SAI

Carlos Sainz Jr.

2015–present
240
Starts
4
Wins
29
Podiums
6
Poles
0
Titles
1342.5
Points

Season by season

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Season Team ENT R Win Pod Pole Pts WDC
2015 Toro Rosso 19 19 0 0 0 18 P15
2016 Toro Rosso 21 21 0 0 0 46 P12
2017 Toro Rosso + Renault 20 20 0 0 0 54 P9
2018 Renault 21 21 0 0 0 53 P10
2019 McLaren 21 21 0 1 0 96 P6
2020 McLaren 17 16 0 1 0 105 P6
2021 Ferrari 22 22 0 4 0 164.5 P5
2022 Ferrari 22 22 1 9 3 246 P5
2023 Ferrari 22 21 1 3 2 200 P7
2024 Ferrari 23 23 2 9 1 290 P5
2025 Williams 24 23 0 2 0 64 P9
2026 Williams 11 11 0 0 0 6 P15

Race engineer

Gaëtan Jego Williams · since 2026
Riccardo Adami Ferrari · 2021–2024
Tom Stallard McLaren · 2019–2020

Teammates, head to head

most races first
Teammate Qualifying Race Points
Charles Leclerc '21–'24 · 68r compared , 21 excl. → Full breakdown 32–57 26–42 831.5 946
Lando Norris '19–'20 · 25r compared , 13 excl. → Full breakdown 18–19 15–10 201 146
Alexander Albon '25–'26 · 21r compared , 14 excl. → Full breakdown 23–10 8–13 60 75
Daniil Kvyat '16–'17 · 17r compared , 14 excl. → Full breakdown 19–12 14–3 90 8
Nico Hülkenberg '17–'18 · 13r compared , 12 excl. → Full breakdown 9–16 4–9 59 78
Max Verstappen '15–'16 · 11r compared , 12 excl. → Full breakdown 10–10 5–6 22 62
Pierre Gasly '17 · 0r compared , 2 excl. 2–0 0–0 0 0

Compare with any driver

career records side by side · any era

Teammate Head-to-Head (above) covers same-car seasons only. Compare reaches across any era — pick any driver.

Road to Formula 1

Karting

Asia-Pacific KF3 champion in 2008; Monaco Kart Cup KF3 winner in 2009; runner-up in the European and Spanish KF3 championships.

Junior single-seaters

2010 Formula BMW Europe; 2011 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC champion with Koiranen and Eurocup runner-up to Robin Frijns; 2012 British F3, F3 Euro Series and FIA European F3 with Carlin; 2013 GP3 Series 10th with Arden; 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series champion with DAMS (seven wins, a series record at the time).

Academy

Red Bull Junior Team from 2010.

Highlights

Dominant 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 title; son of two-time World Rally Champion Carlos Sainz.

F1 debut

2015 with Toro Rosso, partnering Max Verstappen.

2011
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Koiranen · Champion
Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup
Koiranen · Runner-up
2013
GP3 Series
Arden · 10th
2014
Formula Renault 3.5
DAMS · Champion
2015
Formula 1 Debut
Toro Rosso

Reliability & consistency

era-dependent · see explanation
16.3% DNF rate 39 in 240 starts
63.3% points-finish rate 152 in 240 starts
P1 best finish
P1 best grid
DNF rate & points-finish rate

DNF rate — "how often did they not finish?"

The share of race starts that ended without a classified finish. Formula: races not finished ÷ race starts × 100. Races the driver did not start are excluded from both sides. A disqualification counts as a finish that scored nothing, not a DNF. Why it sits apart from the era-fair rates: unlike a win or a podium, finishing meant something very different in different eras. Cars in the 1950s–70s broke constantly; modern cars almost always reach the flag. A high DNF rate in 1955 says far more about the machinery than the driver. Comparing two drivers within the same season is meaningful — they faced the same conditions. Across eras it's context, not a verdict.

Points-finish rate — "how often did they score?"

The share of race starts that ended in a points-paying position. Formula: races finished in a scoring position ÷ race starts × 100, using that season's real points system. Why it's era-dependent: the number of positions that pay points has changed repeatedly — the top five scored in 1950, the top ten score today. A modern driver has roughly twice as many scoring positions available for the same relative performance, so a higher percentage doesn't necessarily mean a better driver. Like DNF rate, it's shown as context.

2026 Salary

estimated — not officially disclosed
Est. annual $13M
Contract through 2026
Base / bonus $13M base / UNKNOWN

Source: PaddockIntel / The Race (Apr–Jun 2026).