| Bruno Senna Lalli | ||
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| Driver Details | ||
| Nationality |  Brazilian
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| P.o.B. | São Paulo, São Paulo State, Brazil
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| D.o.B. | 15 October 1983 | |
| Début |  2007 Bahrain Feature Race
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| Last Race |  2008 Monza Sprint Race
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| Best Finish | 2nd (2008) | |
| GP2 Series Career | ||
| Entries | 41 (41 Starts) | |
| No. | 7; 2 | |
| Wins | Points | Poles |
| 3 | 98 | 3 |
| Fastest Laps | 1 | |
| First Win |  2007 Barcelona Feature Race
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| Last Win |  2008 Silverstone Sprint Race
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| Teams |  Arden International; iSport International
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Bruno Senna Lalli (born 15 October 1983 in São Paulo, São Paulo State, Brazil), better known as Bruno Senna is a Brazilian racing driver, who competed in the FIA GP2 Series in 2007 and finished as runner-up to Giorgio Pantano in 2008.[1] The nephew of Formula One legend Ayrton Senna, Senna would also go on to race in F1, before later winning the LMP2 Class in the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship and becoming a founding driver in the FIA Formula E Championship.[2]
Senna began his GP2 career in 2007, after signing with Arden International to partner Adrian Zaugg for the full campaign.[3] The Brazilian youth would impress, claiming his maiden GP2 victory in only his third start at the 2007 Barcelona Feature Race, with two further podium finishes leaving him in eighth in the Championship.[4]
For 2008 Senna completed a move to iSport International, who put the Brazilian racer alongside future F1 and FE teammate Karun Chandhok for the season.[1] A strong campaign saw Senna secure two victories and mount a bid for the title, although a run of poor results towards the end of the season saw him missout to Pantano by twelve points.[5]
After spending 2009 in sports cars, Senna made his much anticipated F1 debut in 2010, racing for the out-of-depth Hispania Racing Team in which he would fail to threaten the points.[2] 2011 saw Senna get a partial campaign in F1 with Lotus Renault, before a full season with Williams in 2012, where he scored a handful of popints finishes.[2] After that Senna returned to sports cars for 2013, before completing the first two seasons of the FIA Formula E Championship with Mahindra Racing between 2014 and 2016.[2]
Background[]
Senna began his career in karting, racing against his uncle Ayrton Senna on his family's farm, before competing in various Brazilian championships until his uncle's death in 1994, when his family tried to pause his career due to the danger.[2] They would, however, relent, and Senna duly moved into single seaters in 2004, entering the Formula BMW UK series as well as a one-off in the Asian Formula Renault Challenge.[2] Finishing down the field in both, Senna began his racing career in earnest in 2005, securing a seat in the British Formula 3 Championship while also making his debut at the Masters of Formula 3 and Macau Grand Prix, finishing tenth in the former.[2]
2006 saw Senna's form improve, with the Brazilian opening the season with victory in the Formula 3 Asian Grand Prix, staged in support of the Australian Grand Prix, before claiming third in British F3 behind Mike Conway and Oliver Jarvis.[2]
GP2 Series History[]
Senna would site an intention to move into the FIA GP2 Series as early as October 2006, and duly signed with the Arden International squad for the 2007 season in pursuit of securing a Formula One seat by 2009.[3] Senna would duly test for the Dutch registered squad alongside Adrian Zaugg, and would open his campaign with a run to fourth in his debut race in Bahrain.[6]
Ardent Hopes: 2007[]
A Narrow Miss: 2008[]
The 2008 season saw Senna move across the title winning iSport International squad for the season, with the Brazilian racer partnered by Karun Chandhok for the campaign.[1]
Post GP2 Series Career[]
Senna left GP2 at the end of the 2008 season, and duly spent the 2009 season seeking a seat in Formula One for 2010, alongside several outings in sports cars and the Le Mans Series.[2] In 2010 he finally got his break, reuniting with Karun Chandhok at the Hispania Racing Team, although their uncompetitive car would see Senna fail to threaten the points at all during the season.[2] 2011 saw Senna move to Lotus Renault initially as a test driver, before getting to complete the season after the team sacked Nick Heidfeld, with Senna scoring his first points in his second outing.[2]
Williams and Wanders: 2012 - 2020[]
Senna did enough in the Lotus to secure a seat with Williams for the 2012 season, partnering Pastor Maldonado, although while Maldonado would score a shock victory for the fallen giants, Senna's return of a handful of points finishes meant he finished behind the Venezuelan in the Championship.[2] The Brazilian was dropped for 2013, and instead secured a seat with Aston Martin's factory GT programme in the FIA World Endurance Championship, before moving to the new FIA Formula E Championship in 2014, once again reuniting with Chandhok.[2] Senna would complete two full seasons in the electric series, claiming a best result of second in his penultimate race, before leading the series to return to sports cars in 2016, this time in the LMP2 class.[2]
Senna spent two more seasons in LMP2, finishing as runner-up in 2016 in the WEC, before claiming the 2017 title with Vaillante Rebellion as they prepared to move to the LMP1 class for 2018.[2] It took until his second season in LMP1 for Senna to secure his fist victory, a result which left his squad in third come the end of the season, while also securing second place in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2020 alongside Norman Nato and Gustavo Menezes.[2]
Full GP2 Series Record[]
Shown below are a series of tables outlining Bruno Senna's career in the GP2 Series in statistical form.
GP2 Series Entries[]
The list below includes all of the teams and cars, as well as overall finishing positions for Bruno Senna during their GP2 career:
| Bruno Senna's Overall GP2 Series Record | ||||||
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| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Pos. | Pts. | Livery |
| 2007 | Arden International[3]
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7 | Dallara GP2/08 | 8th | 34 | File:SEN 07 Livery.png |
| 2008 | iSport International
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2 | Dallara GP2/08 | 2nd | 64 | File:SEN 08 Livery.png |
Career Results[]
Below is a table showing Bruno Senna's full GP2 Series record.
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| Year | Rounds | Pos. | Pts. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | |||
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8th | 34 | ||||||||||
| F | S | F | S | F | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | |||
| 4th | 8th | 1st | 4th | 11th | 3rd | 7th | 11th | 10th | 15th | Ret | 13th | 12th | 10th | 6th | 4th | 3rd | Ret | 8th | Ret | 14th | |||
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2nd | 64 | |||||||||||
| F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | ||||
| 2nd | 4th | 15th | Ret | 1st | 5th | Ret | 5th | 6th | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 9th | Ret | 11th | Ret | 5th | 9th | ||||
See Also[]
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Find out more about Bruno Senna on the Formula One Wiki |
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Read more about Bruno Senna at the Formula E Wiki |
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References[]
Videos and Images:
References:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 'Chandhok and Senna sign for iSport', autosport.com, (Haymarket Media, 19/12/2007), http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/64436, (Accessed 19/06/2022)
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 'Bruno Senna', driverdb.com, (DriverDB AB, 2022), https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/bruno-senna/, (Accessed 19/06/2022)
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