Ayrton Senna described as a “Racer. Hero. Legend” by F1.com was a renowned extraordinary Brazilian racer who won the Formula One World Driver’s Championship three times – in 1988, 1990 and 1991. He was probably the greatest exponent of the flat-out qualifying lap the sport has ever seen, taking 65 pole positions in 162 races. Ayrton Senna da Silva was born on March 03, 1960 in the North Zone of the city of São Paulo in Serra da Cantareira, Brazil.