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🇪🇸 Carlos Sainz
#55Racing driver from Spain. Formula 1, Williams. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Carlos Sainz
Born
1 September 1994(b. 1994)
Nationality
Spain
Current team
Williams
Series
Formula 1
Status
Active
Championships
12014
Career wins
14
Career podiums
56
Career starts
346
Career DNFs
44
Racer Rating
6,915
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
6,915Rank 21 of 40,308 indexed, -512 this season
FIA Categorisation
Platinum
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Carlos Sainz is a racing driver from Spain who competes in Formula 1 for Williams. Sainz is a one-time champion (2014), with 14 wins and 56 podiums from 346 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 6,915 ranks Sainz 21th of 40,308 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. 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)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2026-09-26 | Baku City Circuit | P10 | +48 |
| 2026-09-13 | Madring | DNF | −88 |
| 2026-09-06 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | P13 | −2 |
| 2026-08-23 | Zandvoort | P16 | −48 |
| 2026-07-26 | Hungaroring | P18 | −79 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +147 | Macau 2012 | Formula 3 Macau | P4 |
| +140 | Monza 2014 | Formula V8 3.5 | P1 |
| +137 | Hockenheim 2012 | FIA Formula 3 European | P2 |
| +135 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2020 | Formula 1 | P2 |
| +135 | Hockenheim 2012 | Formula 3 Euro Series | P2 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Motorland4 starts+41
Hockenheim9 starts+35
Spa-Francorchamps8 starts+32
Circuit de Monaco11 starts+31
Struggles
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps12 starts-49
Red Bull Ring19 starts-27
Silverstone19 starts-22
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit10 starts-21
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Formula 1 | Williams | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | P14 | −513 | 6,915 |
| 2025 | ▸Formula 1 | Williams | 24 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 54 | P8 | −1,186 | 7,427 |
| 2024 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 23 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 262 | P5 | +445 | 8,613 |
| 2023 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 22 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 178 | P7 | −24 | 8,168 |
| 2022 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 22 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 228 | P5 | −117 | 8,192 |
| 2021 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 164 | P5 | +535 | 8,309 |
| 2020 | ▸Formula 1 | McLaren | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 105 | P6 | +301 | 8,118 |
| 2019 | ▸Formula 1 | McLaren | 21 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 96 | P6 | +366 | 7,482 |
| 2018 | ▸Formula 1 | Renault | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53 | P10 | +370 | 7,303 |
| 2017 | ▸Formula 1 | Renault | 20 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 54 | P9 | −185 | 7,048 |
| 2016 | ▸Formula 1 | Toro Rosso | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 46 | P12 | +355 | 6,864 |
| 2015 | ▸Formula 1 | Toro Rosso | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 18 | P14 | ↑720+167 | 6,897 |
| 2014 | ▸Formula V8 3.5 | DAMS | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | P1 | +511 | 6,547 |
| 2013 | ▸GP3 Series | Arden International | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +348 | 5,169 |
| ▸Formula V8 3.5 | Zeta Corse | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | −199 | ||
| ▸Formula 3 Macau | Carlin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +116 | ||
| 2012 | ▸Formula 3 Euro Series | Carlin | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P9 | −424 | 4,905 |
| ▸FIA Formula 3 European | Carlin | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P5 | +297 | ||
| ▸Formula 3 Macau | Carlin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +240 | ||
| 2011 | ▸Formula Renault Eurocup | Koiranen Motorsport | 14 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | P2 | +740 | 4,792 |
| ▸FIA Formula 3 European | Signature | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −254 | ||
| ▸Formula 3 Macau | Signature | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −237 | ||
| ▸Formula 3 Euro Series | Signature | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | ↑113+34 | ||
| 2010 | ▸Formula Renault Eurocup | Tech 1 Racing | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +3,047 | 4,397 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Sainz finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇱 Max VerstappenFIA Platinum | 8,679 | 247 | 51 | 196 | 21% |
| 🇬🇧 Lewis HamiltonFIA Platinum | 8,463 | 246 | 53 | 193 | 22% |
| 🇫🇮 Valtteri BottasFIA Platinum | 5,775 | 225 | 101 | 124 | 45% |
| 🇲🇽 Sergio PérezFIA Platinum | 6,639 | 221 | 102 | 119 | 46% |
| 🇫🇷 Pierre GaslyFIA Platinum | 7,019 | 208 | 125 | 83 | 60% |
| 🇪🇸 Fernando AlonsoFIA Platinum | 6,486 | 206 | 122 | 84 | 59% |
| 🇨🇦 Lance StrollFIA Platinum | 5,770 | 205 | 149 | 56 | 73% |
| 🇫🇷 Esteban OconFIA Platinum | 6,833 | 199 | 128 | 71 | 64% |
| 🇩🇪 Nico HülkenbergFIA Platinum | 6,865 | 191 | 114 | 77 | 60% |
| 🇲🇨 Charles LeclercFIA Platinum | 8,538 | 187 | 74 | 113 | 40% |
| 🇬🇧 George RussellFIA Platinum, 3× champion | 8,932 | 166 | 92 | 74 | 55% |
| 🇬🇧 Lando NorrisFIA Platinum, 4× champion | 8,712 | 166 | 78 | 88 | 47% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,308 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 🇳🇿 Liam Lawson | Formula 1 | 7,395 |
| 12 | 🇺🇸 Denny Hamlin | NASCAR Cup Series | 7,341 |
| 13 | 🇬🇧 Arvid Lindblad | Formula 1 | 7,105 |
| 14 | 🇲🇽 Pato O'Ward | IndyCar | 7,095 |
| 15 | 🇩🇰 Christian Lundgaard | IndyCar | 7,086 |
| 16 | 🇫🇷 Pierre Gasly | Formula 1 | 7,019 |
| 17 | 🇩🇪 Pascal Wehrlein | Formula E | 6,966 |
| 18 | 🇬🇧 Oliver Rowland | Formula E | 6,961 |
| 19 | 🇳🇿 Mitch Evans | Formula E | 6,953 |
| 20 | 🇧🇷 Gabriel Bortoleto | Formula 1 | 6,941 |
| 21 | 🇪🇸 Carlos Sainz | Formula 1 | 6,915 |
| 22 | 🇦🇷 Juan Fangio | Formula 1 | 6,889 |
| 23 | 🇯🇵 Yuki Tsunoda | Formula 1 | 6,886 |
| 24 | 🇩🇪 Sebastian Vettel | Formula 1 | 6,884 |
| 25 | 🇺🇸 Christopher Bell | NASCAR Cup Series | 6,867 |
| 26 | 🇩🇪 Nico Hülkenberg | Formula 1 | 6,865 |
| 27 | 🇫🇷 Esteban Ocon | Formula 1 | 6,833 |
| 28 | 🇺🇸 Kyle Kirkwood | IndyCar | 6,803 |
| 29 | 🇫🇷 Alain Prost | Formula 1 | 6,802 |
| 30 | 🇯🇵 Sho Tsuboi | Super GT | 6,799 |
| 31 | 🇺🇸 Ty Gibbs | NASCAR Cup Series | 6,797 |
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