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1986 / DRIVER DOSSIER / Brazilian

AyrtonSenna

Team Lotus

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CHAMPIONSHIPP4
POINTS55
RACE WINS2
PODIUMS8

The season in numbers.

16 STARTS
BEST FINISHP1
AVERAGE GRID2.4
AVERAGE FINISH9.3
POSITIONS GAINED/LOST

Net positions gained or lost across completed races. DNFs, DNS and DSQs are excluded to avoid distorting the statistic.

Pit-lane or unknown grids and invalid finishing positions are also excluded. Lapped finishes count as completed races.

Net Positions incl. DNFs: -110

-49 completed races with valid positions
DID NOT FINISH7
FINISH RATE56.3%
PODIUM RATE50%
RACE POINTS / START3.4Grand Prix points only

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Driver season race results
Round / Grand PrixDateGridFinishChangePointsStatus
ROUND 1Brazilian23 Mar12-16Finished
ROUND 2Spanish13 Apr1109Finished
ROUND 3San Marino27 Apr1R-200Wheel bearing
ROUND 4Monaco11 May3304Finished
ROUND 5Belgian25 May42+26Finished
ROUND 6Canadian15 Jun25-32+1 Lap
ROUND 7Detroit22 Jun1109Finished
ROUND 8French6 Jul1R-210Accident
ROUND 9British13 Jul3R-130Gearbox
ROUND 10German27 Jul32+16Finished
ROUND 11Hungarian10 Aug12-16Finished
ROUND 12Austrian17 Aug8R-110Engine
ROUND 13Italian7 Sept5R-220Transmission
ROUND 14Portuguese21 Sept14-33Out of fuel
ROUND 15Mexican12 Oct13-24Finished
ROUND 16Australian26 Oct3R-160Engine
How these statistics are calculated

A finish means “Finished” or a lapped finish. DNFs count starters who did not finish; DNS, DNQ, withdrawals, disqualifications and “Not classified” are excluded from DNF counts. Average finish uses classified positions of starters, including retirements but excluding disqualifications. Average grid excludes zero / unknown grids. Positions Gained/Lost sums grid minus finish only for completed races with valid positive grid and finishing positions. Retirements, non-starters, disqualifications, unclassified results and unknown/pit-lane grids are excluded. A dash means no eligible results; zero means eligible results have no net change. The tooltip’s Net Positions incl. DNFs retains the previous grid-minus-classified-position calculation, including retirements. These figures are not an overtake count. Rates use race starts as denominator. Grand Prix points per start exclude sprints; championship points come from official standings. Historical shared drives can produce multiple entries.

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