Ayrton Senna
Race car driver, Hall of fame inductee
1960 – 1994
Who was Ayrton Senna?
Ayrton Senna da Silva was a Brazilian racing driver who won three Formula One world championships. He was killed in an accident while leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. He is among the most dominant and successful Formula 1 drivers of all time and is considered one of the greatest drivers in the history of the sport. He remains the most recent driver fatality in Formula One.
Senna began his motorsport career in karting, moving up to open-wheel racing in 1981, and winning the British Formula 3 championship in 1983. He made his Formula One debut with Toleman-Hart in 1984 before moving to Lotus-Renault the following year and winning six Grands Prix over the next three seasons. In 1988, he joined Frenchman Alain Prost at McLaren-Honda. Between them, they won all but one of the 16 Grands Prix that year and Senna claimed his first World Championship. Prost claimed the championship in 1989, and Senna his second and third championships in 1990 and 1991. In 1992, the Williams-Renault combination began to dominate Formula One. Senna nonetheless managed to finish the 1993 season as runner-up, winning five races and negotiating a move to Williams in 1994.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Mar 21, 1960
São Paulo - Also known as
- Ayrton Senna da Silva
- Beco
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Lilian de Vasconcelos Souza
(1981/02 - 1982)
- Lilian de Vasconcelos Souza
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Ethnicity
- Italian Brazilian
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Profession
- Employment
- Lotus Cars
- Lived in
- São Paulo
- Died
- May 1, 1994
Imola - Resting place
- Cemitério do Morumbi
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Ayrton Senna." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 24 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/ayrton_senna>.
Discuss this Ayrton Senna biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In