Interesting facts about Ayrton Senna’s first national go-kart title, won 44 years ago
Ayrton Senna won the Brazilian Go-Kart Championship for the first time on July 16, 1978, at the Tarumã Go-Kart Raceway, in Viamão, near Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul). Senna raced with a #16 go-kart, wearing an orange suit and a plain white helmet with a blue stripe. He would debut the iconic -green-blue helmet […]
How Silverstone became ‘Silvastone’
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A WELL-KNOWN RESULT, BUT WITH AN UNUSUAL STORY: HOW SENNA BECAME A SUPERKART CHAMPION, 39 YEARS AGO
In December 1982, Ayrton Senna already was one of the biggest names in Brazilian motor sports. The driver had already won both the British and the European Formula Ford 2000 titles that season, and was expected to be a serious contender in the 1983 British F3 championship. But even as he inched closer and closer […]
30 years ago, Senna won a 25-minute race in Australia
Ayrton Senna was already world champion, but he wasn’t interested in just parading around the Adelaide circuit. He won the pole position in the qualifying sessions. It was the 60th pole position in his career. Gerhard Berger, his teammate, joined him in the first row, three tenths of a second behind him. The vice-champion, Nigel […]
32 years of controversial duel between Prost and Senna at Japanese GP
The final chapter in the fight for the championship title took place on the Suzuka circuit in Japan. Ayrton Senna got there with 60 “valid” points (only the best 11 results counted): he had won six times in the season. Prost had won only four races, but had 76 points. The Frenchman had a more […]
Ayrton Senna statue is inaugurated next to museum in Poland
A special statue in honor of Ayrton Senna, three-time Formula 1 world champion, was inaugurated in Poland, near the Museum of Mining and Motorsports in Wałbrzych. The opening ceremony took place last Saturday (18th) and the work was an initiative of Jerzy Mazur, multiple Polish and European champion in various categories, as well as the […]
Ayrton Senna´s passion for airplanes
Ayrton Senna always had to go fast – whether on the track or above it. The three-time F1 champion’s love for airplanes was no secret: from small model planes to the Brazilian Air Force fighter jets. On September 1986, Senna made the best of a short break between races by visiting an aviation fair in […]
At the heart of strategy: win without pitstops in Detroit-87
Fans expected great things from Senna in Detroit. The driver was coming off of a big win in Monaco, three weeks earlier, and had already won in the US in 1986, also driving a Lotus. Known for his talent in street circuits, Senna was confident about the weekend, but the heat had been bothering him […]
True or false? Check out 10 stories that marked Senna´s career
April 1st is known worldwide as “April’s Fools”. In motor sports, the publishing of fake news in media outlets and the release of jokes by publicists has become common place in the last few years. The Ayrton Senna official website is taking the opportunity to tell a few stories that may sound false, but actually […]
(Português) Ayrton Senna recebe diversas homenagens pelos seus 61 anos
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