Watch The Trailer For Netflix’s Ayrton Senna Miniseries

30 years ago today, three-time F1 champion Ayrton Senna was killed in an accident at the San Marino Grand Prix, concluding what had already been a tragic weekend marked by a lucky escape for Rubens Barichello, a crash that saw several spectators injured, and the death of F1 newcomer Roland Ratzenberger.

On the 30th anniversary of one of Formula 1’s darkest weekends, Netflix has debuted the trailer for Senna, an upcoming six-part biopic miniseries that documents the Brazilian driver’s life and career.

The series stars Brazilian actor Gabriel Leone as Senna. The cast also includes Pâmela Tomé as Senna’s girlfriend Xuxa Meneghel, Matt Mella as his teammate and rival Alain Prost, and Patrick Kennedy as McLaren team boss Ron Dennis.

Other F1 figures that’ll feature in the show include drivers Nicki Lauda, James Hunt and Nelson Piquet and notable sporting figures such as Jean-Marie Balestre, Sir Frank Williams and Sid Watkins. Senna’s family has been involved in the creation of the show.

The trailer shows a condensed version of the 1991 Brazilian Grand Prix. Widely regarded as one of Senna’s greatest drives, he controlled the field in worsening conditions to take victory in front of a packed home crowd, even with his gearbox failing towards the end of the race.

It’s interspersed with other clips from the show, showing Senna karting as a child, his personal relationships, and his sometimes fiery temper in the paddock.

Senna will be far from the first piece of media charting the Brazilian’s life and untimely death, with a critically lauded documentary, also called Senna, released in 2010. Senna the series, which will likely include some degree of fictionalisation (Netflix mentions The Gentlemen’s Kaya Scodelario as a fictional journalist), will debut later in 2024.