Ayrton Senna

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ayrton Senna
Occupation	Race Car Driver
Date Of Birth	Mar 21, 1960(1960-03-21)
Age	64
Date Of Death	1994-05-01
Birthplace	Santana
Country	Brazil
Birth City	São Paulo
Horoscope	Pisces

Ayrton Senna Biography

Ayrton Senna is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on March 21, 1960 in Santana, São Paulo, Brazil. Brazilian Formula One race car driver who was killed in the crash in the Imola Speedway while he was in charge of his team in 1994’s San Marino Grand Prix.

In honor of his memory, To honor his memory, Lewis Hamilton drove his old MP4/4 car for a BBC special. drove his old car, the MP4/4, to be the subject of an BBC special.

During the season, Senna rewrote the record books. His eight wins beat the old record of seven jointly held by Jim Clark (1963) and Prost (1984). His 13 pole positions also beat the record of nine held by Nelson Piquet (1984).

On Friday, Senna placed the car on the pole for a then-record 65th and final time, but he was upset by events unfolding that race weekend. Senna complained about the FW16’s handling and reported that the car’s performance was generally worse after the engineers’ latest adjustments. During the afternoon qualifying session, Senna’s compatriot and protégé Rubens Barrichello was involved in a serious accident when his car became airborne at the Variante Bassa chicane and hit the tyre-wall and fence. Barrichello suffered a broken nose and arm, and withdrew from the event. Barrichello reported that Senna was the first person he saw upon regaining consciousness.

He was married to Lilian of Vasconcellos Sousa on February 1, 1981 and they divorced in the month of October in the same year.

Ayrton Senna Net Worth

Ayrton Senna is one of the richest Race Car Driver from Brazil. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ayrton Senna 's net worth $100 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began to be interested in motorsports when he was of four.

He was involved in a long-running feud with his driver He had a long-running rivalry with driver Alain Prost..

Ayrton Senna da Silva (Brazilian Portuguese: [aˈiʁtõ ˈsẽnɐ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ] ( listen ) ; 21 March 1960 – 1 May 1994) was a Brazilian racing driver who won the Formula One World Drivers’ Championship in 1988, 1990 and 1991, and who is widely regarded as one of the greatest Formula One drivers of all time. He died in an accident while leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix whilst driving for Williams Racing.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Ayrton Senna height 5 ft 9 in Ayrton weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Ayrton Senna Dating?

According to our records, Ayrton Senna married to Lilian de Vasconcelos Souza. As of December 1, 2023, Ayrton Senna’s is not dating anyone.

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Senna was married to Lilian de Vasconcelos Souza from 1981 until 1982. Vasconcelos, whom he had known since childhood, had difficulty adapting to her husband’s racing life in England. Vasconcelos later said: “I was his second passion. His first passion was racing… There was nothing more important in the world for him, not family, not wife, nothing.” Though he did not have much of an income early in his racing career, Senna insisted on supporting his wife with no help from his father out of a sense of pride. The marriage ended in divorce. Senna then courted Adriane Yamin, daughter of an entrepreneur from São Paulo, who was 15 years old when they began the relationship in 1985 and often chaperoned by her mother during meetings with Senna. They were briefly engaged, but the relationship was broken off by Senna in late 1988. Senna dated Brazilian TV star Xuxa from late 1988 until 1990. He then dated Christine Ferracciu, who lived with him at his homes in Monaco and Portugal, on and off between 1990 and 1991. Senna also had an affair with American model Carol Alt, and briefly dated models Marjorie Andrade and Elle Macpherson. At the time of his death, Senna was in a relationship with Brazilian model, and later TV personality, Adriane Galisteu.

Facts & Trivia

Ayrton Ranked on the list of most popular Race Car Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Brazil. Ayrton Senna celebrates birthday on March 21 of every year.

Senna began his motorsport career in karting, moved up to open-wheel racing in 1981, and won the 1983 British Formula Three Championship. He made his Formula One debut with Toleman-Hart in 1984, before moving to Lotus-Renault the following year and winning six Grands Prix over the next three seasons. In 1988, he joined Frenchman Alain Prost at McLaren-Honda. Between them, they won all but one of the 16 Grands Prix that year, and Senna claimed his first World Championship. Prost claimed the championship in 1989, and Senna his second and third championships in 1990 and 1991. In 1992, the Williams-Renault combination began to dominate Formula One. Senna nonetheless managed to finish the 1993 season as runner-up, winning five races and negotiating a move to Williams in 1994.

What caused Senna crash?

On 13 April 2007, the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation delivered its own verdict (number 15050) stating that: “It has been determined that the accident was caused by a steering column failure. This failure was caused by badly designed and badly executed modifications.

Did Schumacher go to Senna funeral?

Schumacher did not attend the funeral in São Paulo but now regrets it. “To feel what I felt at that time it was not necessary to go to church or be present at the funeral,” he said. “I don’t go to church, but I know what I believe, what I think and what my emotions are.

What really happened to Ayrton Senna?

Ayrton Senna was pronounced dead at 6:40pm local time. It was later revealed that Senna had been racing with an Austrian flag in his car, as he planned to pay homage to Ratzenberger following the conclusion of the race.

What car was Ayrton Senna driving when he died?

Italian authorities in 2002 finally returned the one he used that fateful day at Imola to Bell Racing Europe ; Senna family members watched as the company incinerated it, by their request. The location of his Imola driver’s suit, shoes and gloves remains a mystery.

Is Schumacher still alive?

Michael Schumacher
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