# Canonical recap data for Ayrton Senna's Final Victory (1994)
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title: Ayrton Senna's Final Victory
subtitle: The legendary F1 driver's tragic death at Imola shocked motorsport and sparked safety reforms.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1994-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1994
decade: 1990
country:
name: Brazil
slug: brazil
summaryShort: Ayrton Senna da Silva was a Brazilian racing driver and philanthropist who competed in Formula One from 1984 to 1994. Senna won three Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles with McLaren, and—at the time of his death—held the record for most pole positions (65), among others; he won 41 Grands Prix across 11 seas
summaryLong: Ayrton Senna da Silva was a Brazilian racing driver and philanthropist who competed in Formula One from 1984 to 1994. Senna won three Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles with McLaren, and—at the time of his death—held the record for most pole positions (65), among others; he won 41 Grands Prix across 11 seasons.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Ayrton Senna"
importance: 72
sourceConfidence: 75
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timeline: []
sources:
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  title: Ayrton Senna
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- sports
metaDescription: Ayrton Senna da Silva was a Brazilian racing driver and philanthropist who competed in Formula One from 1984 to 1994. Senna won three Formula One World Drivers'
wikidataQid: Q10490
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  capturedAt: 2026-07-03
  label: Ayrton Senna
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayrton_Senna"
