Alexander Albon vs Carlos Sainz

Alexander Albon and Carlos Sainz were Formula 1 team-mates for 42 races (2025 to 2026). Albon finished ahead 23 times to 19 when both were classified, Sainz started ahead 27 times to 15, and the points were 75 to 59 in Albon's favour.

Team-mates 2025 to 2026. Compare with someone else

Explained: the closest and most one-sided team-mate pairings · how "finished ahead" is counted: both classified, the higher place wins.

Race by race as team-mates

Alexander Albon Carlos Sainz neither classified. Top row: race, 24–20. Bottom row: qualifying or grid, 16–28. Hover or tap a tile for the race.

2025

2026

Career totals

Alexander Albon		Carlos Sainz
7	Seasons	12
147	Starts	249
0	Wins	4
0	Win rate %	1.6
0	Poles	5
2	Podiums	29
1.4	Podium rate %	11.6
1	Fastest laps	4
318	Points	1,343.5
2.16	Points per start	5.4
16	Retirements	36
0	World titles	0
7	Best championship	5

As team-mates: 42 races

Alexander Albon		Carlos Sainz
23	Finished ahead	19
15	Started ahead (grid)	27
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	2
75	Points	59

Season by season as team-mates

Season	Races	Race head-to-head	Grid head-to-head	Points
2025	23	14–9	8–15	70–54
2026	19	9–10	7–12	5–5

Head-to-head counts races both drivers started for the same team. A driver who finished ahead of a retired team-mate counts as ahead. Grid head-to-head uses the starting grid, so penalties are included.

All shared races: 143

Across every race both drivers started, for any team: Alexander Albon finished ahead 51 times, Carlos Sainz 90 times. Grid: 41–99. Wins in those races: 0–4. Points: 305–916.

After the same number of starts

Starts	Alexander Albon wins	Carlos Sainz wins	Alexander Albon podiums	Carlos Sainz podiums	Alexander Albon points	Carlos Sainz points
10	0	0	0	0	7	9
25	0	0	0	0	118	34
50	0	0	2	0	200	93
75	0	0	2	0	222	156
100	0	0	2	0	238	251
150	–	1	–	12	–	657.5
200	–	3	–	23	–	1,119.5

Points are under the system of each era, so they compare drivers of the same era best.

Career curves: after the same number of starts

Cumulative wins and podiums after the same number of race starts. Hover or tap for a point in each career.