Editing Ayrton Senna (section)

==In popular culture==
[[File:Senninha 2.jpg|thumb|[[Senninha]]]]

As part of Japanese publisher [[Shueisha]]'s sponsorship of McLaren, Senna collaborated with [[Akira Toriyama]], the creator of ''[[Dragon Ball]]'', on artwork for ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' featuring McLaren-themed illustrations of ''Dragon Ball'' characters. Senna was also featured in ''GP Boy'', a two-volume manga published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' to commemorate Shueisha's sponsorship, and in ''F1 no Senkō'', also published on Jump, which recounts the [[1991 Formula One season]] from Senna's perspective.<ref>{{cite web |author=Talpade, A. |date=27 December 2021 |title=When F1 collaborated with popular anime Dragon Ball Z |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/f1/news-when-f1-collaborated-popular-anime-dragon-ball-z |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520182706/https://www.sportskeeda.com/f1/news-when-f1-collaborated-popular-anime-dragon-ball-z |archive-date=20 May 2023 |access-date=21 June 2023 |publisher=Sportskeeda}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Padula, D. |date=20 January 2020 |title=Was Akira Toriyama Inspired By Formula 1 Racer Ayrton Senna? |url=https://thedaoofdragonball.com/blog/history/was-akira-toriyama-inspired-by-formula-1-racer-ayrton-senna/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520184100/https://thedaoofdragonball.com/blog/history/was-akira-toriyama-inspired-by-formula-1-racer-ayrton-senna/ |archive-date=20 May 2023 |access-date=21 June 2023 |publisher=The Dao of Dragon Ball}}</ref>

Senna launched the cartoon character [[Senninha]] ("Little Senna") in 1993/94 to appeal to Brazilian children.<ref>{{cite web |title=Senna's World:SENNINHA |url=http://www.sennaworld.com/senninha.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110072238/http://www.sennaworld.com/senninha.html |archive-date=10 January 2012 |access-date=16 June 2012 |publisher=Senna's World}}</ref> A Senninha comic book ran from 1994 to 2000, with a brief relaunch in 2008.

Senna is mentioned in episode 151 of the Japanese animated series [[Gintama]], along with two other F1 drivers, [[Jacques Villeneuve]] and [[Rubens Barrichello]].

Senna's nephew [[Bruno Senna|Bruno]] voiced an [[Animation|animated]] depiction of his uncle in McLaren's ''[[Tooned]]'' cartoon series to commemorate McLaren's 50th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web |author1-link=McLaren|title=Tooned 50: The making of (part 2)|website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw2VjijqxOI|language=en |format=video|date=November 18, 2013}}</ref> Episode 6 of the series' second season tells a fictionalized account of Senna's career with McLaren involving a rivalry with the character Professor M (voiced by [[Alexander Armstrong]]).<ref>{{cite web |author1-link=McLaren|title=Tooned 50: Episode 6 - The Ayrton Senna Story|website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTI8boCqmus|language=en |format=video|date=October 27, 2013}}</ref>

In 2024, [[Netflix]] released [[Senna (miniseries)|an eponymous biographical miniseries]] based on Senna's life, starring [[Gabriel Leone]] as Senna.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hopewell |first=John |date=2020-12-04 |title='Senna' Producer Fabiano Gullane on Netflix's Biggest Brazilian Play, New Business Models, Brazil's Crisis |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/global/senna-netflix-fabiano-gullane-1234846296/ |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Jogia |first=Saajan |date=2023-10-26 |title=F1 News: Netflix Reveals Major Development In Ayrton Senna Mini-Series Coming In 2024 |url=https://www.si.com/fannation/racing/f1briefings/news/f1-news-netflix-reveals-major-development-in-ayrton-senna-mini-series-coming-in-2024-sj4 |access-date=2024-02-10 |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}</ref>

Senna has been referenced by several songwriters:<ref>{{Cite web |author=Beatrice W |date=2022-09-21 |title=Top 10 Remarquable Facts about Ayrton Senna |url=https://www.discoverwalks.com/blog/sao-paulo/top-10-remarquable-facts-about-ayrton-senna/ |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=Discover Walks Blog}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Pompili |first=Giulia |date=27 April 2014 |title=Il mistico e la belva. Ayrton Senna secondo Lucio Dalla |url=http://www.ilfoglio.it/im-with-the-band/2014/04/27/il-mistico-e-la-belva-ayrton-senna-secondo-lucio-dalla___1-v-90063-blog_c350.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518092743/http://www.ilfoglio.it/im-with-the-band/2014/04/27/il-mistico-e-la-belva-ayrton-senna-secondo-lucio-dalla___1-v-90063-blog_c350.htm |archive-date=18 May 2015 |work=Il Foglio}}</ref>

* Portuguese rock band Os Pontos Negros have a song titled "Senna" in their 2012 Soba Lobi album
* Italian rock band The Rock Alchemist's 2012 song "Live or Die" and its accompanying 2018 music video are inspired by the life and character of Senna
* Jazz pianist [[Kim Pensyl]] (song called "Senna's Samba")
* Japanese jazz-fusion guitarist and T-square bandleader [[Masahiro Andoh]] (references in songs such as "Faces" and subsequent revisions, like "The Face")
* [[Chris Rea]] (on his song "Saudade")
* Spanish band [[Delorean (band)|Delorean]] ([[extended play]] called ''[[Ayrton Senna EP|Ayrton Senna]]'')
* British [[acid jazz]] band [[Corduroy (band)|Corduroy]] (song called "[[Out of Here (Corduroy album)|Ayrton Senna]]")
* Italian singer-songwriter [[Lucio Dalla]] (song titled "Ayrton").