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Ayrton Senna da Silva ( Brazilian Portuguese: [aˈiʁtõ ˈsẽnɐ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ] ⓘ; 21 March 1960 – 1 May 1994) was a Brazilian racing driver who won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1988, 1990, and 1991.
Ayrton Senna took the Formula 1 paddock by storm in a career that delivered three world titles and a host of records, only for his life to be tragically cut short by a fatal accident at Imola 30 years ago today.
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. The previous day, Austrian driver Roland Ratzenberger had died when his car crashed during qualification for the race.
Drivers / Hall of Fame. Ayrton Senna. He streaked through the sport like a comet, an other-worldly superstar whose brilliance as a driver was matched by a dazzling intellect and coruscating charisma that illuminated Formula One racing as never before.
May 23, 2024 · Ayrton Senna was a Brazilian race-car driver who gained fame for being a fierce competitor renowned for his ruthless and risky maneuvers on the Grand Prix circuit. He captured three circuit world championships before dying in a crash during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.
May 1, 2024 · Remembering a sporting hero and why Ayrton Senna's legacy lives on, 30 years after F1's harrowing Imola weekend; Sky Sports F1 airs special Senna tribute shows on Wednesday's 30th...
Ayrton Senna, arguably the greatest F1 driver of them all, drove a total of 161 Grands Prix, amassing an impressive 41 wins throughout his career. Ayrton drove for McLaren between 1988 and 1993 winning the F1 World Championships in 1988, 1990 and 1991.
May 1, 2019 · The words of Damon Hill when remembering Ayrton Senna, the charismatic and iconic Brazilian driver whose talent behind the wheel of a racing car ensured he transcended the sport in which he...
May 3, 2024 · Three-time champion Senna transcended Formula 1, both with his prodigious driving talent that saw him net 41 Grand Prix victories and 65 pole positions between 1984 and 1994, but also with his passion for improving the welfare of citizens in his home country of Brazil.
May 1, 2024 · He was Ayrton Senna, and he had a job to do and a responsibility to himself and others. He felt people were counting on him, Sid conjectured, to deliver the sacrifice that would benefit others.
