McLaren Celebrates Ayrton Senna with Special Livery at Monaco Grand Prix
McLaren will unveil a striking, one-off livery inspired by Ayrton Senna’s iconic yellow, green, and blue helmet at this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix. This vibrant design celebrates the Brazilian driver’s incredible racing legacy.
Senna, a three-time world champion, is McLaren’s most successful driver. During his tenure with the team from 1988 to 1993, he secured 35 of his 41 Grand Prix wins, three drivers’ titles, and four constructors’ championships. Monaco, synonymous with Senna due to his six victories there (including five consecutive wins from 1989), is the perfect stage for this tribute. This event follows a weekend at Imola that commemorated 30 years since the fatal accidents of Senna and Austrian driver Roland Ratzenberger.
In Monaco, McLaren's team will sport Senna-inspired kit, with drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri donning bespoke overalls. Additionally, McLaren Automotive has revealed a unique version of the McLaren Senna road car, hand-painted by McLaren Special Operations and featuring dot matrix portraits of Senna.
“The team is proud to recognise and celebrate the extraordinary life and racing legacy of Ayrton Senna through this McLaren livery,” said McLaren CEO Zak Brown. “Senna remains revered and respected as Formula 1’s greatest icon and McLaren’s most decorated driver. His impact on McLaren is enormous, not only through his racing record but also presence within the team, and now his legacy, so it’s an honour to race for him at his most successful circuit in his green, yellow and blue colours. With it being the 30th anniversary of his passing, the team are choosing to recognise and celebrate his life at one of his favourite and most successful places to race, Monaco. We look forward to racing in this vibrant and beautiful livery this weekend.”
This isn’t McLaren’s first special livery at Monaco. In 2021, they featured the iconic blue and orange Gulf Oil colors, and last year, they showcased a 'Triple Crown' livery as part of their 60th anniversary celebrations.
The Senna tribute livery will make its on-track debut during the first practice session in Monaco on Friday.
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