Ayrton Senna By Brais Costa Mar 21, 1960 Ayrton Senna was born in Brazil. Jan 1, 1964 He started carting. Jan 2, 1981 Ayrton Senna left college and went to England for racing. Mar 2, 1984 He started to race in Formula 1. Oct 2, 1988 He bacame champion of Formula 1. May 1, 1994 He died in an accident during Italian Grand Prix.