GBR
10
GER
Ret
AUT
2
NED
3
ITA
3
BEL
1
EUR
2
RSA
Ret
AUS
Ret
4th 38
1986 John Player Special Team Lotus Lotus 98T Renault V6 (t/c) BRA
2
ESP
1
SMR
Ret
MON
3
BEL
2
CAN
5
DET
1
FRA
Ret
GBR
Ret
GER
2
HUN
2
AUT
Ret
ITA
Ret
POR
4
MEX
3
AUS
Ret
4th 55
1987 Camel Team Lotus Honda Lotus 99T Honda V6 (t/c) BRA
Ret
SMR
2
BEL
Ret
MON
1
DET
1
FRA
4
GBR
3
GER
3
HUN
2
AUT
5
ITA
2
POR
7
ESP
5
MEX
Ret
JPN
2
AUS
DSQ
3rd 57
1988 Honda Marlboro McLaren McLaren MP4/4 Honda V6 (t/c) BRA
DSQ
SMR
1
'MON'
Ret
MEX
2
'CAN'
1
DET
1
FRA
2
GBR
1
GER
1
HUN
1
BEL
1
ITA
10
POR
6
ESP
4
'JPN'
1
AUS
2
1st 90 (94)
1989 Honda Marlboro McLaren McLaren MP4/5 Honda V10 BRA
11
SMR
1
MON
1
MEX
1
'USA'
Ret
CAN
7
FRA
Ret
GBR
Ret
'GER'
1
HUN
2
BEL
1
ITA
Ret
POR
Ret
'ESP'
1
JPN
DSQ
AUS
Ret
2nd 60
1990 Honda Marlboro McLaren McLaren MP4/5B Honda V10 USA
1
BRA
3
SMR
Ret
'MON'
1
CAN
1
MEX
20
FRA
3
GBR
3
GER
1
HUN
2
BEL
1
'ITA'
1
POR
2
ESP
Ret
JPN
Ret
AUS
Ret
1st 78
1991 Honda Marlboro McLaren McLaren MP4/6 Honda V12 USA
1
BRA
1
SMR
1
MON
1
CAN
Ret
MEX
3
FRA
3
GBR
4
GER
7
HUN
1
BEL
1
'ITA'
2
POR
2
ESP
5
JPN
2
AUS
1
1st 96
1992 Honda Marlboro McLaren McLaren MP4/6B Honda V12 RSA
3
MEX
Ret
4th 50
McLaren MP4/7A Honda V12 BRA
Ret
ESP
9
SMR
3
MON
1
CAN
Ret
FRA
Ret
GBR
Ret
GER
2
HUN
1
BEL
5
ITA
1
POR
3
JPN
Ret
AUS
Ret
1993 Marlboro McLaren McLaren MP4/8 Ford V8 RSA
2
BRA
1
EUR
1
SMR
Ret
ESP
2
MON
1
CAN
18
FRA
4
GBR
5
GER
4
HUN
Ret
BEL
4
ITA
Ret
POR
Ret
JPN
1
AUS
1
2nd 73
1994 Rothmans Williams Renault Williams FW16 Renault V10 BRA
Ret
PAC
Ret
SMR
Ret
MON
ESP
CAN
FRA
GBR
GER
HUN
BEL
ITA
POR
EUR
JPN
AUS
NC 0


Formula One World Drivers' Champions

1960 J. Brabham
1961 P. Hill
1962 G. Hill
1963 J. Clark
1964 J. Surtees
1965 J. Clark
1966 J. Brabham
1967 D. Hulme
1968 G. Hill
1969 J. Stewart
1980 A. Jones
1981 N. Piquet
1982 K. Rosberg
1983 N. Piquet
1984 N. Lauda
1985 A. Prost
1986 A. Prost
1987 N. Piquet
1988 A. Senna
1989 A. Prost
1990 A. Senna
1991 A. Senna
1992 N. Mansell
1993 A. Prost
1994 M. Schumacher
1995 M. Schumacher
1996 D. Hill
1997 J. Villeneuve
1998 M. Häkkinen
1999 M. Häkkinen
2000 M. Schumacher
2001 M. Schumacher
2002 M. Schumacher
2003 M. Schumacher
2004 M. Schumacher
2005 F. Alonso
2006 F. Alonso
2007 K. Räikkönen
2008 L. Hamilton
2009 J. Button

Three-timeDon Parker * Jim Russell * Dave Walker * Roger Williamson
Two-timeTony Brise * Jim Clark * Brian Henton * Harry Stiller * Trevor Taylor
One-timeAlguersuari * Asmer * Arundell * Banting * Barrichello * Brabham * Brandon * Burt * Byrne * Conway * Daly * Dean * Dumfries * Fenning * de Ferran * Firman * Fittipaldi * Gavin * Giacomelli * Gugelmin * Haberfeld * Häkkinen * Hynes * Johansson * Kane * Keegan * Kerr * Ledbrook * Lehto * Leston * Magnussen * van der Merwe * Moss * Nilsson * von Opel * Pace * Palmer * Parente * Pitcher * Piquet * Piquet, Jr. * Pizzonia * Ricciardo * Schenken * Sato * Senna * Serra * South * Stewart * I. Taylor * Trimmer * Wallace * Warwick

Winners of Autosport's International Racing Driver Award

1982: Keke Rosberg * 1983: Nelson Piquet * 1984: Niki Lauda * 1985: Alain Prost * 1986-87: Nigel Mansell * 1988: Ayrton Senna * 1989: Jean Alesi * 1990-91: Ayrton Senna * 1992-93: Nigel Mansell * 1994: Damon Hill * 1995: Michael Schumacher * 1996: Damon Hill * 1997: Jacques Villeneuve * 1998-99: Mika Häkkinen * 2000-02: Michael Schumacher * 2003: Juan Pablo Montoya * 2004: Jenson Button * 2005: Kimi Räikkönen * 2006: Fernando Alonso * 2007-08: Lewis Hamilton * 2009: Jenson Button

Parent company: McLaren Group

Founder: Bruce McLaren

Current personnel: Martin Whitmarsh * Paddy Lowe * Neil Oatley

Former personnel: John Barnard * Gordon Coppuck * Ron Dennis * Pat Fry * Norbert Haug * Robin Herd * Teddy Mayer * Gordon Murray * Adrian Newey * Steve Nichols * Jo Ramirez

Current drivers: UK 1. Jenson Button * UK 2. Lewis Hamilton Test Drivers: UK Gary Paffett

World Champions: BR Emerson Fittipaldi * UK Lewis Hamilton * UK James Hunt * FI Mika Häkkinen * AT Niki Lauda * FR Alain Prost * BR Ayrton Senna

Cars
Formula One: M2B * M4B * M5A * M7A * M7B * M7C * M7D * M9A * M14A * M14D * M19A * M19C * M23 * M26 * M28 * M29 * M29F * M30 * MP4 (MP4/1) * MP4B (MP4/1B) * MP4/1C * MP4/1E * MP4/2 * MP4/2B * MP4/2C * MP4/3 * MP4/4 * MP4/5 * MP4/5B * MP4/6 * MP4/6B * MP4/7A * MP4/8 * MP4/9 * MP4/10 * MP4/10B * MP4/10C * MP4/11 * MP4/11B * MP4/12 * MP4/13 * MP4/14 * MP4/15 * MP4-16 * MP4-17 * MP4-17D * MP4-18 * MP4-19 * MP4-19B * MP4-20 * MP4-21 * MP4-22 * MP4-23 * MP4-24 * MP4-25
Formula Two: M4A * M21
Sports cars: M1A * M1B * M1C * M6A * M6B * M6GT * M8A * M8B * M8C * M8D * M8E * M8F * M8FP * M12 * M20 * F1 GTR
USAC/IndyCar: M15 * M16A * M16B * M16C * M16C/D * M16E * M24
F5000/Libre: M3 * M10A * M10B * M18 * M22 * M25
Development cars: M2A
Road cars: F1 * F1 LM * SLR * MP4-12C



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