The Life of Senna
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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