Details

Release year: 2010

Storyline

A documentary on Brazilian Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna, who won the F1 world championship three times before his death at age 34.

Top credits

Directors

Asif Kapadia

Writers

Manish Pandey

Cast

Ayrton Senna — Self
Reginaldo Leme — Self
John Bisignano — Self
Neide Senna — Self

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Awards

2 wins & 1 nomination

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Did you know

• This is the first film about Ayrton Senna that had the approval and support of his family and also the organization of Formula One Management, which gave unprecedented access to images of Senna.

• Upon being hired, the director Asif Kapadia knew little about the life of Ayrton Senna and Formula 1. This was the intention of the producers, so he had a fair look at the film material.

• At the end, a title card referring to Senna's fatal accident reads "There has not been a fatality in Formula One since." Since the release of Senna Jules Bianchi died from injuries sustained at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix. Also, two marshals have been killed during races in Italy and Australia. There is also the F1 test driver Maria de Villota, who died as a result of an accident during testing. In 2019, Anthoine Hubert also succumbed to injuries sustained in a Formula 2 accident in Belgium.