McLaren is marking 30 years of Ayrton Senna’s incredible legacy of performance with a powerful and emotive tribute. The stunning design visually represents his vibrant personality and outlook on life, and his three Formula 1 World Championship titles and five Monaco Grand Prix victories with McLaren.

Getting Colourful

In addition to a one-off livery for the MCL38 Formula 1 cars that will be driven by Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri at the 2024 Monaco Grand Prix, McLaren Automotive celebrates Ayrton Senna’s talent, racing achievements and more with the Senna Sempre livery. This unique, hand-painted tribute to Ayrton applied on a pre-production McLaren Senna from McLaren’s own heritage collection.

The Senna Sempre livery has been created as part of McLaren’s ongoing association with the Ayrton Senna Institute. It showcases not only the peerless paint mastery and craftmanship that McLaren Automotive is uniquely placed to deliver through McLaren Special Operations (MSO), but also distinctive visuals honouring the Formula 1 career of Ayrton Senna.

The livery brings to life his tenacious drive for perfection, Brazilian nationality and McLaren racing history – including on the streets of Monaco – through bright and bold paint colours and bespoke interior treatments.

For Senna

The McLaren Senna, revealed in December 2017, is the most extreme McLaren road car ever made. Designed, engineered and developed as the ultimate track-oriented car for the road, it delivers total commitment to uncompromised performance.

Paints selected for the Senna Sempre livery reflect the colours of the Brazilian flag, with bright yellow, green and blue tones brought together using a wash technique newly developed by MSO. This technique allows the paints to blend into each other without creating any additional colours, while also evoking speed and the movement of a waving flag. This effect is also applied to the McLaren badge on the nose of the car.

Green and white border lines running around the car’s glasshouse and the venting at the base of the windscreen are directly inspired by the detailing on Ayrton Senna’s iconic race helmet design.

Celebrating The Legend

McLaren’s Senna celebration on track sees the McLaren Formula 1 Team he won his three World Championships with honour his life and legacy with a bespoke one-off livery for the MCL38 race car. The vibrant yellow, green and blue colourway inspired by Ayrton Senna’s race helmet that features in the evocative Senna Sempre artwork, replaces the standard livery of the McLaren Formula 1 cars that will race in Monaco.

“The team is proud to recognise and celebrate the extraordinary life and racing legacy of Ayrton Senna through this McLaren livery,” said Zak Brown, Chief Executive Officer, McLaren Racing.

“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.”

The unique McLaren Senna with Senna Sempre livery will be on display in Monaco throughout the extended Grand Prix weekend.

(Images: McLaren Automotive)