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Ayrton Senna in Formula 1
Ayrton Senna started 161 Formula 1 races between 1984 and 1994, collecting 41 wins and 80 podiums. The table below walks the career season by season, with team, wins and points.
Ayrton Senna season by season
| Year | Team | Races | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Toleman | 14 | 0 | 13 |
| 1985 | Team Lotus | 16 | 2 | 38 |
| 1986 | Team Lotus | 16 | 2 | 55 |
| 1987 | Team Lotus | 16 | 2 | 57 |
| 1988 | McLaren | 16 | 8 | 94 |
| 1989 | McLaren | 16 | 6 | 60 |
| 1990 | McLaren | 16 | 6 | 78 |
| 1991 | McLaren | 16 | 7 | 96 |
| 1992 | McLaren | 16 | 3 | 50 |
| 1993 | McLaren | 16 | 5 | 73 |
| 1994 | Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Career totals
| Races | Wins | Podiums | Points | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161 | 41 | 80 | 614 | 3 |
Ayrton Senna's milestones
Ayrton Senna (Brazil) debuted at the 1984 Brazilian Grand Prix, at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, and raced for the last time at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. The first win came at the 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix. In all there were 161 starts across 30 circuits in 18 countries, averaging 3.8 points per race. Ayrton Senna won the world title 3 times, in 1988, 1990, 1991. The longest partnership of the career was with McLaren: 96 races together.
The most productive year on points was 1991, with 96. To place the career in time, compare the debut season, 1984, with the final one, 1994, or see who took each title among the Formula 1 world champions.
Source: jolpica-f1 historical archive (Apache 2.0 license), successor to Ergast, snapshot of 2026-07-09. This site is independent and not affiliated with Formula One or any team, driver or circuit mentioned.
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