Formula 1 driver · 1984–1994

Ayrton Senna

NationalityBrazil BrazilCodeSEYNumber2Last teamWilliams
Starts159
Wins40
Podiums78
Poles64
Points606
Titles31988, 1990, 1991

Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.

Driver DNA

Profile

Methodology
QualiRaceGainsFinishPoints

Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026

starts: not sourceddefense: not sourcedtyre management: not sourcedwet weather: not sourcedlate race: not sourcedrace pace: not sourced

Qualifying Pace

High
n=180 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples
0
teammate h2h
143-37
pole rate
39.5%
front row rate
53.1%

Race Result vs Teammate

High
n=145 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)

teammate race h2h
95-50
avg finish delta when both classified
1.416

Positions Gained

High
n=106 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)

mean positions gained
-0.406
expectation adjusted
0.26

Finishing

High
n=159 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts

classification rate
66.7%
teammate classification rate
59.6%
retirements
53

Consistency

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)

spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher

finish position std
3.377

Team Points Share

High
n=128 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

share of the team's points in events where the team scored

points
606
team points
1020
points per start
3.811

Street Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

High-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Low-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Teammate record

TeammateTeamSeasonsQuali H2HRace H2H
Williams19943–00–2
Tyrrell, McLaren1991–19932–12–0
McLaren199313–09–2
McLaren, Tyrrell1990–199239–828–14
Tyrrell1984–19910–00–0
Tyrrell1984–19910–00–0
Tyrrell1984–19910–00–0
Tyrrell1984–19910–00–0
Tyrrell1984–19910–00–0
Tyrrell1984–19910–00–0
Tyrrell1984–19910–00–0
Team Lotus, Tyrrell1987–199116–012–2

Recent races

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1994Williams3003040th
1993McLaren16571732nd
1992McLaren16371504th
1991McLaren, Tyrrell156117961st
1990McLaren1661110781st
1989McLaren166713602nd
1988McLaren1681113901st
1987Team Lotus16281573rd
1986Team Lotus16288554th
1985Team Lotus16267384th
1984Toleman, Tyrrell13020139th