Ayrton Senna

Brazilian · 1984–1994
VS

Juan Fangio

Argentine · 1950–1958
Championship record
3
World titles
5
2
Runner-up
2
6
Top-3 finishes
7
P1
Best championship
P1
Career totals
Ayrton Senna Juan Fangio
Championships
3
5
Wins
41
22
Poles
65
28
Podiums
80
31
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
614
260.64
Starts
161
51
Rate-adjusted · per start
Ayrton Senna Juan Fangio
Win rate
25.5%
43.1%
Podium rate
49.7%
60.8%
Pole rate
40.4%
54.9%
Points / start
3.8
5.1
Avg grid
P3.1
P2.0
Avg finish
P8.1
P4.8
Finish rate
68.9%
76.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Ayrton Senna Juan Fangio
Mechanical retirements
30
12
Crash retirements
20
0
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1984
Debut season
1950
1985 · aged 25
First win
1950 · aged 38
1985
First pole
1950
1988 · aged 28
First title
1951 · aged 40
P1
Best finish
P1
-5.0
Avg places gained
-2.8
Season points trajectory
1950 1956 1962 1968 1974 1980 1986 1992
Ayrton Senna Juan Fangio
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Ayrton Senna Juan Fangio
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 6 · 8 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 5 · 6 · P1 3 · 3 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 5 · P1 3 · 4 · P1
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · — 3 · 5 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
Team history
Ayrton Senna
MCL
Toleman 1984Team Lotus 1985–1987McLaren 1988–1993Williams 1994
Juan Fangio
Alfa Romeo 1950–1951Maserati 1953Mercedes 1954Maserati 1954Mercedes 1955Ferrari 1956Maserati 1957–1958
19501994
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).