Senna’s numbers in ‘Silvastone’
Ayrton Senna had his first race at Silverstone on June 21, 1981, when he competed in the Formula Ford 1660 Championship. The Brazilian driver wrapped up his debut at the circuit with a second place finish after an exciting duel in the last lap with rival Rick Morris, who overtook Senna in the final moments. […]
At his rival’s home turf: 29 years ago, Ayrton Senna was awarded his third F1 world champion trophy in Paris
Ayrton Senna became a three-time F1 world champion in 1991, at the Japanese GP. The race took place in October 20 of the same year, but Senna only received the official FIA trophy on December 6. The ceremony took place in Paris, France, in front of 175 guests, and the trophy was given out by […]
A well-known result, but with an unusual story: how Senna became a Superkart champion, 38 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 […]
(Português) Ayrton Senna Racing Day Virtual: inscrições abertas para correr em qualquer lugar de 30/11 a 31/01
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(Português) Ayrton Senna Racing Day Virtual: Anote na agenda
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The shortest race of Formula 1 had victory of Ayrton Senna
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 […]
Exactly 30 years ago, Senna won in Belgium for the fourth time in F1
Ayrton Senna felt at home at the challenging circuit of Spa-Francorchamps. He had scored three wins there so far, the last two of them (1988 and 1989) starting from the pole position and leading from start to finish. “Of course a victory would be news. I haven’t won here this year”. Leading the championship with […]
Behind the scenes of Senna’s first Formula 1 test
1983 was one of the most important years in Ayrton Senna’s career. It was a real watershed, since was when he made his first test with an F1 car, a Williams– the previous year’s champions – in Donington Park. That’s the most widely known one – it was even filmed by a TV Globo news […]
35 years ago, in Portugal, Senna had his first win in F1
This Tuesday, we celebrate an unforgettable victory for Brazil in Formula One. On April 21, 1985, a young Ayrton Senna made history with his Lotus. In his second year as an F1 driver, the Brazilian secured the first of his 41 wins, with an impressive triumph under a downpour at Estoril, in Portugal. After his […]
Tributes to Ayrton Senna’s 60th birthday all over the world
Born on March 21, 1960, Ayrton Senna was the subject of several homages last weekend, when he would be celebrating his 60th birthday. An idol in motor sports and also away from the tracks, the Brazilian driver was honored by several media outlets and in thousands of social network posts all around the world. A three-time […]