RACING DRIVER

Ayrton Senna

1960 - 1994

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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 competed in Formula One from 1984 to 1994. 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. After twice finishing runner-up at the Karting World Championship, Senna progressed to Formula Ford in 1981, dominating the British and European championships in his debut seasons. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ayrton Senna is the most popular racing driver (up from 4th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Brazil (up from 9th in 2019) and the most popular Brazilian Racing Driver.

Ayrton Senna is most famous for being a Brazilian racing driver who won three Formula One world championships. He was killed in a crash at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Ayrton Senna ranks 1 out of 1,080. After him are Niki Lauda, Enzo Ferrari, Michael Schumacher, Alain Prost, Juan Manuel Fangio, James Hunt, Nelson Piquet, Emerson Fittipaldi, Alberto Ascari, Giuseppe Farina, and Gilles Villeneuve.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Ayrton Senna ranks 1. After him are Diego Maradona, Naruhito, Yoon Suk Yeol, Philippe of Belgium, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Tim Cook, Yulia Tymoshenko, John F. Kennedy Jr., Rafael Benítez, Miguel Díaz-Canel, and Jeffrey Dahmer. Among people deceased in 1994, Ayrton Senna ranks 2. Before him is Kim Il-sung. After him are Richard Nixon, Karl Popper, Charles Bukowski, Erich Honecker, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Eugène Ionesco, Elias Canetti, Erik Erikson, Linus Pauling, and Burt Lancaster.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Ayrton Senna ranks 2 out of 2,236. Before him are Pelé (1940). After him are Paulo Coelho (1947), Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (1945), Garrincha (1933), Oscar Niemeyer (1907), Zico (1953), Ronaldo (1976), Dilma Rousseff (1947), Pedro II of Brazil (1825), Mário Zagallo (1931), and Jair Bolsonaro (1955).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Brazil

Among racing drivers born in Brazil, Ayrton Senna ranks 1. After him are Nelson Piquet (1952), Emerson Fittipaldi (1946), Rubens Barrichello (1972), Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior (1943), Carlos Pace (1944), Felipe Massa (1981), Roberto Moreno (1959), Bruno Senna (1983), Chico Serra (1957), Luiz Bueno (1937), and Chico Landi (1907).

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