Championship record
2
World titles
3
1
Runner-up
2
3
Top-3 finishes
6
P1
Best championship
P1
Career totals
Alberto Ascari
Ayrton Senna
Championships
2
3
Wins
13
41
Poles
13
65
Podiums
15
80
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
134.14
614
Starts
32
161
Rate-adjusted · per start
Alberto Ascari
Ayrton Senna
Win rate
40.6%
25.5%
Podium rate
46.9%
49.7%
Pole rate
40.6%
40.4%
Points / start
4.2
3.8
Avg grid
P3.9
P3.1
Avg finish
P8.5
P8.1
Finish rate
59.4%
68.9%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Alberto Ascari
Ayrton Senna
Mechanical retirements
10
30
Crash retirements
3
20
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1950
Debut season
1984
1951 · aged 33
First win
1985 · aged 25
1951
First pole
1985
1952 · aged 34
First title
1988 · aged 28
P1
Best finish
P1
-4.6
Avg places gained
-5.0
Season points trajectory
Alberto Ascari
Ayrton Senna
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Alberto Ascari | Ayrton Senna |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 2 · 3 · P1 | 5 · 6 · P1 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 1 · P2 | 6 · 8 · P1 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 2 · 2 · P1 | 2 · 5 · P1 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 2 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Nürburgring | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
Team history
Basis
Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).