Ayrton Senna is a racing driver from Brazil who last raced in Formula 1 for Williams. Senna is a three-time champion (1988, 1990, 1991), with 44 wins and 83 podiums from 164 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 6,332 ranks Senna 82th of 40,349 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.
| 1994-05-01 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | DNF | −143 |
| 1994-04-17 | Okayama | DNF | −188 |
| 1994-03-27 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | DNF | −57 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +160 | Macau 1983 | Formula 3 Macau | P1 |
| +157 | Autódromo do Estoril 1985 | Formula 1 | P1 |
| +156 | Macau 1983 | Formula 3 Macau | P1 |
| +146 | Circuit de Monaco 1984 | Formula 1 | P2 |
| +143 | Autódromo do Estoril 1984 | Formula 1 | P3 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | ▸Formula 1 | Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | P20 | −388 | 6,764 |
| 1993 | ▸Formula 1 | McLaren | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 73 | P2 | +49 | 7,153 |
| 1992 | ▸Formula 1 | McLaren | 16 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 50 | P4 | −830 | 7,104 |
| 1991 | ▸Formula 1 | McLaren | 16 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 96 | P1 | +594 | 7,934 |
| 1990 | ▸Formula 1 | McLaren | 16 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 78 | P1 | +5 | 7,339 |
| 1989 | ▸Formula 1 | McLaren | 16 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 60 | P2 | −560 | 7,334 |
| 1988 | ▸Formula 1 | McLaren | 16 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 94 | P2 | +537 | 7,894 |
| 1987 | ▸Formula 1 | Team Lotus | 16 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 57 | P3 | +606 | 7,358 |
| 1986 | ▸Formula 1 | Team Lotus | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 55 | P4 | +89 | 6,751 |
| 1985 | ▸Formula 1 | Team Lotus | 16 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 38 | P4 | +666 | 6,662 |
| 1984 | ▸Formula 1 | Toleman | 14 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 13 | P9 | ↑946+96 | 5,996 |
| 1983 | ▸Formula 3 Macau | West Surrey Racing | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | +3,604 | 4,954 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Riccardo PatreseFIA Bronze | 6,417 | 158 | 107 | 51 | 68% |
| 🇦🇹 Gerhard Berger | 6,491 | 152 | 104 | 48 | 68% |
| 🇩🇪 Thierry Boutsen | 6,049 | 151 | 96 | 55 | 64% |
| 🇮🇹 Andrea de Cesaris | 5,524 | 150 | 114 | 36 | 76% |
| 🇫🇷 Alain Prost | 6,802 | 141 | 70 | 71 | 50% |
| 🇬🇧 Nigel Mansell | 6,389 | 138 | 77 | 61 | 56% |
| 🇮🇹 Michele Alboreto | 5,938 | 138 | 97 | 41 | 70% |
| 🇧🇷 Nelson PiquetFIA Platinum | 6,711 | 125 | 81 | 44 | 65% |
| 🇬🇧 Martin Brundle | 6,056 | 120 | 85 | 35 | 71% |
| 🇬🇧 Derek Warwick | 6,033 | 119 | 88 | 31 | 74% |
| 🇫🇮 Mika HäkkinenHigher-rated, 2× champion | 6,529 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 75% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | 🇨🇭 Nico Müller | Formula E | 6,398 |
| 73 | 🇿🇦 Jody Scheckter | Formula 1 | 6,391 |
| 74 | 🇬🇧 Nigel Mansell | FIA GT Championship | 6,389 |
| 75 | 🇩🇪 Ralf Schumacher | Prototype Cup Germany | 6,385 |
| 76 | 🇯🇵 Tomoki Nojiri | Super GT | 6,367 |
| 77 | 🇬🇧 Jolyon Palmer | Formula 1 | 6,353 |
| 78 | 🇬🇧 Dario Franchitti | NASCAR Truck | 6,348 |
| 79 | 🇩🇪 Wolfgang von Trips | Formula 1 | 6,339 |
| 80 | 🇸🇪 Marcus Ericsson | IndyCar | 6,337 |
| 81 | 🇳🇱 Rinus VeeKay | IndyCar | 6,335 |
| 82 | 🇧🇷 Ayrton Senna | Formula 1 | 6,332 |
| 83 | 🇮🇹 Gabriele Mini | Formula 2 | 6,332 |
| 84 | 🇧🇷 Rafael Câmara | Formula 2 | 6,332 |
| 85 | 🇩🇪 Michael Schumacher | Formula 1 | 6,331 |
| 86 | 🇬🇧 Stirling Moss | Formula 1 | 6,330 |
| 87 | 🇯🇵 Naoki Yamamoto | Super GT | 6,328 |
| 88 | 🇺🇸 Chase Elliott | NASCAR Cup Series | 6,325 |
| 89 | 🇺🇸 Jak Crawford | Formula 2 | 6,323 |
| 90 | 🇩🇪 Maro Engel | GT World Challenge Europe | 6,319 |
| 91 | 🇳🇿 Denny Hulme | Formula 1 | 6,318 |
| 92 | 🇸🇪 Dino Beganovic | Formula 2 | 6,318 |
Ayrton Senna was an elite professional driver who competed in Formula 1 from 1984 to 1994, racing for McLaren across 161 starts. He also won all three of his starts in the Formula 3 Macau championship in 1983 for West Surrey Racing. His career spanned solo single-seater racing at the highest level against graded professionals and established competitors.[1]
Senna won 41 Formula 1 grands prix and took 80 podiums across 11 seasons, capturing three world championships in 1990 and 1991, both with McLaren. He finished 20th in the championship standings in 1994, his final season. He beat elite professional drivers Alain Prost, a four-time Formula 1 world champion, 41 times, and Nelson Piquet, a three-time world champion, 42 times across their Formula 1 careers. Against established professionals Riccardo Patrese and Gerhard Berger, who raced 257 and 210 Formula 1 starts respectively, Senna regularly finished ahead.[2]