SAI

Carlos Sainz Jr.

2015–present
242
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 16 16 0 0 0 48 P9
Renault 4 4 0 0 0 6
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 13 13 0 0 0 6 P16

Race engineer

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

Teammates, head to head

most races first · default: both classified
Teammate Qualifying Race Points
Charles Leclerc '21–'24 32–57 26–44 831.5 946
Lando Norris '19–'20 18–19 16–11 201 146
Alexander Albon '25–'26 24–11 10–15 60 75
Daniil Kvyat '16–'17 19–12 15–3 90 8
Nico Hülkenberg '17–'18 9–16 4–9 59 78
Max Verstappen '15–'16 10–10 6–6 22 62
Pierre Gasly '17 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
16.1% DNF rate 39 in 242 starts
62.8% points-finish rate 152 in 242 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).