Ayrton Senna

Vitoria Ayrton Senna (By the Ayrton Senna Foundation)
Hardcover

Commemorating the tenth anniversary of Ayrtons death. With a foreword by his sister, Viviane Senna, this beautifully illustrated 120 page, hardback volume, which has text in both Portuguese and English, examines the qualities which made Ayrton the person he became. There are chapters dedicated to his motivation, his discipline, his team spirit, his perseverance, his dedication to excellence and his victories. On every page there are stunning photographs which show Ayrton at every stage of his eventful life.

Ayrton Senna: The Whole Story - Also from Canada
Christopher Hilton / Paperback / April 2004

In this meaty paperback, published to mark the tenth anniversary of Ayrton Senna's death, Christopher Hilton marries and updates four of his earlier titles about the legendary driver into one volume of more than 100,000 words. He chronicles Senna's entire story, from the wealthy childhood in Brazil to his fatal crash in 1994. It is a fast-moving and comprehensive account of an extraordinary life that will appeal to the wider public as well as to Senna fans.

Memories of Ayrton Senna - Also from Canada
Christopher Hilton / Hardcover / January 2004

This deeply personal and beautifully illustrated volume - published to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Ayrton Senna's death - draws together the memories of those who knew and loved him, telling in their own words why he was so special to them, as a driver, as a man, as a colleague, as a friend, and as a hero. Christopher Hilton, author of previous sensitive studies of Senna, asked a host of people inside and outside motorsport for their strongest memory of Senna. Their answers were touching and surprising.

The Life of Senna: A Biography of Ayrton Senna - Also from Canada
Tom Rubython, Keith Sutton (Photographer) / Hardcover / May 2004

'He was the one driver so perfect that nobody thought anything could happen to him'  Bernie Ecclestone 
'Ayrton was the most committed of all. He had an air of invincibility around him. He put his entire body and mind into winning'  Sir Frank Williams 
Ayrton Senna was, in many peoples' opinions, the greatest Formula One driver to have ever raced. Over 2 million people watched his shocking crash on television, during the San Marino Grand Prix, on Sunday 1st May, 1994. The knowing knew he was dead when his car finally came to rest on that fateful day. Although a host of biographies have been published, none have fully researched his life and character and exposed his extraordinary driving brain. In this first full, and stunningly illustrated, account of his life, the authors and their collaborators examine every detail of the driving maestro's life. From his earliest days, to his first race and on to his world championships, to his pole positions and finally to his death and its aftermath.

Ayrton Senna: Beyond Perfection - Also from the UK - Canada
Pierre Menard, Jacques Vassal / Hardcover / September 2003

Although Ayrton Senna was only World champion three times (versus four times for Prost and five times for Fangio and Schumacher), he is still widely regarded as the best F1 driver ever. He still holds the world record for pole-positions (65), an example of his extreme style. This book goes back to his childhood in Sao Paulo, and covers his first steps in motor racing and his F1 career, including comprehensive results. The book features several hundred photographs and drawings of all the cars driven by Senna in Formula One, with detailed four-sides drawings of his two most typical cars. It also contains interviews with relatives, former team-mates and engineers, building up a comprehensive portrait of Ayrton Senna.

The Death of Ayrton Senna - Also from the UK - Canada
Richard Williams / Paperback / April 1999

From an emotionally charged national funeral to the unceasing battle for Grand Prix dominance, Richard Williams uncovers the many strands of Ayrton Senna's combative history in this book. It includes an account of the trial of the Williams team by the Italian authorities.

Ayrton Senna: As Time Goes by - Also from the UK - Canada
Christopher Hilton / Hardcover / April 1999

This is a biography, published five years after the death of Ayrton Senna at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix offering insights into his life, his death and the long-running aftershocks. It is based on first-hand research into his wealthy childhood in Brazil, through to the latest information on the Imola crash inquiry. It describes single-seater racing from a human point of view, interviewing men who raced against, and worked for Senna, from Formula Ford 1600 through to Formula I. Comment is also given on telemetry from the fatal crash, tokens at his graveside, Senna's standing in Sao Paulo today, the work of the charitable Senna Foundation and the continuing grief among motorsport fans.

Ayrton Senna: A Personal Tribute - Also from the UK
Martin Brundle (Foreword), Keith Sutton / Hardcover / June 1997

Ayrton Senna: One Year on - Also from the UK - Canada
Alan Henry, John Townsend / Hardcover / February 1996

Senna won his first Grand Prix in 1985 and after that carved a role for himself as one of the most highly motivated and talked-about professionals in motor racing. One year after his death at Imola, this book reviews Senna's dramatic career and pays tribute to the man

Ayrton Senna: His Full Car Racing Record: 1981-1994 - Also from the UK - Canada
Christopher Hilton / Hardcover / October 1995

Charts how Ayrton Senna rose from a shy young man competing in Formula Ford 1600 to his three Formula 1 World Championships. The book details Sennas' 235 races, with all the relevant facts and figures

Ayrton Senna: The Legend Grows - Also from the UK - Canada
Christopher Hilton / Paperback / April 1995

This biography of Ayrton Senna offers an insight into an intensely private man - his life, beliefs and career. It charts his growing up, the weekend of the San Marino Grand Prix and his death, as well as charting his full racing career.

Ayrton Senna - Also from the UK - Canada
Stirling Moss (Foreword), Ivan Rendall / Hardcover / October 1994

When Ayrton Senna died on the weekend of the San Marino Grand Prix on 1st May 1994, the shock reverberated around the world. Brazil declared three day's national mourning, as the sports world began to try to assess Senna's contribution to motor racing, and his place in the pantheon of all time greats of the sport of motor racing. This book looks at his early life in Brazil through to his breakthrough into motor racing, his climb up the ranks of the lower formulas to his triumphs in Formula One including his three World Championships. 

Ayrton Senna: The Second Coming - Also from the UK
Christopher Hilton / Paperback / July 1994

No current sportsman stirs more passion, for and against, than Ayrton Senna. Some regard him as the greatest racing driver who ever lived, others see only a strange, storm-ridden solitary. This book tells the story of the three times World Champion's racing genius and of the private man behind the star quality, including accounts of the immense impact he has on total strangers. The book covers the full drama and controversies of Senna's third World Championship in 1991, his struggle against Mansell in 1992 and against Prost in 1993, through to the dawn of his new era with Williams.

Remembering Ayrton Senna - Also from the UK
Alan Henry / Paperback / July 1994

Provides a retrospective look at the career history of the former World Champion, from pre-Formula One endeavours, through his Formula One debut with Toleman and the Lotus years, to his achievements with the Marlboro McLaren team during 1988-1991 when he won three World Championships

Senna: Portrait of a Racing Legend - Also from the UK - Canada
Richard Hawkins / Hardcover / 1994

An illustrated tribute to Ayrton Senna

Ayrton Senna: Goodbye Champion, Farewell Friend - Also from the UK - Canada
Karin Sturm / Hardcover / 1994

Ayrton Senna : The Hard Edge of Genius - Also from the UK
Christopher Hilton / Hardcover / 1990

A portrait of the 1988 world champion racing driver Ayrton Senna, who is regarded as mysterious, religious, shy, introverted and lonely. It is seen through Senna's eyes and those he was close to along the way