Ayrton Senna: special tributes in Monaco for the 30th anniversary of his first win

Ayrton Senna, the three-time Formula One world champion, will be honored with several tributes in the week of the Monaco GP, which takes place on May 28, marking the 30th anniversary of his first win in the Principality. With six triumphs at the street circuit, Senna is still the only Brazilian in history who has ever won at the track.

The homages start on Wednesday, May 24, when a statue in honor of the Brazilian driver will be unveiled at the Fairmont Hotel, which lends its name to the circuit’s most famous corner. On the same day, the hotel will also open a customized Suite, featuring a few treasures from Senna’s career, that will be inaugurated by Bianca Senna, Ayrton's niece and director of Institute Ayrton Senna. His original Lotus helmet - still with dents and scratch marks - and the Lotus 99T steering wheel are the exhibit’s main attractions.

From Wednesday to the Sunday when the GP track opens following the trials and races, the Yacht Club de Monaco will host an exhibit of exclusive photos and special items used by the driver throughout his career.

And on the same week, the Ayrton Senna brand will be launching a new special collection of clothes, accessories and collectables, such as a commemorative coin and a replica of the 1987 racing suit worn by Senna when he achieved his historic first win in Monte Carlo.

About the Ayrton Senna Institute:

We believe that Education is the key to a better world. For that reason, for over 20 years, inspired by the will of the three-time Formula 1 world champion Ayrton Senna, we have been working to take good quality education to millions of Brazilian children and young people. Our mission is to develop a human being as a whole, preparing them for life in the 21st century in all its aspects.

For that purpose, we build the bridge between education and the other sciences to promote the creation of evidence-based educational policies and practices. Based on the main education challenges, identified by public administrators and educators with whom we work on a daily basis, we systematize and validate knowledge that is critical for the advance of our educational agenda, in a work that is tightly connected with the public teaching networks. All knowledge produced is shared with more players through initiatives of education, diffusion, advocacy, technical cooperation and technology transfer.

We operate in a network with education professionals, researchers from the various fields of knowledge, other thirdsector organizations, businesspeople and citizens who are engaged in promoting a solid change to the foundations of schools. Our actions are financed by donations, licensing resources and by partnerships with the private sector. Considering our initiatives focused in Elementary and High School, we are in 17 States and more than 660 municipalities, where we support the formation of more than 60 thousand teachers and benefit more than 1.5 million students per year. www.institutoayrtonsenna.org.br















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