Gallery: Ayrton Senna's racing career in pictures
From karter to champion: images of Senna's racing successes
On the grid ahead of the 1990 British Grand Prix
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Ayrton Senna’s grand prix career spanned 162 races, of which he won 41.
The three-time Formula 1 world champion also took 65 pole positions and stood on the podium 80 times.
As part of Motor Sport’s commemoration of what would be his 60th birthday, we have compiled the gallery of images below, showing how the Brazilian wnet from being a hotshot karter to one of the greatest drivers that the sport has ever known.
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A 21-year-old Senna still karting in the 1981 world championship
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Senna on his way to taking the 1983 British F3 title after a season-long battle with Martin Brundle
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With Toleman in F1, ahead of the 1984 Brazilian Grand Prix
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Senna puts down a marker in F1 as he chases down Prost in the 1984 Monaco Grand Prix
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Senna's first F1 victory at the 1985 Portuguese GP
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Prost passes Senna at the 1985 San Marino Grand Prix
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The grid forms for the 1985 Detroit GP
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A seafront blast in Monaco, 1985
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Sparks fly at the 1986 Belgian Grand Prix
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Senna a crowd-pleaser at the 1987 Brazilian Grand Prix
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Senna's Lotus in the 1987 Monaco Grand Prix
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Senna at work in Monaco, 1988
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Senna waves to the crowd after winning the 1988 German Grand Prix
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Dominant McLaren MP4/4 had a better chance of sweeping the board in '88 than Red Bull does this year, says Frankel
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Senna clinches his first F1 championship in Suzuka, 1988
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McLaren team photo, 1989. Not so much Happy Families
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Senna at the 1989 San Marino Grand Prix
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Senna shows the strain of fending off Prost at the 1989 Monaco GP
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Senna and Prost at Imola
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Formidable duo: Senna and Ron Dennis
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The championship decider at the final chicane: Senna and Prost clash at Suzuka in 1989
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Senna in the rain in Phoenix, 1990
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Senna during the 1990 season
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On the grid ahead of the 1990 British Grand Prix
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Leaning in at the 1990 Hungarian Grand Prix
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Senna spears into Prost at Suzuka
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The Suzuka aftermath
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Focused at the 1991 US GP
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Toasting the opposition in Monaco, 1991
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Senna celebrates alongside Schumacher after winning the 1992 Italian GP
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Battling with Mansell in Barcelona, 1992
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Senna holds off Mansell to win at Monaco in 1992
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Ayrton Senna accuses Michael Schumacher of blocking him in practice for the 1992 German GP
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Tussling with Damon Hill at the 1993 Brazilian Grand Prix
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Senna shows his class at Donington, famously winning the 1993 European GP in the rain
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Senna at Monaco in 1993
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Senna follows Schumacher at the 1994 San Marino GP
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Michael Schumacher brings his Benetton to a halt at Imola, as the race is red-flagged
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Crowds line the streets to pay their respects to Senna
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