Ayrton Senna F1 stats
Driver info
Nationality
Brazilian
Birthplace
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Date of birth
Date of death
(aged 34)
Related to
Bruno Senna (nephew)
First race
Last race
Year(s) active
1984-94
Best championship finish
3x World Champion (, , )
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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 | 70.7% |
| Win & f.lap | 10 | 24.4% |
| Hat-trick | 7 | 17.1% |
| Podiums | 80 | 49.7% |
| Pole positions | 65 | 40.4% |
| Pole to win | 29 | 44.6% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toleman | 15 | 14 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 9th | |
| Lotus | 16 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 4th | |
| Lotus | 16 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 8 | – | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 55 | 4th | |
| Lotus | 16 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 57 | 3rd | |
| McLaren | 16 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 90 (94) | WC | |
| McLaren | 16 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 60 | 2nd | |
| McLaren | 16 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 78 | WC | |
| McLaren | 16 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 96 | WC | |
| McLaren | 16 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 50 | 4th | |
| McLaren | 16 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 73 | 2nd | |
| Williams | 3 | 3 | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | NC | |
| 162 | 161 | 41 | 80 | 65 | 19 | 86 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 610 (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
- 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 | Qualifying H2H |
|---|---|---|
| (VEN) Johnny Cecotto (1984) | 10 | 8-2 |
| (SWE) Stefan Johansson (1984) | 2 | 2-0 |
| (ITA) Elio de Angelis (1985) | 16 | 13-3 |
| (GBR) Johnny Dumfries (1986) | 16 | 16-0 |
| (JPN) Satoru Nakajima (1987) | 16 | 16-0 |
| (FRA) Alain Prost (1988-89) | 32 | 28-4 |
| (AUT) Gerhard Berger (1990-92) | 48 | 40-8 |
| (USA) Michael Andretti (1993) | 13 | 13-0 |
| (FIN) Mika Hakkinen (1993) | 3 | 2-1 |
| (GBR) Damon Hill (1994) | 3 | 3-0 |