For Ayrton Senna, the 1981 season was the first in single-seater formula cars. Senna competed in RAC British Formula Ford 1600 Championship and Townsend-Thoresen Formula Ford 1600 series, and won both tittle in his van Diemen RF81. Senna won 12 out of 19 races in both series in 1981.
| Season | Series | Event |
| 1981 | Formula Ford 1600 | Formula Ford 1600 British Championship |
| Driver | No. | Entrant |
| Ayrton Senna | 42 | Van Diemen Racing |
| Scale | Manufacturer | Collection |
| 1:43 | Minichamps | Ayrton Senna Collection #19 |
| Cat. No. | Quality | Rarity |
| 540814342 | 
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