Silverstone's display of Senna cars wins award

The largest collection of race cars driven by Formula 1 legend Ayrton Senna, which was on display earlier this year, has won a prestigious award.

It was at the Silverstone Festival in Northamptonshire in August and featured more than 25 exhibits spanning Senna's career.

The exhibition won Motoring Spectacle of the Year at the Royal Automobile Club's Historic Awards.

Event director Nick Wigley said he was "proud to have celebrated Ayrton Senna with such an incredible display".

The annual festival at Silverstone Circuit marked 30 years since Senna's death.

The Brazilian won three F1 championships, but died following an accident in the San Marino Grand Prix in May 1994.

Senna made his F1 debut in a Toleman TG183B a decade earlier, eventually scoring his first World Championship points in the car.

The driver won 41 races, including the 1988 British Grand Prix at Silverstone - the year he also won the first of his F1 world titles.

Organised with the Senna family, the display included karts from the driver's early years, junior single-seaters and 11 Formula 1 cars from his time with the Toleman, Lotus, McLaren and Williams teams.

Mr Wigley said: "Paying tribute to a 30-year legacy was a poignant anniversary and highlighted how brightly Ayrton's incredible impression on motorsport still shines."

The Royal Automobile Club, which was formed in 1897, introduced its Historic Awards in 2019 alongside the events it runs throughout the year.

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