BIOGRAPHY: AYRTON SENNA (BRA)
Date of birth: 21st of March 1960
Died at Age: 34 years
Place of birth: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Resident: Monte Carlo, Sao Paulo
Height: 1,75 m (5ft 9ins)
Weight: 70 kg (155 lbs)
Marital status: Divorced, girlfriend Adriane
Children: Nil
Learned profession: Business studies
Hobbies: Model aircrafts
Sports: Jet-ski, waterskiing, tennis, jogging
Favourite music: "Everything good - from pop to classical."
Favourite food: Fruit, typical Brazilian food
Favourite drink: Guarana
Career:
Start of racing career: Go-karts at the age of 4 (!), first go-kart-
races at the age of 13
First racing car: 1981 - Formula Ford 1600, van Diemen
First successes: 1977 Panamerican Kart-Champion 1979, 1980 runner-up Kart-World Championship
Most memorable experience: "Clinching the 1988 World Championship by
winning the Japanese GP at Suzuka."
GP-Starts: 161
Pole-Positions: 65
Wins: 41
GP-Points: 614
World Championship Titles: 3
1981 - Brit. Formula Ford 1600, Champion
1982 - Formula Ford 2000, British and European Champion
1983 - British F-3-Championship, Champion
1984 - F1 Toleman-Hart, 13 points, 9th
1985 - F1 Lotus-Renault, 38 points, 4th, 1st GP victory in Portugal
1986 - F1 Lotus-Renault, 55 points, 4th
1987 - F1 Lotus-Honda, 57 points, 3rd
1988 - F1 Marlboro-McLaren-Honda, 94 points, World Champion
1989 - F1 Marlboro-McLaren-Honda, 60 points World Championship runner-up
1990 - F1 Marlboro-McLaren-Honda, 78 points, World Champion
1991 - F1 Marlboro-McLaren-Honda, 96 points, World Champion
1992 - F1 Marlboro-McLaren-Honda, 50 p., 4th
1993 - F1 Marlboro-McLaren-Ford, 73 points World Championship runner-up
1994 - F1 Williams-Renault. Pole positions in Brazil, Pacific and in the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola before
fatal accident in the San Marino GP 1994
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