Ayrton Senna

Ayrton Senna is a Brazilian Formula 1 driver with 161 race starts from 1984 to 1994, 41 wins, 65 pole positions, 80 podiums and 614 championship points, and 3 drivers' championships (1988, 1990, 1991).

Senna's first start was the 1984 Brazilian Grand Prix for Toleman, from 16th on the grid, ending in a retirement. The first win came at the 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix for Team Lotus, in the 16th start, from pole position. The most recent of the 41 wins was the 1993 Australian Grand Prix. The best season was 1991: 1st in the championship with 96 points, 7 wins and 12 podiums, for McLaren. The longest team-mate pairing was with Gerhard Berger, 48 races: Senna finished ahead 29 times to 14 when both were classified, and out-qualified Berger 40 times to 8. All-time, that is the 6th-most wins of any driver, the 22nd-most career points of any driver. 50 of the 161 starts ended in a retirement (31%), and Senna led 2,930 laps in total.

Nationality

Brazilian

Born

21 Mar 1960

Active

1984 to 1994, 11 seasons

Teams

Toleman, Team Lotus, McLaren, Williams

World titles

3 (1988, 1990, 1991)

First win: 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix. Most recent win: 1993 Australian Grand Prix. Win rate 25.5% of starts.

Compare with team-mates: Gerhard Berger, Alain Prost, Elio de Angelis, Satoru Nakajima, Johnny Dumfries, Michael Andretti, Johnny Cecotto. Or anyone else.

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