The Beginning:  Karting

It all started on the 21st of March 1960, São Paulo (Santana).
Ayrton Senna Da Silva was born.  And from a very early age he had a passion for cars.  His father gave him a self-made go-kart when he was 4 years.  When he was a bit older (8), almost everyone in his neighboorhood had a kart, so they decided to organize a race.  At first Ayrton's father (Milton) didn't allow him to race because the others were much older then him(17-21years), but eventually his father let him race.
The grid was decided with little peaces of paper inside a helmet.  Because Ayrton was the youngest he got the first pic, and he took number 1.  So that really was his first pole-position.
He didn't win though, he led 30-35 laps out of 40, because he was light he was very fast at the straight so they couldn't overtake him there.  5-6 laps before the end, somebody pushed him off.

Officialy it started the 1st of July 1973, with a race at Interlagos, which he...won...ofcourse

1974: Champion Paulista(junior)

1975: Vice-champion Brasil(junior)

          Champion 'torneio Nacional Italcomy'(junior)

          Champion Paulista

1976: 3rd Championship Brasil

          Champion 'tres horas de kart'

1977: Champion South-America

          Vice-champion Paulista

         Vice-champion Brasil

         Champion 'tres horas de kart'

1978: World-championship 6th (Le Mans, France)

          Champion Brasil

          Vice-champion Paulista

1979: World-championship 2nd (Estoril, Portugal)

          Vice-champion South-America

          Champion 'Grand Prix Republique San Marino'

          Champion Brasil

          Vice-champion: -Gp Switzerland

                                      Gp Italy

1980: Champion South-America

          Champion Brasil

          World-championship 2nd (Nivelles, Belgium)

1981: World-championship 4th (Parma, Italy)
1982: World-championship 14th (Kalmar, Sweden)
1993: Masters at Bercy(Paris), a race organized by P.Strieff for a good cause, Senna was leading over Prost when his kart broke down.