(CNN) -- Prince Albert II may be head of state in the principality of Monaco, but when it comes to the Formula One street circuit of Monte Carlo there is only one king: Ayrton Senna. The Brazilian driver won a record six times at the legendary grand prix during a glittering career which included three world championship triumphs and 41 race victories. "As a competitor, from the point of view of all or nothing, he ranks up there at the top," fellow world champion and former on-track rival Nigel Mansell told CNN. "Sadly, as with so many other drivers in the history of the sport, he was prematurely taken away from us."
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Ayrton Senna won Formula One's Monaco Grand Prix a record six times
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The Brazilian was second on his debut on the track in 1984, with the Toleman team
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Senna's first win on the street circuit arrived in 1987, his final season with Lotus
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The three-time world champion won the race five years in a row between 1989-93
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