The Life of Senna
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Race: Japanese Grand Prix
Circuit: Suzuka
Date: 20th October 1991
Qualifying Time: 1m34.700s
Qualifying Position: 2nd
Race Position: 2nd + 0.344s
Fastest lap: fastest: 1m41.532s (lap record)
Race: Australian Grand Prix
Circuit: Adelaide
Date: 3rd November 1991
Qualifying Time: 1m14.041s
Qualifying Position: pole
Race Position: 1st
Race Time: 14 laps in 24m34.899s
Average Speed: 80.2625mph
Fastest lap: 2nd fastest: 1m42.545s
1992
Race: South-African Grand Prix
Circuit: Kyalami
Date: 1st March 1992
Qualifying Time: 1m16.277s
Qualifying Position: 2nd
Race Position: 3rd + 34.675s
Fastest lap: 2nd fastest: 1m18.140s
Race: Mexican Grand Prix
Circuit: Hermanos Rodriguez
Date: 22nd March 1992
Qualifying Time: 1m18.79s
Qualifying Position: 15th
Race Position: retired, lap 11, transmission
Fastest lap: 13th fastest: 1m20.721s
Race: Brazilian Grand Prix
Circuit: Interlagos
Date: 5th April 1992
Qualifying Time: 1m17.902s
Qualifying Position: 3rd
Race Position: retired, lap 18, electrics
Fastest lap: 21st fastest: 1m23.101s
Race: Spanish Grand Prix
Circuit: Circuit de Catalunya
Date: 3rd May 1992
Qualifying Time: 1m21.209s
Qualifying Position: 3rd
Race Position: 9th + 3 laps, spin
Fastest lap: 5th fastest: 1m43.176s
Race: San Marino Grand Prix
Circuit: Imola
Date: 17th May 1992
Qualifying Time: 1m23.086s
Qualifying Position: 3rd
Race Position: 3rd + 48.984s
Fastest lap: 5th fastest: 1m27.615s
Race: Monaco Grand Prix
Circuit: Monte Carlo
Date: 31st May 1992
Qualifying Time: 1m20.608s
Qualifying Position: 3rd
Race Position: 1st
Race Time: 78 laps in 1h50m59.372s
Average Speed: 87.1964mph
Fastest lap: 3rd fastest: 1m23.470s
Race: Canadian Grand Prix
Circuit: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Date: 14th June 1992
Qualifying Time: 1m19.775s
Qualifying Position: pole
Race Position: retired, lap 37, electronics
Fastest lap: 6th fastest: 1m23.728s
Race: French Grand Prix
Circuit: Magny Cours
Date: 5th July 1992
Qualifying Time: 1m15.199s
Qualifying Position: 3rd
Race Position: retired, 1st lap collision with Schumacher
Race: British Grand Prix
Circuit: Silverstone
Date: 12th July 1992
Qualifying Time: 1m21.706s
Qualifying Position: 3rd
Race Position: retired, lap 52, gearbox
Fastest lap: 5th fastest: 1m25.625s
Race: German Grand Prix
Circuit: Hockenheim
Date: 26th July 1992
Qualifying Time: 1m39.106s
Qualifying Position: 3rd
Race Position: 2nd + 4.500s
Fastest lap: 2nd fastest: 1m42.272s
Race: Hungarian Grand Prix
Circuit: Hungaroring
Date: 16th August 1992
Qualifying Time: 1m16.267s
Qualifying Position: 3rd
Race Position: 1st
Race Time: 77 laps in 1h46m19.216s
Average Speed: 107.139mph
Fastest lap: 3rd fastest: 1m19.588s
Race: Belgian Grand Prix
Circuit: Spa-Francorchamps
Date: 30th August 1992
Qualifying Time: 1m52.743s
Qualifying Position: 2nd
Race Position: 5th + 1m08.369s
Fastest lap: 2nd fastest: 1m54.088s
Race: Italian Grand Prix
Circuit: Monza
Date: 13th September 1992
Qualifying Time: 1m22.822s
Qualifying Position: 2nd
Race Position: 1st
Race Time: 53 laps in 1h18m15.349s
Average Speed: 146.45mph
Fastest lap: 5th fastest: 1m27.190s
Race: Portuguese Grand Prix
Circuit: Estoril
Date: 27th September 1992
Qualifying Time: 1m14.258s
Qualifying Position: 3rd
Race Position: 3rd + 1 lap
Fastest lap: fastest: 1m16.272s (lap record)
Race: Japanese Grand Prix
Circuit: Suzuka
Date: 25th October 1992
Qualifying Time: 1m38.375s
Qualifying Position: 3rd
Race Position: retired, lap 2, engine
Fastest lap: 21st fastest: 1m46.229s
Race: Australian Grand Prix
Circuit: Adelaide
Date: 8th November 1992
Qualifying Time: 1m14.202s
Qualifying Position: 2nd
Race Position: retired, lap 18, collision with Mansell
Fastest lap: 3rd fastest: 1m17.818s
1993
Race: South-African Grand Prix
Circuit: Kyalami
Date: 14th March 1993
Qualifying Time: 1m15.784s
Qualifying Position: 2nd
Race Position: 2nd + 1m19.824s
Fastest lap: 6th fastest: 1m20.755s
Race: Brazilian Grand Prix
Circuit: Interlagos
Date: 28th March 1993
Qualifying Time: 1m17.697s
Qualifying Position: 3rd
Race Position: 1st
Race Time: 71 laps in 1h51m15.485s
Average Speed: 102.9mph
Fastest lap: 2nd fastest: 1m20.187s
Race: European Grand Prix
Circuit: Donington Park
Date: 11th April 1993
Qualifying Time: 1m12.107s
Qualifying Position: 4th
Race Position: 1st
Race Time: 76 laps in 1h50m46.570s
Average Speed: 102.901mph
Fastest lap: fastest: 1m18.029s (lap record)
Race: San Marino Grand Prix
Circuit: Imola
Date: 25th April 1993
Qualifying Time: 1m24.007s
Qualifying Position: 4th
Race Position: retired, lap 42, hydraulics
Fastest lap: 3rd fastest: 1m27.490s
Race: Spanish Grand Prix
Circuit: Circuit de Catalunya
Date: 9th May 1993
Qualifying Time: 1m19.722s
Qualifying Position: 3rd
Race Position: 2nd + 16.873s
Fastest lap: 2nd fastest: 1m21.717s
Race: Monaco Grand Prix
Circuit: Monte Carlo
Date: 23rd May 1993
Qualifying Time: 1m21.552s
Qualifying Position: 3rd
Race Position: 1st
Race Time: 78 laps in 1h52m10.947
Average Speed: 86.2693mph
Fastest lap: 3rd fastest: 1m23.737s
Race: Canadian Grand Prix
Circuit: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Date: 13th June 1993
Qualifying Time: 1m21.706s
Qualifying Position: 8th
Race Position: retired, lap 63, alternator
Fastest lap: 3rd fastest: 1m22.015s
Race: French Grand Prix
Circuit: Magny-Cours
Date: 4th July 1993
Qualifying Time: 1m16.264s
Qualifying Position: 5t
h
Race Position: 4th + 32.405s
Fastest lap: 3rd fastest: 1m20.521s
Race: British Grand Prix
Circuit: Silverstone
Date: 11th July 1993
Qualifying Time: 1m21.986s
Qualifying Position: 4th
Race Position: 5th + 1 lap (out of fuel, lap 58)
Fastest lap: 5th fastest: 1m24.886s
Race: German Grand Prix
Circuit: Hockenheim
Date: 25th July 1993
Qualifying Time: 1m39.616s
Qualifying Position: 4th
Race Position: 4th + 1m08.229s
Fastest lap: 2nd fastest: 1m42.162s
Race: Hungarian Grand Prix
Circuit: Hungaroring
Date: 15th August 1993
Qualifying Time: 1m16.451s
Qualifying Position: 4th
Race Position: retired, lap 17, throttle
Fastest lap: 13th fastest: 1m22.838s
Race: Belgian Grand Prix
Circuit: Spa Francorchamps
Date: 29th August 1993
Qualifying Time: 1m49.934s
Qualifying Position: 5th
Race Position: 4th + 1m39.763s
Fastest lap: 5th fastest: 1m54.185s
Race: Italian Grand Prix
Circuit: Monza
Date: 12th September 1993
Qualifying Time: 1m22.633s
Qualifying Position: 4th
Race Position: retired, lap 8, collision with Brundle
Fastest lap: 9th fastest: 1m27.939s
Race: Portuguese Grand Prix
Circuit: Estoril
Date: 26th September 1993
Qualifying Time: 1m12.491s
Qualifying Position: 4th
Race Position: retired, lap 19, engine
Fastest lap: 15th fastest: 1m18.365s
Race: Japanese Grand Prix
Circuit: Suzuka
Date: 24th October 1993
Qualifying Time: 1m37.284s
Qualifying Position: 2nd
Race Position: 1st
Race Time: 53 laps in 1h40m27.912s
Average Speed: 115.334mph
Fastest lap: 4th fastest: 1m43.217s
Race: Australian Grand Prix
Circuit: Adelaide
Date: 7th November 1993
Qualifying Time: 1m13.371s
Qualifying Position: pole
Race Position: 1st
Race Time: 79 laps in 1h43m27.476s
Average Speed: 107.611mph
Fastest lap: 3rd fastest: 1m16.128s
1994
Race: Brazilian Grand Prix
Circuit: Interlagos
Date: 27th March 1994
Qualifying Time: 1m15.962s
Qualifying Position: pole
Race Position: retired, 55th lap, spin
Fastest lap: 2nd fastest: 1m18.764s
Race: Pacific Grand Prix
Circuit: TI Aida
Date: 17th April 1994
Qualifying Time: 1m10.218s
Qualifying Position: pole
Race Position retired, 1st lap, collision
Race: San Marino Grand Prix
Circuit: Imola
Date: 1st May 1994
Qualifying Time: 1m21.548s
Qualifying Position: pole
Race Position: retired, 7th lap accident*
Fastest lap: 22nd fastest: 1m44.068s
*Fatal crash
APPENDIX VI
1982 to 1984 Other Races
Ayrton Senna had five main careers in karting, Formula Ford 1600, Formula Ford 2000, Formula 3 and Formula One. But between 1982 and 1984 he alo had one-off races in saloon and sports cars. In 1982 he drove his one and only celebrity race at Oulton Park in the north of England. In May 1984 he competed in a race for Formula One drivers current and retired in identical Mercedes 190s which he won. Later that year he had one off run in a world championship saloon car race in a Porsche 956.
30th May 1982
Oulton Park
“Shell Super Sunbeam for Celebrities”
Sunbeam Talbot T1
Result: 1st (9m50.2s)
12th May 1984
Nurburgring
inaugural SCR race
Mercedes Benz 190E
Result: 1st
15th July 1984
Nurburgring 1000kms
Porsche 956
Result: 8th
APPENDIX VII
1981-1983 Championship Tables
Ayrton Senna won eight series championships in his 13 years of driving cars. It is an unmatched record that will never likely be beaten. Only Mika Hakkinen comes close in this battle and Nelson Piquet also won many championships. Alain Prost was also a multiple series winner.
1981 RAC Formula Ford 1600 championship
1
Ayrton Senna
105 points
2
Rick Morris
95 points
3
Enrique Mansilla
75 points
Scoring system: 1st: 20; 2nd: 15; 3rd: 12; 4th: 10; 5th: 8; 6th: 6; 7th: 4; 8th: 3; 9th: 2; 10th: 1. Best 11 finishes only to count.
1981 Townsend Thoresen Formula Ford 1600 championship
1
Ayrton Senna
210 points (222 overall)
2
Rick Morris
156 points
3
Enrique Mansilla
155 points
Scoring system: 1st: 20; 2nd: 15; 3rd: 12; 4th: 10; 5th: 8; 6th: 6; 7th: 4; 8th: 3; 9th: 2; 10th: 1; fastest lap: 2. Best 11 finishes only to count.
1982 Pace British Formula Ford 2000 championship
1
Ayrton Senna
378 points
2
Calvin Fish
297 points
3
Kenny Andrews
203 points
4
Russell Spence
192 points
5
Frank Bradley
163 points
6
Tim Davies
152 points
Scoring system: 1st: 20; 2nd: 15; 3rd: 12; 4th: 10; 5th: 8; 6th: 6; 7th: 4; 8th: 3; 9th: 2; 10th: 1; pole position: 1; fastest lap: 1.
1982 EFDA Formula Ford 2000 Euroseries
1
Ayrton Senna
132 points
2
Calvin Fish
87 points
3
Cor Euser
66 points
4
Kristian Nissen
62 points
5
Jesper Villumsen
58 points
6
Henrik Larsen
32 points
Scoring system: 1st: 20; 2nd: 15; 3rd: 12; 4th: 10; 5th: 8; 6th: 6; 7th: 4; 8th: 3; 9th: 2; 10th: 1; pole position: 2.
1983 British Formula Three championship
1
Ayrton Senna
132 points
2
Martin Brundle
123 points
3
Davy Jones
77 points
4
Calvin Fish
67 points
5
Allen Berg
32 points
6
Mario Hytten
23 points
Scoring system: 1st: 9; 2nd: 6; 3rd: 4; 4th: 3; 5th: 2; 6th: 1; fastest lap: 1.
Best 17 finishes only to count.
1984 Formula One World Championship
1
Niki Lauda
McLaren TAG
72 points
2
Alain Prost
McLaren TAG
71.5 points
3
Elio de Angelis
Lotus Renault
34 points
4
Michele Alboreto
Ferrari
30.5 points
5
Nelson Piquet
Brabham BMW
29 points
6
Rene Arnoux
Ferrari
27 points
7
Derek Warwick
Renault
23 points
8
Keke Rosberg
Williams Honda
20.5 points
9
Ayrton Senna
Toleman Hart
13 points
10
Nigel Mansell
Lotus Renault
13 points
11
Patrick Tambay
Renault
11 points
12
Teo Fabi
Brabham BMW
9 points
13
Riccardo Patrese
Alfa Romeo
8 points
14
Jacques Laffite
Williams Honda
5 points
15
Thierry Boutsen
Arrows Ford/BMW
5 points
16
Eddie Cheever
Alfa Romeo
3 points
17
Stefan Johansson
Tyrrell Ford, Toleman Hart
3 points
18
Andrea de Cesaris
Ligier Renault
3 points
19
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella Alfa Romeo
2 points
20
Marc Surer
Arrows Ford/BMW
1 point
Scoring system: 1st: 9; 2nd: 6; 3rd: 4; 4th: 3; 5th: 2; 6th: 1.
Best 11 scores only to count. Half points awarded for races stopped before half distance.
1985 Formula One World Championship