Drivers/Brazil
Ayrton Senna
- 3× World Champion
- 1984–1994
- SEN
- Born 21 March 1960 in São Paulo
- Died 1 May 1994
- Ayrton Senna da Silva
Family in Formula 1: Bruno Senna (nephew or niece)
- Starts161162 entries
- Wins4125% of starts
- Podiums8050% of starts
- Pole positions6565× started from P1
- Fastest laps19
- Grand Slams4pole, win, fastest lap, every lap led
- Titles31988, 1990, 1991
Career numbers
- Avg grid position3.1
- Avg finish3.1
- Retirement rate33%
- Pole-to-win conversion45%
- Positions gained-32
- Points scored614
- Longest winning streak4
- Longest podium streak8
- Longest points-scoring streak8
- TeamsToleman (1984) · Lotus (1985–1987) · McLaren (1988–1993) · Williams (1994)
Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.
The career at a glance
Season by season
Every race
162 entries, 161 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryBrazilian Grand Prix 1984DNF · Toleman
- First winPortuguese Grand Prix 1985P1 · Lotus
- Last winAustralian Grand Prix 1993P1 · McLaren
- Last startSan Marino Grand Prix 1994DNF · Williams
All 162 races, season by season
Against team-mates
Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.
| Team-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerhard Berger | 1990–1992 | 18:7 | 40:8 | −0.68% | 224 : 135 | Compare |
| Alain Prost | 1988–1989 | 14:6 | 28:4 | −0.79% | 154 : 186 | Compare |
| Satoru Nakajima | 1987 | 8:0 | 16:0 | −4.17% | 57 : 7 | Compare |
| Elio de Angelis | 1985 | 5:2 | 13:3 | −1.33% | 38 : 33 | Compare |
| Johnny Dumfries | 1986 | 4:0 | 15:0 | −4.11% | 51 : 3 | Compare |
| Michael Andretti | 1993 | 4:1 | 13:0 | −1.70% | 53 : 7 | Compare |
| Johnny Cecotto | 1984 | 1:0 | 7:1 | −1.86% | 5 : 0 | Compare |
| Mika Häkkinen | 1993 | 1:0 | 2:1 | −0.04% | 20 : 4 | Compare |
| Damon Hill | 1994 | 0:0 | 3:0 | −0.78% | 0 : 7 | Compare |
| Stefan Johansson | 1984 | 1:0 | 2:0 | – | 4 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Ayrton Senna came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.
Strongest circuits
Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monaco | 10 | 6 | 8 | 1.4 |
| Spa-Francorchamps | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2.5 |
| Hockenheimring | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2.6 |
| Hungaroring | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1.6 |
| Detroit | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Gilles Villeneuve | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7.9 |
| Monza | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3.2 |
| Adelaide | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1.3 |
| Suzuka | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 |
| Jerez | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2.8 |
| José Carlos Pace | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1.7 |
| Phoenix | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Estoril | 10 | 1 | 5 | 3.5 |
| Silverstone | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4.3 |
| Hermanos Rodríguez | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5.8 |
| Nelson Piquet | 6 | 1 | 6.5 | |
| Paul Ricard | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
| Kyalami | 4 | 2 | 3.7 | |
| Red Bull Ring | 4 | 1 | 3.5 | |
| Brands Hatch | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | |
| Magny-Cours | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | |
| Catalunya | 3 | 1 | 5.3 | |
| Zandvoort | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Nürburgring | 2 | – |