Roland Walter Ratzenberger was an Austrian racing driver, who competed in Formula One at three Grands Prix in 1994.
Ratzenberger at the 1994 Brazilian Grand Prix
Roland Ratzenberger on his last day (30 April 1994) at Imola during the San Marino Grand Prix. Later that day, Ratzenberger was killed during qualifying.
As a tribute, Ratzenberger's name was left on the Toyota 94C-V which he intended to drive at Le Mans.
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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…He was the first fatality in the Formula One World Championship since Riccardo Paletti in 1982. The weekend became notorious for the fatal accident of Ayrton Senna the following day, with both deaths leading to widespread safety reforms and the re-establishment of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association. Roland Walter…
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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.