Unused ticket & 6 telephone cards from Donington Grand Prix April 11th 1993. This was Senna's last race in England. The 1st Lap was Senna’s greatest and perhaps the greatest 1st lap ever seen in Formula 1 history! Ayrton Senna da Silva (São Paulo, March 21, 1960 - Bologna, May 1, 1994) was a very successful Brazilian racing driver who became Formula 1 world champion three times in a period of ten seasons. He started in 161 races, starting from pole position 65 times and winning 41 times. Ayrton Senna started his racing career at the age of four in a kart. After competing in the Formula Ford 1600 and 2000 classes, he won the British F3 against Martin Brundle in 1983. He died as a result of a crash at the San Marino Grand Prix in 1994. His death caused a stir in the F1 environment, and resulted in a raft of safety measures.