Carlos Sainz F1 stats
Driver info
| Nationality | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Birthplace | Madrid, Spain |
| Date of birth | |
| Age | 29 |
| First race | 2015 Australian Grand Prix |
| Last race | 2024 Monaco Grand Prix |
| Year(s) active | 2015- |
| Best championship finish | 5th (, ) |
| Current constructor | Ferrari |
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F1 stats
Sainz has made 190 F1 race starts in his career so far. Below, you can find his career stats.
| Grand Prix entries | 193 | |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix starts | 190 | |
| Wins | 3 | 1.6% |
| From pole | 2 | 66.7% |
| Win & f.lap | 0 | |
| Hat-trick | 0 | |
| Podiums | 22 | 11.5% |
| Pole positions | 5 | 2.6% |
| Pole to win | 2 | 40.0% |
| Fastest laps | 3 | 1.6% |
| Points | 1,090.5 | 5.71 pts p/r |
| Points finishes | 126 | 66.0% |
| Front row starts | 12 | 6.3% |
| Championship leader | 0 | |
| Best start | 1st | x5 |
| Best finish | 1st | x3 |
| Did not start | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Did not qualify | 0 | |
| Reached Q3 | 127 | |
| Q2 eliminations | 54 | |
| Q1 eliminations | 11 | |
| Retirements | 35 | 18.3% |
| First lap retirements | 7 | |
| Not classified | 0 | |
| Disqualified | 0 | |
| No. of events | 38 | |
| No. of circuits | 32 |
For sprint stats see: Carlos Sainz’s F1 sprint stats
Stats by season
Sainz has featured in ten seasons during his F1 career, making his race debut in 2015 with Toro Rosso and achieving a career-best finish of 5th in 2021 and 2022 for Ferrari.
| Year | Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | Q3 | BS | BR | PF | PTS | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toro Rosso | 19 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 15th | |
| Toro Rosso | 21 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 12th | |
| 20 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 54 | 9th | ||
| Renault | 21 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 53 | 10th | |
| McLaren | 21 | 21 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 96 | 6th | |
| McLaren | 17 | 16 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 105 | 6th | |
| Ferrari | 22 | 22 | – | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | 15 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 164.5 | 5th | |
| Ferrari | 22 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 246 | 5th | |
| Ferrari | 22 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 200 | 7th | |
| Ferrari | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 108 | 4th | |
| 193 | 190 | 3 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 127 | 1 | 1 | 126 | 1,090.5 |
Table definitions
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- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podiums
- PP: Pole positions
- FL: Fastest laps
- FR: Front row starts
- DNF: Did not finish
- Q3: Reached Q3
- BS: Best start
- BR: Best result
- PF: Points finishes
- PTS: Points
- WC: World Championship
Stats by constructor
Sainz has raced for four constructors during his F1 career.
| Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | Q3 | BS | BR | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toro Rosso (2015-17) | 56 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 112 |
| Renault (2017-18) | 25 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 59 |
| McLaren (2019-20) | 38 | 37 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 201 |
| Ferrari (2021-) | 74 | 72 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 718.5 |
| 193 | 190 | 3 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 127 | 1 | 1 | 126 | 1,090.5 |
Table definitions
Click column headers to sort
- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podiums
- PP: Pole positions
- FL: Fastest laps
- FR: Front row starts
- DNF: Did not finish
- Q3: Reached Q3
- BS: Best start
- BR: Best result
- PF: Points finishes
- PTS: Points
Teammates
Sainz has raced against six teammates during his F1 career. You can find his qualifying head-to-head scores below.
| Driver | Races | Qualifying H2H |
|---|---|---|
| (NLD) Max Verstappen (2015-16) | 23 | 11-12 |
| (RUS) Daniil Kvyat (2016-17) | 31 | 19-12 |
| (FRA) Pierre Gasly (2017) | 2 | 2-0 |
| (DEU) Nico Hulkenberg (2017-18) | 25 | 9-16 |
| (GBR) Lando Norris (2019-20) | 38 | 18-20 |
| (MCO) Charles Leclerc (2021-) | 74 | 25-48 |
| 192 | 84-108 |