Drivers/Spain
Carlos Sainz Jr.
- 2015–2026
- SAI
- Car number 55
- Born 1 September 1994 in Madrid
- Carlos Sainz Vázquez de Castro
- Starts246249 entries
- Wins42% of starts
- Podiums2912% of starts
- Pole positions56× started from P1
- Fastest laps4
- Sprint wins030 sprints · 79 points
- Driver of the Day8fan vote, since 2016
- Titles0best finish P5
Career numbers
- Avg grid position9.3
- Avg finish8.1
- Retirement rate16%
- Pole-to-win conversion60%
- Positions gained+197
- Points scored1,264.5
- Longest winning streak1
- Longest podium streak3
- Longest points-scoring streak17
- TeamsToro Rosso (2015–2017) · Renault (2017–2018) · McLaren (2019–2020) · Ferrari (2021–2024) · Williams (2025–2026)
Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.
The career at a glance
Season by season
Every race
249 entries, 246 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryAustralian Grand Prix 2015P9 · Toro Rosso
- First winBritish Grand Prix 2022P1 · Ferrari
- Last winMexican Grand Prix 2024P1 · Ferrari
- Last startSingapore Grand Prix 2026P14 · Williams
All 249 races, season by season
Against team-mates
Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.
| Team-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Leclerc | 2021–2024 | 26:44 | 31:55 | +0.08% | 805.5 : 936 | Compare |
| Lando Norris | 2019–2020 | 16:11 | 17:19 | −0.01% | 201 : 140 | Compare |
| Alexander Albon | 2025–2026 | 11:15 | 26:11 | −0.17% | 59 : 75 | Compare |
| Daniil Kvyat | 2016–2017 | 15:3 | 19:12 | −0.17% | 90 : 8 | Compare |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 2017–2018 | 4:9 | 9:16 | +0.18% | 59 : 78 | Compare |
| Max Verstappen | 2015–2016 | 6:6 | 10:10 | +0.06% | 22 : 62 | Compare |
| Pierre Gasly | 2017 | 0:0 | 2:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Carlos Sainz Jr. came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.
Strongest circuits
Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silverstone | 13 | 1 | 1 | 9.1 |
| Albert Park | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9.1 |
| Marina Bay | 10 | 1 | 2 | 8.2 |
| Hermanos Rodríguez | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9.4 |
| Red Bull Ring | 13 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Bahrain | 12 | 2 | 7 | |
| Catalunya | 12 | 7.6 | ||
| Hungaroring | 12 | 1 | 8.3 | |
| Monza | 12 | 2 | 8.3 | |
| Monaco | 11 | 3 | 7.4 | |
| Spa-Francorchamps | 11 | 1 | 10.6 | |
| Yas Marina | 11 | 2 | 8.1 | |
| Gilles Villeneuve | 10 | 1 | 8.3 | |
| Suzuka | 10 | 1 | 10 | |
| Americas | 10 | 2 | 5.9 | |
| José Carlos Pace | 10 | 2 | 7.5 | |
| Baku | 10 | 1 | 8 | |
| Shanghai | 8 | 9.5 | ||
| Sirius | 7 | 1 | 9.6 | |
| Zandvoort | 6 | 9 | ||
| Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 5 | 6.3 | ||
| Miami | 5 | 1 | 6.2 | |
| Sepang | 4 | 12 | ||
| Paul Ricard | 4 | 7.5 | ||
| Jeddah | 4 | 1 | 6.3 | |
| Hockenheimring | 3 | 10.3 | ||
| Lusail | 3 | 1 | 5.3 | |
| Las Vegas | 3 | 1 | 4.7 | |
| Portimão | 2 | 8.5 | ||
| İstanbul Park | 2 | 6.5 |