Carlos Sainz

Carlos Sainz is a Spanish Formula 1 driver with 249 race starts from 2015 to 2026, 4 wins, 5 pole positions, 29 podiums and 1,343.5 championship points.

Sainz's first start was the 2015 Australian Grand Prix for Toro Rosso, from 7th on the grid, finishing 9th. The first win came at the 2022 British Grand Prix for Ferrari, in the 150th start, from pole position. The most recent of the 4 wins was the 2024 Mexico City Grand Prix. The best season was 2024: 5th in the championship with 290 points, 2 wins and 9 podiums, for Ferrari. The longest team-mate pairing was with Charles Leclerc, 86 races: Sainz finished ahead 33 times to 51 when both were classified, and out-qualified Leclerc 31 times to 54. All-time, that is the 12th-most career points of any driver, the 16th-most starts of any driver. 36 of the 249 starts ended in a retirement (14%), and Sainz led 300 laps in total.

Nationality

Spanish

Born

1 Sept 1994 (age 32)

Active

2015 to 2026, 12 seasons

Teams

Toro Rosso, Renault, McLaren, Ferrari, Williams

Number

55

First win: 2022 British Grand Prix. Most recent win: 2024 Mexico City Grand Prix. Win rate 1.6% of starts.

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