🇪🇸 Carlos Sainz

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Racing driver from Spain. Formula 1, Williams.

Driver facts

Full name

Carlos Sainz

Born

1 September 1994(b. 1994)

Nationality

Spain

Current team

Williams

Series

Formula 1

Status

Active

Career wins

Career podiums

Career starts

221

Career DNFs

Racer Rating

6,659

Source · Wikimedia Commons

Racer Rating

6,659

RANK 22 / 12,285 INDEXED · -212 SEASON

FIA Categorisation

Platinum

DRIVER CATEGORISATION · FIA
SOURCE · FIA.COM

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 7H AGO

Carlos Sainz Vázquez de Castro is a Spanish racing driver competing in Formula 1 for Williams. The son of two-time World Rally Champion Carlos Sainz, he progressed through the junior single-seater ranks before joining the grid, building a reputation for consistency and racecraft across stints with several teams. Over the course of his Formula 1 career, Sainz has amassed 221 starts, 4 wins, and 29 podium finishes, though he has yet to claim a championship title.[1]

In the 2026 season, Sainz has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums through 8 rounds, placing him P14 in the drivers' standings. His current Racer Rating stands at 6,339, ranking him 113th among active drivers on the Elo-style scale. Now in his twelfth season of Formula 1, Sainz continues to compete as an established and experienced presence in the sport, representing Williams as the team looks to build on his wealth of racing experience.[2]

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia

SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

Carlos Sainz is a racing driver from Spain who competes in Formula 1 for Williams. Sainz has recorded 4 wins and 29 podiums from 221 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 6,659 ranks Sainz 22th of 12,285 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS

2026 form

LAST 20 RACES · FINISH POSITION, HIGHER IS BETTER

RACERDB · REFERENCE FOR EVERY RACING SERIESAGGREGATED FROM 1 SOURCES · SYNCED 2H AGO

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Podiums	DNFs	Poles	Points	Pos	Gain/Loss	Rating
2026	Formula 1	Williams	8	0	0	1	0	6	P14	−213	6,659
2025	Formula 1	Williams	24	0	2	4	0	54	P9	−1,224	6,871
2024	Formula 1	Ferrari	23	2	9	2	1	262	P5	+363	8,096
2023	Formula 1	Ferrari	22	1	3	2	2	178	P7	−98	7,732
2022	Formula 1	Ferrari	22	1	9	6	3	228	P6	−185	7,831
2021	Formula 1	Ferrari	22	0	4	0	0	164	P5	+388	8,016
2020	Formula 1	McLaren	17	0	1	3	0	105	P6	+256	7,628
2019	Formula 1	McLaren	21	0	1	4	0	96	P6	+348	7,372
2018	Formula 1	Renault	21	0	0	2	0	53	P10	+395	7,024
2017	Formula 1	Renault	20	0	0	8	0	54	P9	−244	6,629
2016	Formula 1	Toro Rosso	21	0	0	4	0	46	P12	−127	6,873

Head-to-head

MOST-RACED RIVALS · TIMES SAINZ FINISHED AHEAD VS BEHIND

Rival	Rating	Raced	Ahead	Behind	Record
🇬🇧 Lewis Hamilton	7,848	174	41	133	24%
🇳🇱 Max Verstappen	8,474	164	16	148	10%
🇲🇽 Sergio Pérez	6,538	149	75	74	50%
🇨🇦 Lance Stroll	5,814	142	116	26	82%
🇫🇮 Valtteri Bottas	5,676	142	67	75	47%
🇫🇷 Pierre Gasly	6,546	135	92	43	68%
🇲🇨 Charles Leclerc	7,750	133	48	85	36%
🇫🇷 Esteban Ocon	6,494	133	96	37	72%
🇬🇧 Lando Norris	7,916	124	64	60	52%
🇪🇸 Fernando Alonso	6,300	123	75	48	61%

WHEEL-TO-WHEEL ONLY · SAME CLASS, DIFFERENT CAR · TEAM-MATES EXCLUDED

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 7H AGO

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia