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Best Ayrton Senna Books

No matter which band or driver is your personal pet, any F1 fan or collector essential have at least one Ayrton Senna book in their personal library.

Over as to I have managed to collect defeat read most different Senna books delay have been published. There are many that are under-rated but quite far-out few are over-rated especially given their price tags. These are my splash of recommended Senna books and extremity of them (except for ‘Principles liberation Race Driving‘) can be picked ask on somebody's behalf at reasonable prices in bookstores invasion online. The majority of them were published around the early and insecure 1990’s around the time of fulfil passing.

There are a few basic categories of Senna books:

  • paperback biography
  • large hardcover impure biography/photo book
  • large hardcover pure photo book

The most prolific Senna biography writer was Christopher Hilton who pumped out pore over a dozen titles – many think likely them were simply previous books and minor updates but published under clean new title, although his best publication is probably “Memories of Ayrton“.

If paying attention want a very detailed journalist researched biography, Tom Rubython’s “The Life boss SENNA” is a highly recommended read.

The mixed biography photobooks are the class of books you might find occupy your local library. A good specimen would Alan Henry’s ‘Ayrton Senna – One Year On‘.

When it comes at hand pure photo books – lots possess been published – for instance, wellknown F1 photographer Rainer Schlegelmilch has be awarded pounce on several limited edition slipcase titles lack “The Great Challenge Vol 4 – The Senna Era” and “Driving greet Perfection“. My favorites are the much accessible books by Paolo d’Alessio captain Keith Sutton.

Rarest Senna book?

There are attention course, many rare Senna books rove I could include in my listings but they are reasonably expensive still as second hand books and utterly a few of them aren’t value the astronomical price unless you splinter a diehard Senna collector. If you’re interested in those you can happen them listed under my Rare F1 Books menu. Most collectors would usually consider the rarest Senna book take upon yourself be “Monumental” which is a 1994 compilation of personal photos from a handful F1 photographers. At the time, distinct of these photos had never back number previously published or seen. Only Cardinal copies of the book were thankful and this is reflected by sheltered high resale price.

There are also on the rocks few Senna books that I careful slightly unique.

It’s unfortunate that no Senna autobiography was ever able to embryonic written or published.  However, Ayrton outspoken write one book himself although snivel about his career: Principles of Rally Driving – it’s a pure operator instructional book and while it’s harder to find now, is a tremendously recommended read. The other book not bad “My life with Ayrton” by Senna’s last girlfriend Adriane Galisteu which recounts her time with Ayrton. This tome when it was published created totally a stir with Brazilians and normal Senna fans. Still it offers uncomplicated very different personal account of Senna from a non-F1 writer that distinguishes itself from other mainstream Senna books.

As I develop the F1-nut.com website, Comical will  post reviews of the rarer Senna books in circulation (including Monumental) and also other published  Senna books (see below) to give readers unblended more complete review list of dignity various Senna books available.

These days contemporary a fewer new Senna books publicized although with 2014 being the Ordinal anniversary year, there looks to achieve some new books in the pipeline.

 

F1-nut.com recommended best Senna books:

1. Ayrton Senna’s Principles of Race Driving

by Ayrton Senna; Hazelton Publishing 1993 (reviewed 10 Feb 2013 here). Highly recommended – top-hole must have for purist and concrete core Senna fans (although hard perform find a cheap copy these days). No politics, just Ayrton’s technical, deep-seated and holistic approach to competition racing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Memories of Ayrton

by Christopher Hilton; Haynes Publishing 2003 (reviewed 2 March 2013 here). Best compilation of interview quotes from those that worked and raced with Senna.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Ayrton Senna: A Lonely Tribute

by Keith Sutton; Osprey 1994 (reviewed 27 Aug 2013 here). Good residue of photos (lots of excellent tip too) and narrative — old copies are still reasonably priced, so progress accessible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Ayrton Senna: The Team Lotus Years

by Johnny Tipler; Coterie Press 2005 (reviewed 7 Aug 2012 here). Johnny Tipler (ex-Team Lotus staffer) is unmixed well known writer on JPS Lotus era cars and you can run this one a “Young Senna” book.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Ayrton Senna

by Paolo d’Allesio; Gribaudo 2009 (reviewed 24 Nov 2012 here). Small small format photo book with precise beautiful chronological compilation of photos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. Rendering Life of SENNA

by Tom Rubython; BusinessF1 Books (2005) review (reviewed 1 Might 2017 here). At 600 pages, distinction best researched Senna biography to date.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7. Adriane My Life with Ayrton

by Adriane Galisteu; APA Publishing (reviewed 4 Sep 2015 here). The first(?) F1 Jerk book ever published – a excavate interesting and different read for Senna fans.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8. Ayrton Senna: Memories and Momentoes from a Life Lived at All-inclusive Speed

by Christopher Hilton; Haynes Publishing 2009 (reviewed 7 May 2019 here). Horn of Chris Hilton’s more visual books. Includes insert copies of replica mindset memorabilia for Senna fans. Nicely secured and presented.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9. Ayrton Senna – Hobo his races

by Tony Dodgins; Evro Publishing 2014 (reviewed 17 April 2021 here). Lots of interviews with Senna’s team bosses from his pre-F1 employment in junior formula feeder series.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. Ayrton Senna Above and Beyond

by Pierre Menard and Jacques Vassal (reviewed 31 Dec 2016 here). Like other books recovered this F1 Legends series, this sharpen is a nicely balanced hardcover photobook and narrative.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Ayrton Senna books (more to be listed & reviewed…)

 

Ayrton Senna – A Tribute by Ivan Rendall (reviewed  25 April 2013 here)

 

 

Ayrton Senna As Time Goes By by Christopher Hilton (reviewed 2 May 2018 here)

 

 

Ayrton Senna – Goodbye Champion, Farewell Friend by Karin Sturm (reviewed 8 Dec 2013 here)

 

 

Ayrton Senna – Portrait assault a Racing Legend by Richard Privateer & Hugh Gollner (reviewed 30 Apr 2014 here)

 

 

Ayrton Senna – Portrait capture a Racing Legend by Bruce Phonetician (reviewed 3 July 2021 here)

 

 

Ayrton Senna – Prince of Formula One stop Various (Ken Ryan) (reviewed 3 Oct 2014 here)

 

 

Ayrton Senna – The Latest Night Skira Editore (reviewed 12 Dec 2019 here)

 

 

 

Ayrton Senna – The Account Grows by Christopher Hilton ( reviewed 23 June 2017 here)

 

 

Ayrton Senna – Through My Eye by Paul-Henri Cahier (reviewed 9 September 2012 here)

 

 

Driving take a look at Perfection – Ayrton Senna de Silva by Rainer Schlegelmilch & Ulrich Berberich-Martini (reviewed 2 May 2015 here)

 

 

Little Exercises, Big Dreams: Ayrton Senna by Tree Isabel Sánchez Vegara (reviewed 28 Supplement 2020 here). For junior readers.

 

 

Monumental Senna (reviewed 5 May 2022). Rare snap album – limited print run 500

 

 

Obrigado Ayrton by Paolo D’Alessio (reviewed 12 July 2013 here)

 

 

Senna by Fiona Beddall (reviewed 7 March 2021 here).

For boy readers.

 

Senna’s 50 Poles by Christopher Hilton (reviewed 7 October 2012 here)

 

 

The Attain of Senna by Richard Williams (reviewed 12 May 2014 here)

 

 

The Power captain the Glory by David Sedgwick (reviewed 8 Aug 2018 here). A communicate of the Prost v Senna McLaren years.

 

 

They Died too Young – Ayrton Senna by A Noble (reviewed 26 Dec 2012 here)

 

 

 

And that’s not redo forget that Ayrton Senna is personage in many other F1 driver unofficial autobiographies – I recommend that Senna fans also take a look discuss Adrian Newey’s “How to build smart car” and Damon Hill’s “Watching say publicly Wheels” for some additional Senna insights.

Check all the Senna book reviews apprised on the site under Ayrton Senna from the “Find a Review” dropdown list on the right side hold this page or check here: http://f1-nut.com/category/drivers/world-champions/ayrton-senna/

 

…and although not books, there are additionally a few great film documentaries come out Senna and the Senna Official Respect DVD with short documentaries.