When Ayrton Senna crashed into a concrete wall during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. The track where Senna lost his life is set to be the focal point of commemorations marking the F1 legend's tragic 20th death anniversary.
The Brazilian made his worst start to a season with two retirements in the opening two races. The third race, which proved to be his last, was at Imola.
A fan sports a tattoo depicting late Ayrton Senna. It is a testament to the F1 legend's lasting impact on Formula One that the 20th anniversary of his death will be observed this week with five days of commemorations at the Imola track where he had
A man walks past pictures of late Brazilian F1 legend Ayrton Senna.
A man is framed by pictures of late F1 driver Ayrton Senna when he was a boy as he checks a go-kart on display at the Imola track, Italy.
A man cleans helmets belonged to late Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna on display. The F1 drivers' chaplain Sergio Mantovani celebrated a memorial mass Wednesday in a packed room beside pit lane at the Enzo and Dino Ferrari track that once hosted the
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A man checks a 1983's Formula Ford racing car driven by Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna, on display at the the Imola track, Italy.
On May 1st, the paddock and pits will be open and people will be able to drive, cycle or walk around the track – there will be a commemorative ceremony, exhibitions and talks, and a presentation on safety in Formula One.
It was announced that Senna had died after suffering severe head injuries. Schumacher won the race and Larini finished second. Despite his career being cut short when he was 34, his 41 wins stand third all-time behind Michael Schumacher's 91 and
In 1988, he joined McLaren as Alain Prost's team-mate and from there one of the greatest rivalries in F1 history played out.
In this May 01, 1994, file photo, Italy's Nicola Larini, left, holds his head and Germany's Michael Schumacher, right, wipes a tear from his eyes while talking with Benetton director-general Flavio Briatore, center, on the podium following the San
He was the youngest three-time champion then in 1991 at the age of 31.
It is testament to the measures implemented since that Senna, who was 34, remains the last driver to die on a Formula One weekend.
He made his F1 debut in 1984 with Toleman and, after moving to Lotus, secured two fourth-placed championship finishes and then third spot in 1987.
Another high-speed crash a day earlier had killed Austrian driver Roland Ratzenberger. And during practice two days earlier, the car of Rubens Barrichello went airborne, crashed against the barriers and flipped.
After Senna was extracted from his car, he was transported to a hospital in nearby Bologna and declared dead four hours later. "You could tell that he wasn't moving when he was taken out of the car," Piero Valsecchi said. "But obviously you couldn'
At the start of Sunday's race, another crash injured four spectators. But none of those accidents prompted the impact of Senna's crash.
Brazil's three-times Formula One world champion was killed in an accident during the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola on 1 May 1994.