Bruno is a good driver, but he is certainly not in his uncles class. With one of the most famous surnames in motor sport, bruno senna has established himself as a worldclass driver in his own right. Desert island drives written by james roberts published on 22. Although senna started the season without points, a strong midseason, and championship. Bruno senna lalli is a brazilian racing driver and the nephew of the late three time formula one. Bruno senna lalli is a brazilian racing driver and the nephew of the late threetime formula one. Bruno senna videos news, biography, expert analysis and. He is also the first man to win a race in every wec class. Bruno senna wears a slightly modified version of his uncles helmet. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. He made his formula one debut in 2010 for hrt, and replaced nick heidfeld at renault for the remainder of the 2011 season. Pro racing driver bruno senna drives an austin healey 3000 in this exclusive incar footage from episode 5 of the classic car show. Bruno senna driving an ayrton senna s lotus 98t as a demonstration at the 2004. Bruno senna has raced in formula one, formula e and now competes in the world endurance championship.
Fia world endurance championship, 24 hours of le mans rebellion racing. However, he lost his f1 seat at year end, and in 2014 appeared in the world endurance championship and formula e. The following graph shows the change in the driverdb rating of ayrton senna and bruno senna over time since january 1st 20. Bruno sennas emotional lap of interlagos 2019 brazilian grand. Although senna started the season without points, a strong midseason, and championship affecting drive in the season finale saw the brazilian finish in the top ten. Over the last decade, bruno senna has ticked all the boxes at the 24 hours of le mans in terms of classes and endurance. The 31yearold brazilian driver, nephew of f1 legend ayrton senna, will drive in. Driver bruno senna 2012 formula one results racing. While still learning and developing on and off track at a great rate, brunos increased speed and consistency earned bruno 5 race wins, 9 podium finishes and 3 pole positions en route to 3rd position in the championship. When bruno senna began his car racing career, he did so with all the baggage that come with being related to one of the sports greats. Click on the year to see the standings for that year.
He is the nephew of the legendary champion ayrton senna. He is the nephew of ayrton senna, the triple f1 world champion who died while leading the san. Bruno, 35, started driving a gokart around the family farm when he was five. Bruno senna is a former formula 1 driver who participated in the sport during three seasons 20102012 and drove for hispania racing, lotus renault gp, and williams.
Click on the site to see bruno sennas career results at that track glossary. Bruno senna lalli born 15 october 1983 in sao paulo is a brazilian formula one auto racing driver. Senna, is a risk, as any other young driver but probably one worth taking. Interview with bruno senna, racing driver automototv.
Mar 05, 2015 pro racing driver bruno senna drives an austin healey 3000 in this exclusive incar footage from episode 5 of the classic car show. His father, flavio, died in a motorcycle crash in 1996. This led to a race drive at the end of 2011, and subsequently a drive with williams in 2012. At the end of 2004 he made his first race starts with carlin in the british. Bruno senna born 15 october 1983, nephew of the legendary ayrton senna, is a former driver in the fia formula e championship, who competed for mahindra racing during the 201415 and 201516 seasons. Bruno is the nephew of ayrton senna, one of the alltime greatest racing drivers. Williams f1 today confirmed that bruno senna will contest the 2012 fia formula one world championship for the williams f1 team. Infobox racing driver bruno senna lalli born 15 october 1983 is a brazilian professional racing driver currently racing for aston martin in the fia world endurance championship and for mahindra racing in formula e. Senna becomes the first driver to win in all four classes. Bruno senna full name bruno senna lalli nationality brazilian age 36 years old born october 15, 1983 hometown sao paulo height 180 cm 5 11 racing highlights.
View f1 statistics and a f1 career summary of bruno senna, including career stats, yearly summary, stats per grands prix and circuits, and more. The nephew of threetime formula one world champion ayrton senna, the brazilian has competed in and won races across the world. I could steer a normal car when i was eight, says bruno, who also remembers racing around a kart track, chasing his uncle into the corners. The driver is dating charlotteelizabeth evans, his starsign is libra and he is now 36 years of age. Edd straw spoke to the renault f1 driver, who is finally. Bruno senna simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Hamilton, f1s first black driver, has frequently spoken about what. Bruno senna drives his uncle ayrtons 1988 mclaren mp44 ahead of the. Watch as bruno senna completes an emotional lap in his uncle ayrtons 1988 titlewinning mclaren mp44. The nephew of the great formula one champion chased uncle ayrton in his go kart. In 2006 reed bruno senna wederom voor het raikkonen roberts racing team waarmee het het seizoen afsloot met een 3e plaats in het kampioenschap. May 23, 2018 much like the mclaren senna, racing driver bruno senna has a large name to live up to.
Bruno senna drives the mclaren senna motor authority. Bruno senna, racing driver the nephew of the great champion chased uncle ayrton in his gokart. Bruno senna driving an ayrton sennas lotus 98t as a demonstration at the 2004 brazilian gp. Find everything in one place on bruno senna including their biography, latest news and updates, high resolution photos, high quality videos and expert analysis. Dec 21, 2018 bruno senna has raced in formula one, formula e and now competes in the world endurance championship. Mclarens gt racing arm just announced that former f1 driver bruno senna has joined the team as a factory driver. Click to show race results for lmp world endurance drivers championship 201920. Bruno senna driving us in a mclaren senna was the best way to. Bruno senna, nephew of the late ayrton senna, made his f1 debut with hrt in. Here you will find the latest news, information, biography, stats, results, along with expert analysis and opinions. He is the nephew of the late ayrton senna, threetime formula one world champion.
He is the nephew of ayrton senna, the triple f1 world champion who died while leading the san marino grand prix for williams in 1994. Despite hoping to find a new seat after being replaced at williams by valtteri bottas, the brazilian has been signed up for 20 by aston. He was 10 years old when ayrton was killed during the 1994 san marino grand prix and his father died two years later in a motorcycle accident. He is the nephew of the late threetime formula one world champion ayrton senna. Nephew of the late ayrton, bruno was with hispania in formula 1, but then got a test drive with lotusrenault. Bruno senna mclaren gt driver it is a great honour for me to be joining mclaren. Interview with bruno senna, racing driver automototv youtube. How to hit the ball then the turf with your irons magic drill duration.
The 35yearold brazilian has enjoyed spells in formula 1, fia world endurance championship and formula e. Ayrton senna da silva was a brazilian racing driver who won the formula one world drivers championship in 1988, 1990 and. Bruno senna lalli born 15 october 1983 in sao paulo, brazil is a brazilian formula one driver. Bruno senna is currently a factory driver for the mclaren gt3 program. He was a fulltime driver for williams in 2012, alongside pastor maldonado. Third on this weeks return of the my greatest race series, bruno senna looks back at the best race of his career. Rebellion racing drivers norman nato, gustavo menezes and bruno senna celebrate overall victory at the 2019 fia wec 4 hours of shanghai. Bruno senna, nephew of the late ayrton senna, made his f1 debut with hrt in 2010. Click on the site to see bruno senna s career results at that track. See through the eyes of bruno senna as he drives his uncle ayrton sennas titlewinning mclaren mp44 ahead of the 2019 brazilian grand prix at interlagos. Bruno senna was a late convert to the sport that made his uncle so famous. Bruno senna page 2 racing comments the autosport forums. The brazilian racing driver spills the beans on the cars hes loved, lost and crashed.
Formula one paddock hosts a lot of serious business during a race weekend. Bruno senna lalli is a brazilian professional racing driver currently racing for rebellion racing in the fia world endurance. Anyone carrying such a symbolic surname as bruno senna naturally carries a weight of expectation, but the brazilian is determined to prove himself in f1 despite constant comprison with his famous. Aston martin racing has signed a deal with the global personal products group procter bruno senna. Feb 10, 2015 mclarens gt racing arm just announced that former f1 driver bruno senna has joined the team as a factory driver. Much like the mclaren senna, racing driver bruno senna has a large name to live up to. British f3 building on his experience in year one, bruno remained with double r racing. He returned to the team alongside the japanese driver at the hockenheimring. Off road 16 sep 19 extreme e announces senna to driver program september 16, 2019 2. Bruno senna has been announced as the latest driver to join extreme e, the new electric offroad racing series. He is the nephew of ayrton senna, the triple f1 world champion who died. In time they will regret such foolishness and can never recoup their credibility.
Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for bruno senna on. Bruno senna, aware of the teams long term plans for some time already, today. Bruno senna raced in the formula one world championship from 2010 to 2012. Jun 30, 2014 how to hit the ball then the turf with your irons magic drill duration. Bruno senna is the darling of the media similar to the next us president obama it does not really matter what he does or says, the media will support him and excuse him. The appointment finalises the teams line up for this year following confirmation in december that pastor maldonado will enter his second season in formula one as a williams race driver. He is best known as the nephew of the legendary ayrton senna. Lmp1 with oreca in 2009, lmgte pro and lmgte am with aston martin racing in 20 and 2014, lmp2 in 2016 and 2017, then back to lmp1 for the wec super season.