Timeline Ayrton Senna: Three Titles and Imola

Ayrton Senna: Three Titles and Imola 13

• 1960 Ayrton Senna born in São Paulo Ayrton Senna da Silva is born in São Paulo.
• 1984 Ayrton Senna second at Monaco In the rain, Senna charges from 13th to second in a Toleman before the race is stopped.
• 1985 Ayrton Senna wins at Estoril His first Grand Prix win, in pouring rain, for Lotus.
• 1988 1988: Ayrton Senna McLaren Brazilian Senna won his first title in one of the most dominant cars in F1 history, the McLaren MP4/4 designed by Gordon Murray, which won 15 of 16 races. His rivalry with teammate Prost defined an era.
• 1988 Ayrton Senna clinches the title at Suzuka Senna recovers from a stalled start to win in Japan and take his first title.
• 1989 Senna and Prost collide at Suzuka Senna is disqualified after the collision with team-mate Alain Prost, who takes the title.
• 1990 1990: Ayrton Senna McLaren Senna won his second title, deliberately colliding with Prost at the first corner at Suzuka in a moment of retribution for the previous year's controversy.
• 1990 Senna takes out Prost at Suzuka Senna collides with Prost at the first corner, settling the championship in his favour.
• 1991 1991: Ayrton Senna McLaren Senna won his third and final title. He was killed at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix at Imola, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest racing drivers of all time.
• 1991 Ayrton Senna wins at home Stuck in sixth gear, Senna wins the Brazilian Grand Prix for the first time.
• 1993 Ayrton Sennas lap at Donington Senna goes from fifth to first on the opening lap in the wet European Grand Prix and wins.
• 1993 Ayrton Sennas sixth Monaco win A record sixth victory at Monaco, five of them in a row.
• 1994 Ayrton Senna killed at Imola Senna crashes at Tamburello during the San Marino Grand Prix, a day after Roland Ratzenberger was killed in qualifying.