Ayrton Senna

Brazilian · 1984–1994
VS

Nino Farina

Italian · 1950–1955
Championship record
3
World titles
1
2
Runner-up
1
6
Top-3 finishes
3
P1
Best championship
P1
Career totals
Ayrton Senna Nino Farina
Championships
3
1
Wins
41
5
Poles
65
5
Podiums
80
18
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
614
122.33
Starts
161
34
Rate-adjusted · per start
Ayrton Senna Nino Farina
Win rate
25.5%
14.7%
Podium rate
49.7%
52.9%
Pole rate
40.4%
14.7%
Points / start
3.8
3.6
Avg grid
P3.1
P3.1
Avg finish
P8.1
P5.9
Finish rate
68.9%
76.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Ayrton Senna Nino Farina
Mechanical retirements
30
6
Crash retirements
20
2
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 43
1985
First pole
1950
1988 · aged 28
First title
1950 · aged 43
P1
Best finish
P1
-5.0
Avg places gained
-2.8
Season points trajectory
1950 1956 1962 1968 1974 1980 1986 1992
Ayrton Senna Nino Farina
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Ayrton Senna Nino Farina
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 5 · 6 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 6 · 8 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 5 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
Team history
Ayrton Senna
MCL
Toleman 1984Team Lotus 1985–1987McLaren 1988–1993Williams 1994
Nino Farina
Alfa Romeo 1950–1951Ferrari 1952–1955
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).