AYRTON SENNA DA SILVA
Date of birth 21st of March 1960 GP-Starts 161 Current age: 34 years Pole-P.: 65 Place of birth: Sao Paulo/BRA Wins: 41 Resident: Monte Carlo, Sao Paulo GP-Points: 614 WC-Titles: 3
Height: 1,75 m (5ft 9ins) Weight: 70 kg (155 lbs) Marital status: divorced, girlfriend Adriane Children: - Learned profession: business studies Hobbies: model aircrafts Sports: jet-ski, waterskiing, tennis, jogging Favourite music: "Everything good - from pop to classical."
Favourite food: fruit, typical Brazilian food Favourite drink: Guarana Start of racing career: Go-karts at the age of 4 (!), first go-kart- races at the age of 13
First racing car: 1981 - Formula Ford 1600, van Diemen
First success: 1977 Panamerican Kart-Champion 1979, 1980 runner-up Kart-World Championship
Most memorable experience: "Clinching the 1988 World Championship by winning the Japanese GP at Suzuka."
Career: 1981 - Brit. Formula Ford 1600, Champion 1982 - Formula Ford 2000, British and European Champion 1983 - British F-3-Championship, Champion 1984 - F1 Toleman-Hart, 13 points, 9th 1985 - F1 Lotus-Renault, 38 points, 4th, 1st GP victory in Portugal 1986 - F1 Lotus-Renault, 55 points, 4th 1987 - F1 Lotus-Honda, 57 points, 3rd 1988 - F1 Marlboro-McLaren-Honda, 94 points, World Champion 1989 - F1 Marlboro-McLaren-Honda, 60 points World Championship runner-up 1990 - F1 Marlboro-McLaren-Honda, 78 points, World Champion 1991 - F1 Marlboro-McLaren-Honda, 96 points, World Champion 1992 - F1 Marlboro-McLaren-Honda, 50 p., 4th 1993 - F1 Marlboro-McLaren-Ford, 73 points World Championship runner-up 1994 - F1 Williams-Renault
pole positions in Brazil, Pacific and in the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola fatal accident in the San Marino GP 1994 |
