A look back at Ayrton Senna's career in figures

Ayrton Senna in numbers

3 world championship titles
2 times vice-world champion (1989, 1993)
162 commitments (1 non-participation: San Marino 1984, not qualified)
161 Grand Prix contested
80 podiums (41 1st place; 23 2st place; 16 3rd places)
41 victories
19 best tricks
65 pole positions
6 pole positions obtained in Brazil
8 consecutive pole positions (established between the 1988 Spanish GP and the 1989 United States GP, record co-held with Max Verstappen)
80% pole positions at Imola (8 pole positions in 10 Grands Prix)
20 different circuits where Senna took pole position
40,4% starts from pole position
19 Grand Prix led from start to finish (alone Lewis Hamilton does better with 23)
6 victories at the Monaco Grand Prix (record)
100% success at Donington: 1 participation, 1 victory!
614 points scored in 11 seasons of F1 (an average of 55,8 points per year and 3,8 points per GP)

Ayrton Senna ran with…

4 manufacturers
Toleman (1984): 14 Grands Prix, 1 best lap, 3 podiums, 13 points.
Lotus (1985-1987): 48 Grands Prix, 6 victories, 16 pole positions, 6 best laps, 22 podiums, 150 points.
McLaren (1988-1993) so aptly put it: 96 Grands Prix, 35 victories, 46 pole positions, 12 best laps, 55 podiums, 451 points.
Williams (1994) 3 Grands Prix, 3 pole positions.

4 engine manufacturers
Hart (1984): 14 Grands Prix, 1 best lap, 3 podiums, 13 points.
Renault (1985-86 and 1994) : 35 Grands Prix, 4 wins, 18 pole positions, 3 fastest laps, 14 podiums, 93 points.
Honda (1987-1992): 96 Grands Prix, 32 victories, 46 pole positions, 14 best laps, 56 podiums, 435 points.
Ford Cosworth (1993): 16 Grands Prix, 5 victories, 1 pole position, 1 best lap, 7 podiums, 73 points.

3 tire manufacturers
Pirelli: 3 Grands Prix in 1984, 2 points.
Michelin: 11 Grands Prix in 1984, 1 best lap, 3 podiums, 11 points.
Goodyear: 147 Grands Prix between 1985 and 1993, 41 victories, 65 pole positions, 18 fastest laps, 77 podiums, 601 points.

10 teammates
Johnny Cecotto (10 Grands Prix in 1984)
Stefan Johansson (2 Grand Prix in 1984)
Elio de Angelis (16 Grands Prix in 1985)
Johnny Dumfries (16 Grands Prix in 1986)
Satoru Nakajima (16 Grands Prix in 1987)
Alain Prost (32 Grands Prix in 1988 and 1989)
Gerhard Berger (48 Grands Prix between 1990 and 1992)
Michael Andretti (13 Grands Prix in 1993)
Mika Häkkinen (3 Grands Prix in 1993)
Damon Hill (3 Grands Prix in 1994)

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