Ayrton Senna's F1 career in pictures

Ayrton Senna’s F1 career in pictures

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June 4, 2011 at 8:10 am by Keith Collantine

Marking the opening of the film Senna in the UK, here’s a special gallery looking back on the three-times champion’s F1 career in pictures.

From his first test to his last race – here is the career of Ayrton Senna in pictures.

: 1983: First F1 test with Williams

: 1983: First F1 test with Williams

: 1984: F1 debut season with Toleman

: 1984: Winning a Mercedes 190E race for F1 drivers at the Nurburgring

: 1985: First year with Lotus

: 1985: Challenging Keke Rosberg for the lead at the Nürburginrg

: 1985: Heading into Paddock Hill alongside Nigel Mansell

: 1985: On the podium with Mansell

: 1985: A fraught battle with Rosberg at Adelaide

: 1986: Two Brazilians on the podium at Jacarepagua – Senna and Nelson Piquet

: 1986: Narrowly beating Mansell at Jerez

: Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell, Nelson Piquet, Estoril, 1986

: 1987: First race with new team mate Satoru Nakajima at Jacarepagua

: 1987: Heading for the podium at Silverstone

: 1987: Last season with Lotus

: 1988: Sixth win out of eight in Hungary

: 1988: Controversial encounter with Prost at Estoril

: 1988: Prost wins Adelaide finale but Senna is already champion

: 1989: Impending collision with Gerhard Berger means no home win again

: 1989: Rivalry with Prost reaches new heights

: 1989: Senna leads at Silverstone before retiring

: 1989: A classic Senna win in dreadful conditions in Spa

: 1989: Win in Spain keeps him in the title hunt but three weeks later Prost wins the title

: 1990: Heading for win number three in Monaco

: 1990: Under pressure from Mansell’s Ferrari at Silverstone

: 1990: Celebrating his second title win with McLaren

: 1991: Another season off to a winning start in Phoenix

: 1991: A strong start to the season with his third win in a row

: 1991: Conferring with team mate – and friend – Berger

: 1991: Mansell gives Senna a lift back to the pits in Silverstone

: 1991: Side-by-side with Mansell in Barcelona

: 1991: Mansell spins out in Japan and Senna is champion for the third time

: 1992: Unable to give to chase to the Williams in last year’s McLaren at Kyalami

: 1992: A long season for Senna and Berger

: 1992: Senna couldn’t defend his crown in the MP4-7

: 1992: Holding off Mansell to win in Monaco

: 1992: A lean season – just three wins

: 1993: Fending off Prost and Michael Schumacher in Kyalami

: 1993: Under pressure from Schumacher in Brazil

: 1993: Leading the drivers championship after winning in Monaco

: 1993: Record sixth win in Monaco

: 1993: With a young Rubens Barrichello in his first F1 season

: 1993: Final victory at Adelaide

: 1994: The first year with Williams in the FW16 got off to a bad start

: 1994: Senna leads Jean Alesi and Schumacher – the latter going on to win

: 1994: Senna’s last home race ended in retirement

: 1994: Racing Schumacher to turn one at Aida

: 1994: …but he’s taken out at the first corner

: 1994: San Marino Grand Prix

: 1994: San Marino Grand Prix

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30 comments on Ayrton Senna’s F1 career in pictures

LuvinF1 said on 4th June 2011, 16:11

Thank you, Keith,

I was going to tell you at the end of the series how much I enjoyed your daily lead-in photos of Senna. The photos today are magnificent.

slowhand said on 4th June 2011, 16:30

Simply the best … better than all the rest.

Daniel said on 4th June 2011, 17:58

Like everybody else said, but still worth mentioning: fantastic selection!

Journeyer (@journeyer) said on 5th June 2011, 7:59

Keith, I don’t say this as much as I used to, but you are a LEGEND.

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Hussein Alonso said on 7th June 2011, 22:38

Very good photo and Senna Best driver

arulworld said on 10th June 2011, 14:01

keith….i have no words to say….
thank u so much……