Carlos Sainz Vázquez de Castro Cenamor Rincón Rebollo Birto Moreno de Aranda de Anteriuga Tiapera Deltún (born 1 September 1994 in Madrid, Spain), commonly known as Carlos Sainz, Jr., is a Spanish racing driver, currently competing in Formula 1 for Ferrari.
Sainz made his début for Toro Rosso in 2015, alongside Max Verstappen, who also made his début. Starting from the 2017 United States Grand Prix, he raced for Renault.[1] He later moved to McLaren in 2019, and then Ferrari in 2021.
Sainz is set to leave Ferrari at the end of the 2024 season to join Williams.
Sainz was inducted into the Red Bull Junior Team in 2010, and won both the 2011 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup and the 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series.
Sainz and Verstappen are the first two drivers to race in F1 who were born after the death of Ayrton Senna.
He is the son of double World Rally Champion Carlos Sainz.
Formula One Career[]
Formula One Statistical Overview[]
Formula One Record[]
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| 2010–2014 | Red Bull Junior Team | ||||
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| 2013 |  Infiniti Red Bull Racing Scuderia Toro Rosso
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Red Bull-Renault Toro Rosso-Ferrari |
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| 2014 | Infiniti Red Bull Racing Scuderia Toro Rosso
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| 2015 | Scuderia Toro Rosso
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Toro Rosso-Renault | 18 | 15th | Report |
| 2016 | Scuderia Toro Rosso
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Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 46 | 12th | Report |
| 2017 | Scuderia Toro Rosso
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Toro Rosso | 54 | 9th | Report |
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| 2018 | Renault Sport Formula One Team
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Renault | 53 | 10th | Report |
| 2019 |  McLaren F1 Team
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McLaren-Renault | 96 | 6th | Report |
| 2020 | McLaren F1 Team
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McLaren-Renault | 105 | 6th | Report |
| 2021 | Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow
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Ferrari | 164.5 | 5th | Report |
| 2022 | Scuderia Ferrari
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Ferrari | 246 | 5th | Report |
| 2023 | Scuderia Ferrari
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Ferrari | 200 | 7th | Report |
| 2024 | Scuderia Ferrari HP
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Ferrari | 272 | 5th | Report |
| 2025 | Williams Racing
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Career Statistics[]
Statistics correct as of 2024 Qatar Grand Prix
| Entries | 205 |
| Starts | 203 |
| Pole Positions | 6 |
| Front Row Starts | 14 |
| Race Wins | 4 |
| Podiums | 26 |
| Fastest Laps | 4 |
| Points | 1254.5 |
| Laps Raced | 10727 |
| Distance Raced | 53,470 km (33,220 mi) |
| Races Led | 21 |
| Laps Led | 237 |
| Distance Led | 1,262 km (784 mi) |
| Doubles | 3 |
| Sprint Podiums | 5 |
Race Wins[]
| Win Number | Grand Prix |
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| 1 | 2022 British Grand Prix |
| 2 | 2023 Singapore Grand Prix |
| 3 | 2024 Australian Grand Prix |
| 4 | 2024 Mexico City Grand Prix |
Career Results[]
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| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | ||
| 2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
| 3rd | DNQ | Did not qualify | |||
| 5th | Points finish | DNPQ | Did not pre-qualify | ||
| 14th | Non-points finish | TD | Test driver | ||
| Italics | Fastest Lap | DNS | Did not start | ||
| 18th† | Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) | NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | ||
| 4thP | Qualified for pole position | [+] More Symbols | |||
Notes[]
- ↑ "Renault Sport Formula One Team confirms driver change". Renault Sport. 7 October 2017. https://www.renaultsport.com/renault-sport-formula-one-team-confirm-driver-change.html. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ↑ Race stopped after 2/44 Laps. Half points awarded
| V T E |  Carlos Sainz, Jr.
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|---|---|---|
| Seasons 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 | ||
| Season Reports 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 | ||
| Teams Toro Rosso (2015-2017) • Renault (2017-2018) • McLaren (2019-2020) • Ferrari (2021-present) | ||
| Teammates Verstappen (2015) • Kvyat (2016-2017) • Gasly (2018) • Hülkenberg (2018) • Norris (2019-2020) • Leclerc (2021) | ||
| Other pages Category | ||
| V T E |  Red Bull Racing
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| Drivers 1.  Max Verstappen · 11.  Sergio Pérez
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| Personnel Christian Horner · Adrian Newey · Dietrich Mateschitz · Helmut Marko | |||
| Former drivers Mark Webber · David Coulthard · Scott Speed · Robert Doornbos · Vitantonio Liuzzi · Christian Klien · Sebastian Vettel · Daniil Kvyat · Daniel Ricciardo · Pierre Gasly · Alexander Albon | |||
| World Champions Sebastian Vettel (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) · Max Verstappen (2021, 2022, 2023) | |||
| Cars RB1 · RB2 · RB3 · RB4 · RB5 · RB6 · RB7 · RB8 · RB9 · RB10 · RB11 · RB12 · RB13 · RB14 · RB15 · RB16 · RB16B · RB18 · RB19 · RB20 | |||
| See also Toro Rosso · AlphaTauri · Red Bull Ring | |||
| Full Results | |||
| V T E |  Scuderia Toro Rosso
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| Notable Personnel Franz Tost · Alex Hitzinger · James Key · Dietrich Mateschitz · Gerhard Berger | |||
| Former drivers Pierre Gasly · Daniil Kvyat · Jaime Alguersuari · Sébastien Buemi · Sébastien Bourdais · Sebastian Vettel · Scott Speed · Vitantonio Liuzzi · Daniel Ricciardo · Jean-Éric Vergne · Max Verstappen · Carlos Sainz, Jr. · Brendon Hartley · Alexander Albon | |||
| Cars STR1 · STR2 · STR2B · STR3 · STR4 · STR5 · STR6 · STR7 · STR8 · STR9 · STR10 · STR11 · STR12 · STR13 · STR14 | |||
| See also Red Bull | |||
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