Ayrton Senna
Ayrton Senna da Silva was born on 21 March 1960 in São Paulo, Brazil, and became
known internationally as a racing driver and philanthropist who competed in
Formula One from 1984 to 1994. He began kart racing at the age of 13, progressed
to Formula Ford in 1981, and won the 1983 British Formula Three Championship
before signing for Toleman in 1984. He later drove for Lotus and McLaren,
winning three Formula One World Drivers’ Championship titles, in 1988, 1990 and
1991, and took 41 Grand Prix victories and 65 pole positions. He moved to
Williams for 1994 and was killed in a crash...
