Goodwood to celebrate 40th anniversary of Senna’s maiden F1 win

The fortieth anniversary of Ayrton Senna’s first Components 1 victory shall be celebrated at this 12 months’s Goodwood Members’ Assembly with Bruno Senna driving his uncle’s successful Lotus.

Senna Sr burst onto the F1 scene in 1984, after a profitable junior single-seater profession, and got here near triumphing within the rain-shortened Monaco Grand Prix that 12 months when driving a Toleman.

He switched to Lotus the next season and scored his maiden victory on the 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix in April, the second spherical of the marketing campaign and considered one of two races Senna received that 12 months.

It was a formidable show in moist circumstances as Senna lapped your entire discipline, aside from Michele Alboreto’s Ferrari – which completed over a minute behind the Brazilian.

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The Lotus 97T with which Senna was triumphant will now be pushed by his nephew on each days of the Goodwood Members’ Assembly over 12-13 April in a particular demonstration to commemorate the victory, earlier than Bruno will then take to the observe within the automotive at Estoril on the precise anniversary of the race.

The 97T is ready by Basic Group Lotus, which is run by Clive Chapman – son of Lotus founder Colin.

“Ayrton’s first win was a terrific second for him, Group Lotus and F1,” stated Chapman Jr. “A lot in order that in his personal phrases Ayrton thought-about Estoril to be his best race. 

“Along with Peter Warr and Fred Bushell, my mom Hazel had saved Group Lotus going and Estoril was the primary win since Colin died. 

“It has been our privilege to keep up the automotive in working situation. Bruno driving at Estoril 40 years to the day is sure to be emotional and we shall be delighted to share our ardour with the followers at Goodwood.”

The Duke of Richmond added: “I’m delighted that we’ll have fun Ayrton Senna’s extraordinary life and profession at this 12 months’s Members’ Assembly. 

“We’re vastly grateful to Clive Chapman and Basic Group Lotus for bringing the Lotus 97T to Goodwood forward of their challenge to take the automotive to Estoril the next weekend.

“Having witnessed Bruno’s emotional lap of the Goodwood Circuit within the championship-winning McLaren MP4/6 in 2021, I’m wanting ahead to a different unforgettable tribute to honour one of many best drivers in Components 1 historical past.”