🇲🇽 Sergio Pérez

Sergio Michel "Checo" Pérez Mendoza is a Mexican racing driver who has become one of the most enduring figures in Formula One, having risen through the junior single-seater ranks before establishing himself as a fixture on the grid across 15 seasons. Over that span he has driven for a series of midfield and front-running teams, building a reputation for tyre management and race-day consistency that culminated in his best championship result, runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2023 while partnered with Red Bull. He now competes for the Cadillac F1 Team as it enters the sport.[1]

Across 196 career starts, Pérez has taken six wins and 34 podium finishes, though he has yet to claim a drivers' championship. His Racer Rating of 6,364 places him 143rd among active drivers on the database's Elo-style scale, reflecting a solid but not elite standing relative to the sport's current benchmark performers. In the 2026 season he has started 8 rounds without a win or podium and sits 19th in the standings, a subdued return by the standards of his career to date as he begins a new chapter with Cadillac.[2]