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by Rubython, Tom


  Classification: 1st

  Championship: World Championship, Sweden (Kalmar)

  Category: 135cc category

  Classification: 14th

  APPENDIX II

  1981 Formula Ford 1600

  Ayrton Senna competed in three championships in Britain in the Formula Ford 1600 category in 1981, his first season in cars. Driving a Van Diemen RF80 he did one race in the P&O Ferries championship. In the RAC and Townsend Thoresen series he drove a Van Diemen RF81 and won both series. He did not compete in the end of season Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch.

  Date: 1st March (P&O)

  Circuit: Brands Hatch

  Qualifying: 8th

  Race: 5th

  Date: 8th March (TT)

  Circuit: Thruxton

  Race: 3rd + 9.48s

  Date: 15th March (TT)

  Circuit: Brands Hatch

  Race: 1st

  Time: 15 laps in 15m07.02s

  Date: 22nd March (TT)

  Circuit: Mallory Park

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 2nd + 1.25s

  Date: 3rd May (TT)

  Circuit: Snetterton

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 2nd + 3.9s

  Date: 5th April (TT)

  Circuit: Mallory Park

  Race: 2nd + 0.15s

  Date: 24th May (RAC)

  Circuit: Oulton Park

  Race: 1st

  Time: 15 laps in 16m48s

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap

  Date: 25th May (TT)

  Circuit: Mallory Park

  Race: 1st

  Time: 15 laps in 12m43.09s

  Date: 7th June (TT)

  Circuit: Snetterton

  Race: 1st

  Time: 15 laps in 18m16.05s

  Fastest Lap: 1m22.02s, fastest lap

  Date: 21st June (RAC)

  Circuit: Silverstone

  Race: 2nd

  Date: 27th June (TT)

  Circuit: Oulton Park

  Race: 1st

  Time: 15 laps in 16m49.05s

  Fastest Lap: 1m06.03s, fastest lap

  Date: 4th July (RAC)

  Circuit: Donington Park

  Race: 1st

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap

  Date: 12th July (RAC)

  Circuit: Brands Hatch

  Qualifying: third row

  Race: 4th

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap

  Date: 25th July (TT)

  Circuit: Oulton Park

  Race: 1st

  Time: 15 laps in 16m59.7s

  Fastest Lap: 1m06.04s, fastest lap

  Date: 26th July (RAC)

  Circuit: Mallory Park

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 1st

  Time: 15 laps in 12m44.04s

  Fastest Lap: 50.01s, fastest lap

  Date: 2nd August (TT)

  Circuit: Brands Hatch

  Race: 1st

  Time: 15 laps in 12.58s

  Date: 9th August (RAC)

  Circuit: Snetterton

  Race: 1st

  Time: 15 laps in 19m19.89s

  Fastest Lap: 1m11.06s, fastest lap

  Date: 15th August (TT)

  Circuit: Donington Park

  Race: 1st

  Time: 12 laps in 16m13.73s

  Date: 31st August (TT)

  Circuit: Thruxton

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 1st

  Time: 10 laps in 14m28.07s

  Fastest Lap: 1m25.07s, fastest lap

  Date: 29th September (TT)

  Circuit: Brands Hatch

  Race: 2nd + 6.4s

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap

  APPENDIX III

  1982 Formula Ford 2000

  Ayrton Senna competed in two championships in Formula Ford 2000 category in 1982. In the Pace Petroleum British championship and the EFDA European series. He drove exclusively for the works supported Rushen Green team in a Van Diemen Nelson RF82 and won both championships.

  Date: 7th March

  Circuit: Brands Hatch

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 1st

  Race Time: 11m57.45s

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap

  Date: 27th March

  Circuit: Oulton Park

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 1st

  Race Time: 15m37.65s

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap, new lap record

  Date: 28th March

  Circuit: Silverstone

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 1st

  Race Time: 14m30.85s

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap, new lap record

  Date: 4th April

  Circuit: Donington Park

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 1st

  Race Time: 18m49.15s

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap, new lap record

  Date: 9th April

  Circuit: Snetterton

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 1st

  Race Time: 17m07.1s

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap

  Date: 12th April

  Circuit: Silverstone

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 1st

  Race Time: 14m31.5s

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap

  Date: 18th April (EFDA)

  Country: Belgium

  Circuit: Zolder

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: retired, lap 3, engine

  Date: 2nd May (EFDA)

  Country: Great Britain

  Circuit: Donington Park

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 1st

  Time: 20 laps in 24m57.47s

  Fastest Lap: new record, 1m14.28s

  Date: 3rd May

  Circuit: Mallory Park

  Race: 1st

  Race Time: 15m44.3s

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap

  Date: 9th May (EFDA)

  Country: Belgium

  Circuit: Zolder

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: retired, spin

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap

  Date: 30th May

  Circuit: Oulton Park

  Race: retired, lap 11, puncture

  Date: 31st May

  Circuit: Brands Hatch

  Race: 1st

  Race Time: 15m54.8s

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap

  Date: 6th June

  Circuit: Mallory Park

  Race: 1st

  Race Time: 11m47.2s

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap

  Date: 13th June

  Circuit: Brands Hatch

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 1st

  Race Time: 11m44.8s

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap, new lap record

  Date: 20th June (EFDA)

  Country: Germany

  Circuit: Hockenheim

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: retired, lap 1, accident

  Date: 26th June

  Circuit: Oulton Park

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 1st

  Race Time: 16m10.4s

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap

  Date: 3rd July (EFDA)

  Country: Netherlands

  Circuit: Zandvoort

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 1st

  Time: 12 laps, 20m08.03s

  Date: 4th July

  Circuit: Snetterton

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 2nd + 3.65s

  Date: 10th July

  Circuit: Castle Combe

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 1st

  Race Time: 15m47.2s

  Fastest Lap: new record, 1m02.6s

  Date: 1st August

  Circuit: Snetterton

  Qualifying: 2nd

  Race: 1st

  Race Time: 16m52.0s

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap, new lap record

  Date: 8th August (EFDA)

  Country: Germany

  Circuit: Hockenheim

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 1st

  Time: 11 laps, 2
6m59.20s

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap

  Date: 15th August

  Country: Austria

  Circuit: Osterreichering

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 1st

  Time: 12 laps in 24m21.32s

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap

  Date: 22nd August (EFDA)

  Country: Denmark

  Circuit: Jyllandsring

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 1st

  Time: 8 laps in 19m34.96s

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap

  Date: 30th August

  Circuit: Thruxton

  Race: 1st

  Race Time: 20m40.9s

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap, new lap record

  Date: 5th September

  Circuit: Silverstone

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 1st

  Race Time: 14m33.65s

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap (57.6s)

  Date: 12th September (EFDA)

  Country: Ireland

  Circuit: Mondello Park

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 1st

  Time: 20 laps in 19m32.71s

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap, new lap record, 57.92s

  Date: 26th September

  Circuit: Brands Hatch

  Race: 2nd + 0.88s

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap, new lap record

  Returned to Brazil before the end of the championship

  APPENDIX IV

  1982-1983 Formula 3

  In 1982 Ayrton Senna drove in Formula 3 for the West Surrey Racing team drivng a Ralt Toyota Nicholson RT3 D/82. Before that at the end of the 1982 season he drove a one off race at Thuxton in a West Surrey Ralt RT3 Nicholson D/81. At the end of the 1983 season he drove in the traditional Macao Grand Prix for Formula 3 cars for the Teddy Yip team in a Ralt Toyota Novamotor RT3E

  Date: 13th November 1982

  Circuit: Thruxton

  Qualifying: pole

  Qualifying Time: 1m13.4s (1) & 1m13.54s (1)

  Race: 1st

  Race Time: 18m37.4s

  Time: 15 laps in 18m37.43s

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap

  Date: 6th March 1983

  Circuit: Silverstone

  Qualifying Time: 53.90s (2) & 53.77s (1)

  Qualifying: 2nd

  Race: 1st

  Time: 20 laps in 18m07.14s

  Average Speed: 106.50mph

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap

  Date: 13th March 1983

  Circuit: Thruxton

  Qualifying Time: 1m13.46s (1) & 1m19.22s (2)

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 1st

  Time: 20 laps in 26m36.31s

  Average Speed: 106.27mph

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap

  Date: 20th March 1983

  Circuit: Silverstone

  Qualifying time: 1m34.74s (1) & 1m25.14s (1)

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 1st

  Time: 12 laps in 19m36.51s

  Average Speed: 107.66mph

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap

  Date: 27th March 1983

  Circuit: Donington Park

  Qualifying time: 1m19.665s (1) & 1m18.06s (1)

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 1st

  Time: 20 laps in 23m23.35s

  Average Speed: 100.42mph

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap

  Date: 4th April 1983

  Circuit: Thruxton

  Qualifying time: 1m13.07s (1) & 1m13.05s (3)

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 1st

  Time: 20 laps in 25m03.29s

  Average Speed: 112.85mph

  Date: 24th April 1983

  Circuit: Silverstone

  Qualifying time: 53.30s (1) & 53.38s (1)

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 1st

  Time: 25 laps in 22m33.59s

  Average Speed: 106.9mph

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap

  Date: 2nd May 1983

  Circuit: Thruxton

  Qualifying time: 1m33.55s (1) & 1m1.08s (1)

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 1st

  Time: 20 laps in 24m51.88s

  Average Speed: 113.70mph

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap

  Date: 8th May 1983

  Circuit: Brands Hatch

  Qualifying time: 43.35s (1) & 43.14s (1)

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 1st

  Time: 20 laps in 17m21.06s

  Average Speed: 83.21mph

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap

  Date: 30th May 1983

  Circuit: Silverstone

  Qualifying time: 53.05s (1) & 53.29s (2)

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 1st

  Time: 30 laps in 27m00.98s

  Average Speed: 107.14mph

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap

  Date: 11th June 1983

  Circuit: Silverstone

  Qualifying time: 1m32.27s (1) & 1m24.08s (2)

  Qualifying: 2nd

  Race: retired, lap 7, accident

  Date: 19th June 1983

  Circuit: Caldwell Park

  Qualifying time: 1m22.57s (1) & did not take part

  Race: withdrawn (accident) DNQ

  Date: 3rd July 1983

  Circuit: Snetterton

  Qualifying time: 61.89s (5) & 61.81s (2)

  Qualifying: 4th

  Race: retired, accident

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap

  Date: 16th July 1983

  Circuit: Silverstone

  Qualifying time: 1m26.57s (3) & 1m26.13s (1)

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 1st

  Time: 20 laps in 28m59.55s

  Average Speed: 121.37mph

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap

  Date: 24th July 1983

  Circuit: Donington Park

  Qualifying time: 1m08.42s (1) & 1m10.41s (4)

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 2nd

  Average Speed: 100.23mph

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap

  Date: 6th August 1983

  Circuit: Oulton Park

  Qualifying time: 57.38s (2) & 57.43s (1)

  Qualifying: 2nd

  Race: retired, accident

  Average Speed: 101.31mph

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap

  Date: 29th August 1983

  Circuit: Silverstone

  Qualifying time: 53.18s (1) & 53.43s (2)

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 1st

  Time: 30 laps in 27m02.45s

  Average Speed: 107.04mph

  Date: 11th September 1983

  Circuit: Oulton Park

  Qualifying time: 59.62 (1) & 57.24s (1)

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: Retired (accident)

  Average Speed: 101.08mph

  Date: 18th September 1983

  Circuit: Thruxton

  Qualifying time: 1m17.79s (1) & 1m14.01s (1)

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: retired, lap 2, engine

  Date: 2nd October 1983

  Circuit: Silverstone

  Qualifying time: 1m30.62s (4) & 1m35.44s (1)

  Qualifying: 4th

  Race: 2nd

  Average Speed: 121.66mph

  Date: 23rd October 1983

  Circuit: Thruxton

  Qualifying time: 1m13.55s (1) & 1m13.36 (1)

  Qualifying: pole

  Race: 1st

  Time: 15 laps in 18m39.78s

  Average Speed: 113.62mph

  Fastest Lap: fastest lap

  20th November: Macau Grand Prix, pole position, winner – 30 laps in 1h11m34.96s

  Heat 1: 1st – 15 laps in 35m44.65s – Fastest lap and new record: 2m21.59s

  Heat 2: 1st – 15 laps in 35m50.31s

  Total time: 1h 11m 96s

  APPENDIX V

  1984 to 1994 Formula One

  Ayrton Senna competed in Formula One for 11 seasons before his death in the 11th. He drove for four teams,Toleman in 1984, Lotus between 1985 and 1987, McLaren b
etween 1988 and 1993 and Williams in 1994. In 1984 he drove a turbocharged Toleman Hart TG183B and a Toleman Hart TG184. In 1985 he dorve a Lotus Renault 97T. In 1986 he drove a Lotus Renault 98T. In 1987 he drove a Lotus Honda 99T. In 1988 he drove a Mclaren Honda MP4/4. In 1989 he drove a McLaren Honda MP4/5. In 1990 he drove a McLaren Honda MP4/5B. In 1991 he drove a McLaren Honda MP4/6. In 1992 he drove a McLaren Honda MP4/7A. In 1993 he drove a McLaren Honda MP4/8. In 1994 he drove a Williams Renault FW16.

  1984

  Race: Brazilian Grand Prix

  Circuit: Jacarepagua

  Date: 25th March 1984

  Qualifying Time: 1m33.525s

  Qualifying Position: 16th

  Race Position: retired, lap 8, turbo pressure

  Fastest lap: 18th fastest: 1m42.286s

  Race: South African Grand Prix

  Circuit: Kyalami

  Date: 7th April 1984

  Qualifying Time: 1m06.981s

  Qualifying Position: 13th

  Race Position: 6th + 3 laps

  Fastest lap: 15th fastest: 1m12.124s

  Race: Belgian Grand Prix

  Circuit: Zolder

  Date: 29th April 1984

  Qualifying Time: 1m18.876s

  Qualifying Position: 19th

  Race Position: 6th + 2 laps

  Fastest lap: 15th fastest: 1m22.633s

  Race: San Marino Grand Prix

  Circuit: Imola

  Date: 6th May 1984

  Qualifying Time: 1m41.585s

  Qualifying Position: DNQ

  Race: French Grand Prix

  Circuit: Dijon-Prenois

  Date: 20th May 1984

  Qualifying Time: 1m05.744s

  Qualifying Position: 13th

  Race Position: retired, lap 35, turbo

  Fastest lap: 15th fastest: 1m10.100s

  Race: Monaco Grand Prix

  Circuit: Monte Carlo

  Date: 3rd June 1984

  Qualifying Time: 1m25.009s

  Qualifying Position: 13th

 

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