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Ayrton Senna

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Ayrton Senna

1960 – 1994 · aged 34 · Formula One driver

“If you no longer go for a gap that exists, you are no longer a racing driver.”

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Ayrton Senna won three Formula One world championships and 41 Grands Prix, and was widely regarded as the fastest driver of his generation. He died after a crash at the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola. Brazil declared three days of national mourning.

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“If you no longer go for a gap that exists, you are no longer a racing driver.”

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Formula One 2010 Rd.16 Japanese GP: Bruno Senna (Hispania) demonstrating Ayrton Senna's Lotus 97T.
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Ayrton Senna enjoying company with a dog
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Ayrton Senna (McLaren) at the 1991 United States Grand Prix, Phoenix
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Ayrton Senna driving a Kart during his childhood
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Top 10 Moments of Ayrton Senna Brilliance
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Ayrton Senna | Top Gear Tribute
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F1 Classic Onboard: Senna On The Charge At The 1990 Monaco Grand Prix
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My dad and I disagreed on everything except Ayrton.

Bobby Lewis
14 Jun 2026

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I never met Ayrton, but I feel like I grew up with them. Thank you for being part of my life.

Rosemary Powell14 Jun 2026

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Same here. Exactly this.

Siobhan Ruiz4 Jul 2026

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Couldn't agree more.

Maria Vega
9 Jun 2026

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Not many people can say they made millions of strangers feel less alone. Ayrton could.

Norma Reyes24 Jul 2026

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Beautifully said.

Silvia Galli
27 May 2026

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Rest in peace

Thank you for a lifetime of it, Ayrton. Rest in peace.

Meredith West15 Jul 2026

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This made me cry. Thank you.

Gregory Ferguson8 Aug 2026

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Couldn't agree more.

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Ayrton Senna will be remembered long after the rest of us are forgotten. That's what greatness looks like.

Joshua Jackson
6 Feb 2026

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Thank you

A legend of the game. There won't be another like Ayrton.

Russell Matthews18 Mar 2026

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Well put.

Rosemary Baker
25 Nov 2025

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I cried when I heard the news, and I'm not ashamed of it. Ayrton was part of the soundtrack of my life.

Carolyn Watkins
15 Aug 2025

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The world is a little quieter today.

Ochieng Ochieng
3 Aug 2025

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A life fully lived. Thank you, Ayrton.

Hamish Robinson
28 Jul 2025

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I was there for one of Ayrton's greatest moments. I've told my kids about it a hundred times.

Ming Kwon
2 Jul 2025

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Some people leave a mark on the world that doesn't fade. Ayrton was one of them.

Fabio Ricci
5 May 2025

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One of a kind

My grandmother loved Ayrton. When she died we played their work at the funeral. Now they're both gone. Strange how connected it all is.

Erin Nichols25 May 2025

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Thank you for sharing this.

Blanca Rios3 Jul 2025

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Kelechi Okonkwo
16 Apr 2025

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Ayrton showed us what it looks like to give everything. Every single time.

Judith Kemp27 May 2025

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Well put.

Fernando Estrada14 Jan 2026

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Same here. Exactly this.

Tammy Carpenter
8 Apr 2025

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I keep coming back to this page. It helps to know so many others feel the same.

Raymond Myers8 Apr 2025

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♥

Russell Warren
26 Mar 2025

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Gone too soon, even at any age. There was so much more to come.

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Marcus Battle🇺🇸11d ago
Never forgotten.
Noah Weinstein🇺🇸13d ago
You were one of a kind.
Nancy Pham🇺🇸15d ago
Sleep well.
Gabriela Castillo🇺🇸18d ago
Ivan Shevchenko🇵🇱9 Aug 2026
Isabel Ortiz🇺🇸7 Aug 2026
Roger Brown🇮🇪17 Jul 2026
Donna Moore🇺🇸10 Jul 2026
Grateful for your life.
Anonymous🇺🇸8 Jul 2026
Crystal Battle🇺🇸7 Jul 2026
Forever in our hearts.
Grace Sato🇨🇦3 Jul 2026
Thinking of the family today.
Jorge Chavez🇺🇸1 Jul 2026
Thank you for the memories.
Ivan Shevchenko🇵🇱17 Jun 2026
Earl Smith🇺🇸13 Jun 2026
You were one of a kind.
Araceli Hernandez🇺🇸11 Jun 2026
Grateful for your life.
Anonymous🇨🇦30 May 2026
Terry West🇺🇸24 May 2026
You made the world better.
Toby Collins🇺🇸24 May 2026
Hyejin Bui🇺🇸23 May 2026
Gone but never forgotten.
Chava Marcus🇺🇸19 Apr 2026
Sleep well.
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Timeline

  1. 21 March 1960
    Born in São Paulo, Brazil
  2. 1 May 1994
    Died in Bologna, Italy
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