# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ayrton-senna
# Generated: 2026-09-01T03:34:52.614Z

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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Senna started at 13 in a go-kart his father built from a lawnmower engine, tore through European karting and Formula Ford, then took the 1983 British F3 title in a season-long duel with Martin Brundle. He reached Formula One in 1984 with Toleman, moved to Lotus a year later, and won his first race in the rain at Portugal—a preview of the wet-weather mastery that would define him. Joining McLaren in 1988 alongside Alain Prost, the two won 15 of 16 races in the Honda-powered MP4/4; Senna claimed eight victories and his first title by three points, igniting a rivalry that boiled over into collisions at Suzuka in '89 and '90. He added two more championships in 1990 and 1991, then spent two years chasing the dominant Williams–Renault before finally joining the team for 1994. On May 1, leading at Imola, his Williams left the track at Tamburello and he was gone—the last driver killed in a Formula One race for twenty years.