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 kart racing aged 13; his first go-kart was built by his father using a lawnmower engine.

Ayrton Senna won the first of his three Drivers' Championships with 90 points in his first year with McLaren. Senna's teammate Alain Prost was runner-up, 3 points behind. Gerhard Berger finished third, driving for Ferrari. The 1988 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 42nd season of FIA Formula One motor racing.

Nov 29, 2024 · Ayrton Senna dominated throughout his time racing in Formula One, with his Formula One career starting when he signed on with the Toleman team in 1984. Throughout his eleven seasons in the league,...

I t’s been 40 years since Ayrton Senna took his first win in Formula 1 at the 1985 Estoril Grand Prix. To mark the occasion, the Lotus 97T with which the three-time Formula 1 World Champion ...

View a list of Ayrton Senna F1 wins and find in-depth statistics, including wins by season, constructor, Grand Prix, and circuit.

In 1988, when McLaren-Honda won 15 of the 16 races, Senna beat his team mate Alain Prost eight wins to seven to take his first driving title. Thereafter two of the greatest drivers became protagonists in one of the most infamous feuds. In 1989 Prost took the title by taking Senna out at the Suzuka chicane.

In all, Senna won 41 Grands Prix at seventeen different circuits. By winning 41 races from 161 Grand Prix starts, Senna is currently ranked sixth overall in the all-time Formula One Grand Prix winners' list. 35 of his victories were for McLaren, and 32 of his wins were in cars with a …

On this very day, November 7, 30 years ago, Ayrton Senna and McLaren were about to commence their final race together – the Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide. After what would finally add up to three world championships, 35 Grand Prix victories, 47 pole positions and 447 championship points, these two great forces would separate.

Did you know that Ayrton Senna spent 36 percent of his Formula One racing career in first place, or that he holds the record for the most wins in Monaco?

A three-time Formula One champion, Ayrton Senna won 41 races in F1, the top category in the world of motor sports. However, the number of victories by the Brazilian driver in other categories is not that well known by the public at large.