Ayrton Senna F1 stats
Driver info
Nationality
Brazilian
Birthplace
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Date of birth
Date of death
(aged 34)
First race
Last race
Year(s) active
1984-94
Best championship finish
3x World Champion (1988, 1990, 1991)
F1 stats
A detailed look at Ayrton Senna’s F1 stats
| Grand Prix entries | 162 | |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix starts | 161 | |
| Wins | 41 | 25.5% |
| From pole | 29 | |
| Win & f.lap | 10 | |
| Hat-trick | 7 | |
| Podiums | 80 | 49.7% |
| Pole positions | 65 | 40.4% |
| Fastest laps | 19 | 11.8% |
| Points | 610 (614) | 3.81 pts p/r |
| Points finishes | 96 | 59.6% |
| Front row starts | 86 | 53.4% |
| Times as championship leader | 49 | |
| Best start | 1st | x65 |
| Best finish | 1st | x41 |
| Did not start | 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Did not qualify | 1 | |
| Did not pre-qualify | 0 | |
| Retirements | 60 | 37.3% |
| First lap retirements | 7 | |
| Not classified | 0 | |
| Disqualified | 3 | 1.9% |
| No. of events | 23 | |
| No. of circuits | 30 |
Stats by season
A look at Senna’s F1 stats by season
| Year | Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 |  Toleman | 15 | 14 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 9th |
| 1985 | Lotus | 16 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 4th |
| 1986 | Lotus | 16 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 8 | – | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 55 | 4th |
| 1987 | Lotus | 16 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 57 | 3rd |
| 1988 | McLaren | 16 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 90 (94) | WC |
| 1989 | McLaren | 16 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 60 | 2nd |
| 1990 | McLaren | 16 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 78 | WC |
| 1991 | McLaren | 16 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 96 | WC |
| 1992 | McLaren | 16 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 50 | 4th |
| 1993 | McLaren | 16 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 73 | 2nd |
| 1994 | Williams | 3 | 3 | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | NC |
| 162 | 161 | 41 | 80 | 65 | 19 | 86 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 610 (614) |
Table definitions
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- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podiums
- PP: Pole positions
- FL: Fastest laps
- FR: Front row starts
- DNF: Did not finish
- BS: Best start
- BR: Best result
- PF: Points finishes
- PTS: Points
- WC: World Championship
- NC: Not classified
Stats by constructor
A look at Senna’s F1 stats by constructor
| Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toleman (1984) | 15 | 14 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| Lotus (1985-87) | 48 | 48 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 150 |
| McLaren (1988-93) | 96 | 96 | 35 | 55 | 46 | 12 | 60 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 451 |
| Williams (1994) | 3 | 3 | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 162 | 161 | 41 | 80 | 65 | 19 | 86 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 614 |
Table definitions
Click column headers to sort
- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podiums
- PP: Pole positions
- FL: Fastest laps
- FR: Front row starts
- DNF: Did not finish
- BS: Best start
- BR: Best result
- PF: Points finishes
- PTS: Points
Teammates
A list of Senna’s teammates (race drivers only)
| Driver | Races | Quali H2H |
|---|---|---|
 Johnny Cecotto (1984) | 10 | 8-2 |
 Stefan Johansson (1984) | 2 | 2-0 |
 Elio de Angelis (1985) | 16 | 13-3 |
| Johnny Dumfries (1986) | 16 | 16-0 |
 Satoru Nakajima (1987) | 16 | 16-0 |
 Alain Prost (1988-89) | 32 | 28-4 |
 Gerhard Berger (1990-92) | 48 | 40-8 |
 Michael Andretti (1993) | 13 | 13-0 |
 Mika Hakkinen (1993) | 3 | 2-1 |
| Damon Hill (1994) | 3 | 3-0 |