DRIVER PROFILE · Brazilian

Ayrton Senna

1984–1994 · Career statistics and race history

Ayrton Senna: 3 titles with 1 team; 39.8% of his races ended in retirement.

Verdict evidence

Verdict evidence
Measure	Result
World titles	3
Teams in title-winning seasons	McLaren
Retirements / starts	64 / 161

Starts161

Wins41

Podiums80

Poles65

Points610

Titles3

By circuit type

Results proxy. Positive deltas mean better positions; at least two races with each metric are required. Qualifying and classified finishes have separate samples.

2026 season to date

No qualifying or classified-finish sample for this period.

Career

Circuit type	Qualifying Δ	Classified finish Δ	Average qualifying	Average finish	Races (qualifying / finish)
high-downforce	Unavailable	+0.91	1	2.24	1 / 25
low-downforce	Unavailable	+0.65	Unavailable	2.5	0 / 14
mixed	0	-0.46	1	3.61	2 / 69

Career average: qualifying 1 · classified finish 3.15. Constructor averages give each race equal weight.

At a glance

Best finish / grid1 / 1

DNF rate39.8%

Average grid → finish3.15 → 3.15

Positions gained / race-0.3

First raceBrazilian Grand Prix 1984 · 1984-03-25

Latest raceSan Marino Grand Prix 1994 · 1994-05-01

TEAM HISTORYToleman Team Lotus McLaren Williams

Additional teammates without comparable sessions: Nigel Mansell (1994, 0 rounds); David Coulthard (1994, 0 rounds).

64 non-finishes: 38 mechanical, 22 accident/collision, 3 disqualified, 1 other. Reliability exposure: 32 mechanical retirements from a points-scoring grid slot (grid-position proxy, not measured points lost). Average finish and positions gained use official finishing results; pit-lane starts are excluded from grid averages.

Season by season

Season	Standing	Starts	Wins	Teammates · quali / race	Points
1994 ↗	NC	3	0	Damon HillQ 3–0 · R —	0
1993 ↗	2	16	5	Mika HäkkinenQ — · R 1–0 Michael AndrettiQ — · R 4–1	73
1992 ↗	4	16	3	Gerhard BergerQ — · R 3–2	50
1991 ↗	1	16	7	Gerhard BergerQ — · R 6–3	96
1990 ↗	1	16	6	Gerhard BergerQ — · R 9–2	78
1989 ↗	2	16	6	Alain ProstQ — · R 7–1	60
1988 ↗	1	16	8	Alain ProstQ — · R 7–5	90
1987 ↗	3	16	2	Satoru NakajimaQ — · R 8–0	57
1986 ↗	4	16	2	Johnny DumfriesQ — · R 4–0	55
1985 ↗	4	16	2	Elio de AngelisQ — · R 5–2	38
1984 ↗	9	14	0	Stefan Johansson· 2 rounds Johnny CecottoQ — · R 1–0	13

H2H reads Senna–teammate. Only shared official race results and available qualifying are compared; ties are shown separately.

Every race 161 RESULT ROWS

19943 starts · 0 wins0 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status
1994 · ROUND 3San Marino	RET	San Marino Ayrton Senna	Williams	1	5	Accident
1994 · ROUND 2Pacific	RET	Pacific Ayrton Senna	Williams	1	0	Collision
1994 · ROUND 1Brazilian	RET	Brazilian Ayrton Senna	Williams	1	55	Spun off

199316 starts · 5 wins73 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1993 · ROUND 16Australian	1	Australian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	79	1:43:27.476	10
1993 · ROUND 15Japanese	1	Japanese Ayrton Senna	McLaren	2	53	1:40:27.912	10
1993 · ROUND 14Portuguese	RET	Portuguese Ayrton Senna	McLaren	4	19	Engine	0
1993 · ROUND 13Italian	RET	Italian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	4	8	Collision	0
1993 · ROUND 12Belgian	4	Belgian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	5	44	+1:39.763	3
1993 · ROUND 11Hungarian	RET	Hungarian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	4	17	Throttle	0
1993 · ROUND 10German	4	German Ayrton Senna	McLaren	4	45	+1:08.229	3
1993 · ROUND 9British	5	British Ayrton Senna	McLaren	4	58	Out of fuel	2
1993 · ROUND 8French	4	French Ayrton Senna	McLaren	5	72	+32.405	3
1993 · ROUND 7Canadian	18	Canadian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	8	62	Electrical	0
1993 · ROUND 6Monaco	1	Monaco Ayrton Senna	McLaren	3	78	1:52:10.947	10
1993 · ROUND 5Spanish	2	Spanish Ayrton Senna	McLaren	3	65	+16.873	6
1993 · ROUND 4San Marino	RET	San Marino Ayrton Senna	McLaren	4	42	Hydraulics	0
1993 · ROUND 3European	1	European Ayrton Senna	McLaren	4	76	1:50:46.570	10
1993 · ROUND 2Brazilian	1	Brazilian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	3	71	1:51:15.485	10
1993 · ROUND 1South African	2	South African Ayrton Senna	McLaren	2	72	+1:19.824	6

199216 starts · 3 wins50 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1992 · ROUND 16Australian	RET	Australian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	2	18	Collision	0
1992 · ROUND 15Japanese	RET	Japanese Ayrton Senna	McLaren	3	2	Engine	0
1992 · ROUND 14Portuguese	3	Portuguese Ayrton Senna	McLaren	3	70	+1 Lap	4
1992 · ROUND 13Italian	1	Italian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	2	53	1:18:15.349	10
1992 · ROUND 12Belgian	5	Belgian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	2	44	+1:08.369	2
1992 · ROUND 11Hungarian	1	Hungarian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	3	77	1:46:19.216	10
1992 · ROUND 10German	2	German Ayrton Senna	McLaren	3	45	+4.500	6
1992 · ROUND 9British	RET	British Ayrton Senna	McLaren	3	52	Transmission	0
1992 · ROUND 8French	RET	French Ayrton Senna	McLaren	3	0	Accident	0
1992 · ROUND 7Canadian	RET	Canadian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	37	Electrical	0
1992 · ROUND 6Monaco	1	Monaco Ayrton Senna	McLaren	3	78	1:50:59.372	10
1992 · ROUND 5San Marino	3	San Marino Ayrton Senna	McLaren	3	60	+48.984	4
1992 · ROUND 4Spanish	9	Spanish Ayrton Senna	McLaren	3	62	Spun off	0
1992 · ROUND 3Brazilian	RET	Brazilian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	3	17	Engine	0
1992 · ROUND 2Mexican	RET	Mexican Ayrton Senna	McLaren	6	11	Transmission	0
1992 · ROUND 1South African	3	South African Ayrton Senna	McLaren	2	72	+34.675	4

199116 starts · 7 wins96 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1991 · ROUND 16Australian	1	Australian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	14	24:34.899	5
1991 · ROUND 15Japanese	2	Japanese Ayrton Senna	McLaren	2	53	+0.344	6
1991 · ROUND 14Spanish	5	Spanish Ayrton Senna	McLaren	3	65	+1:02.402	2
1991 · ROUND 13Portuguese	2	Portuguese Ayrton Senna	McLaren	3	71	+20.941	6
1991 · ROUND 12Italian	2	Italian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	53	+16.262	6
1991 · ROUND 11Belgian	1	Belgian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	44	1:27:17.669	10
1991 · ROUND 10Hungarian	1	Hungarian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	77	1:49:12.796	10
1991 · ROUND 9German	7	German Ayrton Senna	McLaren	2	44	Out of fuel	0
1991 · ROUND 8British	4	British Ayrton Senna	McLaren	2	58	Out of fuel	3
1991 · ROUND 7French	3	French Ayrton Senna	McLaren	3	72	+34.934	4
1991 · ROUND 6Mexican	3	Mexican Ayrton Senna	McLaren	3	67	+57.356	4
1991 · ROUND 5Canadian	RET	Canadian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	3	25	Alternator	0
1991 · ROUND 4Monaco	1	Monaco Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	78	1:53:02.334	10
1991 · ROUND 3San Marino	1	San Marino Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	61	1:35:14.750	10
1991 · ROUND 2Brazilian	1	Brazilian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	71	1:38:28.128	10
1991 · ROUND 1United States	1	United States Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	81	2:00:47.828	10

199016 starts · 6 wins78 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1990 · ROUND 16Australian	RET	Australian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	61	Spun off	0
1990 · ROUND 15Japanese	RET	Japanese Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	0	Collision	0
1990 · ROUND 14Spanish	RET	Spanish Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	53	Radiator	0
1990 · ROUND 13Portuguese	2	Portuguese Ayrton Senna	McLaren	3	61	+2.808	6
1990 · ROUND 12Italian	1	Italian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	53	1:17:57.878	9
1990 · ROUND 11Belgian	1	Belgian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	44	1:26:31.997	9
1990 · ROUND 10Hungarian	2	Hungarian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	4	77	+0.288	6
1990 · ROUND 9German	1	German Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	45	1:20:47.164	9
1990 · ROUND 8British	3	British Ayrton Senna	McLaren	2	64	+43.088	4
1990 · ROUND 7French	3	French Ayrton Senna	McLaren	3	80	+11.606	4
1990 · ROUND 6Mexican	20	Mexican Ayrton Senna	McLaren	3	63	Tyre	0
1990 · ROUND 5Canadian	1	Canadian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	70	1:42:56.400	9
1990 · ROUND 4Monaco	1	Monaco Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	78	1:52:46.982	9
1990 · ROUND 3San Marino	RET	San Marino Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	3	Wheel	0
1990 · ROUND 2Brazilian	3	Brazilian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	71	+37.722	4
1990 · ROUND 1United States	1	United States Ayrton Senna	McLaren	5	72	1:52:32.829	9

198916 starts · 6 wins60 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1989 · ROUND 16Australian	RET	Australian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	13	Collision	0
1989 · ROUND 15Japanese	D	Japanese Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	53	Disqualified	0
1989 · ROUND 14Spanish	1	Spanish Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	73	1:47:48.264	9
1989 · ROUND 13Portuguese	RET	Portuguese Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	48	Collision	0
1989 · ROUND 12Italian	RET	Italian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	44	Engine	0
1989 · ROUND 11Belgian	1	Belgian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	44	1:40:54.196	9
1989 · ROUND 10Hungarian	2	Hungarian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	2	77	+25.967	6
1989 · ROUND 9German	1	German Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	45	1:21:43.302	9
1989 · ROUND 8British	RET	British Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	11	Spun off	0
1989 · ROUND 7French	RET	French Ayrton Senna	McLaren	2	0	Differential	0
1989 · ROUND 6Canadian	7	Canadian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	2	66	Engine	0
1989 · ROUND 5United States	RET	United States Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	44	Electrical	0
1989 · ROUND 4Mexican	1	Mexican Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	69	1:35:21.431	9
1989 · ROUND 3Monaco	1	Monaco Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	77	1:53:33.251	9
1989 · ROUND 2San Marino	1	San Marino Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	58	1:26:51.245	9
1989 · ROUND 1Brazilian	11	Brazilian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	59	+2 Laps	0

198816 starts · 8 wins90 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1988 · ROUND 16Australian	2	Australian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	82	+36.387	6
1988 · ROUND 15Japanese	1	Japanese Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	51	1:33:26.173	9
1988 · ROUND 14Spanish	4	Spanish Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	72	+46.710	3
1988 · ROUND 13Portuguese	6	Portuguese Ayrton Senna	McLaren	2	70	+1:18.269	1
1988 · ROUND 12Italian	10	Italian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	49	Collision	0
1988 · ROUND 11Belgian	1	Belgian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	43	1:28:00.549	9
1988 · ROUND 10Hungarian	1	Hungarian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	76	1:57:47.081	9
1988 · ROUND 9German	1	German Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	44	1:32:54.188	9
1988 · ROUND 8British	1	British Ayrton Senna	McLaren	3	65	1:33:16.367	9
1988 · ROUND 7French	2	French Ayrton Senna	McLaren	2	80	+31.752	6
1988 · ROUND 6Detroit	1	Detroit Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	63	1:54:56.035	9
1988 · ROUND 5Canadian	1	Canadian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	69	1:39:46.618	9
1988 · ROUND 4Mexican	2	Mexican Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	67	+7.104	6
1988 · ROUND 3Monaco	RET	Monaco Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	66	Spun off	0
1988 · ROUND 2San Marino	1	San Marino Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	60	1:32:41.264	9
1988 · ROUND 1Brazilian	D	Brazilian Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	31	Disqualified	0

198716 starts · 2 wins57 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1987 · ROUND 16Australian	D	Australian Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	4	82	Disqualified	0
1987 · ROUND 15Japanese	2	Japanese Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	7	51	+17.384	6
1987 · ROUND 14Mexican	RET	Mexican Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	7	54	Spun off	0
1987 · ROUND 13Spanish	5	Spanish Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	5	72	+1:13.507	2
1987 · ROUND 12Portuguese	7	Portuguese Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	5	68	+2 Laps	0
1987 · ROUND 11Italian	2	Italian Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	4	50	+1.806	6
1987 · ROUND 10Austrian	5	Austrian Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	7	50	+2 Laps	2
1987 · ROUND 9Hungarian	2	Hungarian Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	6	76	+37.727	6
1987 · ROUND 8German	3	German Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	2	43	+1 Lap	4
1987 · ROUND 7British	3	British Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	3	64	+1 Lap	4
1987 · ROUND 6French	4	French Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	3	79	+1 Lap	3
1987 · ROUND 5Detroit	1	Detroit Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	2	63	1:50:16.358	9
1987 · ROUND 4Monaco	1	Monaco Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	2	78	1:57:54.085	9
1987 · ROUND 3Belgian	RET	Belgian Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	3	17	Accident	0
1987 · ROUND 2San Marino	2	San Marino Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	1	59	+27.545	6
1987 · ROUND 1Brazilian	RET	Brazilian Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	3	50	Engine	0

198616 starts · 2 wins55 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1986 · ROUND 16Australian	RET	Australian Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	3	43	Engine	0
1986 · ROUND 15Mexican	3	Mexican Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	1	68	+52.513	4
1986 · ROUND 14Portuguese	4	Portuguese Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	1	69	Out of fuel	3
1986 · ROUND 13Italian	RET	Italian Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	5	0	Transmission	0
1986 · ROUND 12Austrian	RET	Austrian Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	8	13	Engine	0
1986 · ROUND 11Hungarian	2	Hungarian Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	1	76	+17.673	6
1986 · ROUND 10German	2	German Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	3	44	+15.437	6
1986 · ROUND 9British	RET	British Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	3	27	Gearbox	0
1986 · ROUND 8French	RET	French Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	1	3	Accident	0
1986 · ROUND 7Detroit	1	Detroit Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	1	63	1:51:12.847	9
1986 · ROUND 6Canadian	5	Canadian Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	2	68	+1 Lap	2
1986 · ROUND 5Belgian	2	Belgian Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	4	43	+19.827	6
1986 · ROUND 4Monaco	3	Monaco Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	3	78	+53.646	4
1986 · ROUND 3San Marino	RET	San Marino Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	1	11	Wheel bearing	0
1986 · ROUND 2Spanish	1	Spanish Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	1	72	1:48:47.735	9
1986 · ROUND 1Brazilian	2	Brazilian Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	1	61	+34.827	6

198516 starts · 2 wins38 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1985 · ROUND 16Australian	RET	Australian Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	1	62	Engine	0
1985 · ROUND 15South African	RET	South African Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	4	8	Engine	0
1985 · ROUND 14European	2	European Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	1	75	+21.396	6
1985 · ROUND 13Belgian	1	Belgian Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	2	43	1:34:19.893	9
1985 · ROUND 12Italian	3	Italian Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	1	51	+1:00.390	4
1985 · ROUND 11Dutch	3	Dutch Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	4	70	+48.491	4
1985 · ROUND 10Austrian	2	Austrian Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	14	52	+30.002	6
1985 · ROUND 9German	RET	German Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	5	27	CV joint	0
1985 · ROUND 8British	10	British Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	4	60	Fuel system	0
1985 · ROUND 7French	RET	French Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	2	26	Accident	0
1985 · ROUND 6Detroit	RET	Detroit Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	1	51	Accident	0
1985 · ROUND 5Canadian	16	Canadian Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	2	65	+5 Laps	0
1985 · ROUND 4Monaco	RET	Monaco Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	1	13	Engine	0
1985 · ROUND 3San Marino	7	San Marino Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	1	57	Out of fuel	0
1985 · ROUND 2Portuguese	1	Portuguese Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	1	67	2:00:28.006	9
1985 · ROUND 1Brazilian	RET	Brazilian Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus	4	48	Electrical	0

198414 starts · 0 wins13 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1984 · ROUND 16Portuguese	3	Portuguese Ayrton Senna	Toleman	3	70	+20.042	4
1984 · ROUND 15European	RET	European Ayrton Senna	Toleman	12	0	Accident	0
1984 · ROUND 13Dutch	RET	Dutch Ayrton Senna	Toleman	13	19	Engine	0
1984 · ROUND 12Austrian	RET	Austrian Ayrton Senna	Toleman	10	35	Oil pressure	0
1984 · ROUND 11German	RET	German Ayrton Senna	Toleman	9	4	Accident	0
1984 · ROUND 10British	3	British Ayrton Senna	Toleman	7	71	+1:03.328	4
1984 · ROUND 9Dallas	RET	Dallas Ayrton Senna	Toleman	6	47	Clutch	0
1984 · ROUND 8Detroit	RET	Detroit Ayrton Senna	Toleman	7	21	Accident	0
1984 · ROUND 7Canadian	7	Canadian Ayrton Senna	Toleman	9	68	+2 Laps	0
1984 · ROUND 6Monaco	2	Monaco Ayrton Senna	Toleman	13	31	+7.446	3
1984 · ROUND 5French	RET	French Ayrton Senna	Toleman	13	35	Turbo	0
1984 · ROUND 3Belgian	6	Belgian Ayrton Senna	Toleman	19	68	+2 Laps	1
1984 · ROUND 2South African	6	South African Ayrton Senna	Toleman	13	72	+3 Laps	1
1984 · ROUND 1Brazilian	RET	Brazilian Ayrton Senna	Toleman	16	8	Turbo	0

1966–2026 · 61 imported seasons. Career figures reflect imported data. Race starts exclude DNS and non-qualifiers; poles use race grid position. Points use official season standings.