Ayrton Senna da Silva was a Brazilian racing driver and philanthropist who competed in Formula One from 1984 to 1994. Senna won three Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles with McLaren, and—a
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Senna at his family home in 1963
Senna began kart racing at 13.
Senna won the 1981 British Formula Ford Championship with Van Diemen.
On 1 May 1994, Brazilian Formula One driver Ayrton Senna was killed after his car crashed into a concrete barrier while he was leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix at the Imola Circuit in Italy.
Ayrton Senna
…who competed in Formula One from 1984 to 1994. Senna won three Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles with McLaren, and—at the time of his death—held the record for most pole positions (65), among others; he won 41 Grands Prix across 11 seasons. Born and raised in São Paulo, Senna began competitive…
Rubens Barrichello (pictured at the 1995 French Grand Prix) suffered a high-speed crash at the Variante Bassa chicane.
Roland Ratzenberger was killed after colliding with a concrete wall at the Villeneuve Curve. The picture is from earlier the same day.
Monument to Ayrton Senna, Melinda Garcia's work, installed at the entrance of the tunnel under Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo, Brazil