Ayrton Senna da Silva (pronounced [aˈiɾtõ ˈsenɐ da ˈsiwvɐ]  ( listen); born March 21, 1960 in São Paulo, Brazil; died May 1, 1994 in Bologna, Italy) was a Brazilian racing driver and three-time Formula One world champion. He was killed in a crash while leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix and remains the last Grand Prix driver to die at the wheel of a Formula One car..