Carlos Sainz Jr.

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sainz and the second or maternal family name is Vázquez de Castro.
Carlos Sainz Jr.
Sainz in 2022
BornCarlos Sainz Vázquez de Castro
(1994-09-01) 1 September 1994 (age 29)
Madrid, Spain
Formula One World Championship career
NationalitySpain Spanish
2024 teamFerrari[1]
Car number55
Entries189 (186 starts)
Championships0
Wins3
Podiums21
Career points1037.5
Pole positions5
Fastest laps3
First entry2015 Australian Grand Prix
First win2022 British Grand Prix
Last win2024 Australian Grand Prix
Last entry2024 Japanese Grand Prix
2023 position7th (200 pts)
Signature
WebsiteOfficial website
Previous series
2013–14
2013
2012
2012
2011
2010–11
2010
2010		Formula Renault 3.5 Series
GP3 Series
FIA European F3 Championship
British Formula 3
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula BMW Europe
Formula BMW Pacific
Championship titles
2014
2011		Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC

Carlos Sainz Vázquez de Castro[a] (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos ˈsajnθ ˈβaθkeθ ðe ˈkastɾo] ⓘ; born 1 September 1994) is a Spanish racing driver currently competing in Formula One for Scuderia Ferrari.

In 2012, Sainz raced in the British and European Formula 3 championships for Carlin.[3][4] He raced for DAMS in the 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 season, winning the championship before moving to F1 with Toro Rosso.[5] Sainz joined Renault for the 2017 and 2018 seasons.[6] Sainz moved to McLaren for the 2019 season, while at the same time ending his contract with Red Bull Racing.[7] At the 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix Sainz took his maiden Formula One podium finish with third. Sainz moved to Ferrari at the end of the 2020 season.[8] At the 2022 British Grand Prix, Sainz took his maiden Formula One pole position and career win. He achieved his second Formula One win at the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix, after starting on pole position for the fifth time in his career.[9] He is set to leave Ferrari at the end of 2024 as Lewis Hamilton joins the team.[10] After missing the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix due to appendicitis,[11] Sainz scored another Formula One win at the following 2024 Australian Grand Prix starting from second.[12]

Born in Madrid, he is the son of Carlos Sainz Sr., a double World Rally Champion.[13][14][15][16]

Early career[edit]

Karting[edit]

Sainz started his career in karting in 2006, after participating in smaller series, in 2008, he won the Asia-Pacific KF3 title, as well as finishing runner-up in the Spanish Championship.[17] In 2009, he also won the Junior Monaco Kart Cup, and was runner-up in the European KF3 Championship.[17]

Formula BMW[edit]

Sainz during Race 1 of the 2010 Formula BMW Pacific season at Sepang International Circuit

Sainz raced in Formula BMW Europe in 2010 with the EuroInternational team. He was also part of the Red Bull Junior Team programme. He made his Formula BMW debut during a guest drive in the Formula BMW Pacific series at Sepang, Malaysia where he was ineligible to score points as a guest driver. However, he placed second in the opening race in Malaysia. That debut was followed by a 4th place. The following race day, he retired from the first race but won the second race. He finished 7th in the following race. He missed the next race in China but returned to Singapore. He finished 6th in the first race and 2nd in the second race. He missed the Japanese races but returned to win the season finale in Macau. Overall, in 9 races he achieved 3 pole positions, 2 wins, and 2 fastest laps.

In Formula BMW Europe, he started his career with a podium position of 3rd and 6th place at the Circuit de Catalunya. At Zandvoort, he took 5th and 2nd place. At Valencia, he scored 7th and 10th place. A weekend at Silverstone saw him take 3rd place and a victory in the following race, his first that season. Hockenheim saw him take 11th and 6th place. A 4th and a podium position of 3rd. Robin Frijns was on a charge, scoring a podium position in every race but 3, two of which he finished in 4th. A double retirement at Spa put him out of championship contention. An 8th and 6th at the season finale at Monza followed. He finished the season 4th with 227 points.

Sainz also competed in the UK Formula Renault Winter Cup, finishing 6th in the first race and retiring from the second race at Snetterton.

Formula Three[edit]

During the 2012 season, Sainz raced in both British and Euro Series Formula 3 championships. Racing for Carlin, he won four races, finished nine times on the podium, as well as scoring a pole position in the British championship, finishing sixth overall in the final championship standings. He scored two podiums and two pole positions in the Euro Series championship, finishing in ninth position overall.

GP3[edit]

Sainz competing for MW Arden during the 2013 GP3 Series, at Spa-Francorchamps

In 2013, Sainz signed with Arden to compete in the GP3 series. During the first qualifying session of the year, he qualified in 5th place, 5 tenths off of pole sitter Kevin Korjus. However, he, as well as Alex Fontana and Patrick Kujala, were penalised 10 places for ignoring yellow flags during free practice. During the beginning of race one, Sainz got up to 13th place by passing Alex Fontana and Jimmy Eriksson off the start. By the start of lap 3, he was 13 seconds behind the leader. Sainz made it up to 8th place with his teammate Daniil Kvyat until both cars lacked grip. Because they were both pushing to get into the top ten for points, neither driver decided to manage their Pirelli tyres and so by the end of the race, Kvyat was 20th and Sainz was 15th. He finished 51 seconds off first placed man Tio Ellinas.

Sainz started in 15th place for race 2 on Sunday morning. At the end of lap 1, he was in 9th place. As they approached lap 2, the safety car was deployed due to an accident behind, giving Sainz time to save his tyres. With 5 laps remaining, Sainz was up to 8th place. During the next lap, he put a move on Jack Harvey's ART car to move up into 7th place. Sainz eventually would finish in 7th place. However, post race investigating revealed that Sainz's car was underweight, so he was disqualified from the final results from race 2, thus scoring no points. His teammate, Kvyat, retired during the race due to contact with another driver.

In Valencia, Sainz began, and finished, the race in 8th place. In race 2, he started in 4th place and got up to 3rd place by the end of lap 1. He remained in that position, scoring a podium for the first time in GP3. Sainz obtained 24 world championship points, 4 for fastest laps in both races. He was now in 6th place in the championship overall.

During the first race in Silverstone, Sainz was squeezed off track, falling to 9th place. By mid distance, Sainz overtook Lewis Williamson to get into 8th place. Williamson then moved alongside Sainz to try and overtake but Sainz kept moving over towards him until there was contact. Williamson was sent into a spin whilst Sainz continued to circulate round the track. Due to the damage to his car, Sainz fell down the order until he crossed the finish line in 13th place. In race 2, he finished where he started, in 13th place.

Formula Renault 3.5[edit]

Sainz competing for DAMS during the 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series, at the Nürburgring. He took the fifth of seven victories during the 2014 season at the Nürburgring, en route to the championship title.

Sainz raced in Formula Renault 3.5 for the first time in 2013.[18] However, he missed several races in his first season[19] most likely due to his commitment towards GP3. In Monaco, he finished 6th place, most probably due to a challenging start to his GP3 season. He then experienced a double retirement in Spa. He also missed the races in Moscow and Austria. However, he made a comeback in Hungary, securing a 7th-place finish in Race 1. In Race 2, he faced several issues and finished in 22nd place. In France, at the Circuit de Paul Ricard, he had another double retirement. In the last race weekend of the year in Catulunya, he retired in race 1 but managed to score 6th place.

In 2014, he switched teams to DAMS. In the season opener at Monza, he finished 18th in the first race but won the second. He left Monza with 25 points, beating his previous seasons' score by 3 points. Another win at Aragon meant he doubled his score and in race 2, he finished in 4th. Another 4th place followed at the one race in Monaco. The weekend at Spa followed with another 2 wins. Moscow followed. 14th and 6th meant that he only took 8 points from a possible 50. At the Nürburgring GP Circuit, he won race 1 but in race 2, he retired. In Hungary, he was no match for Roberto Merhi who led by half a minute from the rest of the field in the wet. Another 6th place followed in race 2. In France, he won and scored a total of 50 points to extend his championship lead over Merhi.

Formula One[edit]

Sainz driving for Red Bull at the Young Driver Test at Silverstone in July 2013

Sainz became part of the Red Bull Junior Team in 2010.[20] His first experience in a Formula One car came at the young drivers' test at Silverstone Circuit in July 2013, where he drove both the Toro Rosso STR8 and the Red Bull RB9.[21][22] Sainz confirmed that discussions had taken place with the struggling Caterham team for a race debut during the 2014 season but, ultimately, no agreement was reached.[23] As a reward for his Formula Renault 3.5 Series title, Sainz drove the Red Bull RB10 in the post-season test after the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.[24]

Toro Rosso (2015–2017)[edit]

2015 season – debut season[edit]

Further information: 2015 Formula One World Championship
Sainz at the 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix

Sainz drove for Scuderia Toro Rosso in the 2015 season where he partnered Max Verstappen, following Daniil Kvyat's promotion to Red Bull.[25] Sainz selected 55 as his race number. He qualified inside the top ten for his debut, the Australian Grand Prix, and finished the race in ninth position.[26] He scored points again at the Malaysian Grand Prix, but failed to score at the Chinese Grand Prix after spinning and then retired from the Bahrain Grand Prix with a wheel issue. He qualified fifth at the Spanish Grand Prix, his highest grid position of the year, and finished the race ninth. He was forced to start the Monaco Grand Prix from the pit lane after failing to attend the weigh-bridge during qualifying. He recovered to tenth place in the race.

Four consecutive retirements began with electrical failures at the Austrian and British Grands Prix, then a fuel pressure issue at the Hungarian Grand Prix and a power unit issue at the Belgian Grand Prix. A 150 km/h and 46 g impact into the barriers during practice for the Russian Grand Prix resulted in Sainz spending the night in hospital.[27] He missed qualifying but was declared fit to race, however he failed to finish after a brake failure.[28] He crashed in qualifying for the United States Grand Prix and started from last place, but gained ten positions on the first lap and went on to record his best finish of the year with seventh place. Sainz finished his debut season fifteenth in the Drivers' Championship, scoring 18 points to teammate Verstappen's 49.[29]

2016 season[edit]

Further information: 2016 Formula One World Championship
Sainz at the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix

Toro Rosso retained Sainz and Verstappen for the 2016 championship. Sainz qualified seventh and finished ninth at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, but retired from the Bahrain Grand Prix due to a collision with Sergio Pérez. After the Russian Grand Prix, Sainz gained a new teammate in Daniil Kvyat as Verstappen was promoted to Red Bull. Three points finishes followed for Sainz, including his best career finish with sixth place at the Spanish Grand Prix and a drive from twentieth to ninth place at the Canadian Grand Prix. After a suspension-related retirement at the European Grand Prix, Sainz recorded three consecutive eighth-place finishes.

A run of six races without points followed, including retirement due to a puncture at the Belgian Grand Prix and a first-lap collision with Nico Hülkenberg at the Singapore Grand Prix having started sixth. Sainz equalled his best race result at the United States Grand Prix with sixth place and scored the same result at the Brazilian Grand Prix after starting fifteenth. He retired from the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix due to a collision with Jolyon Palmer. Sainz ended the season twelfth in the Drivers' Championship, scoring 46 of Toro Rosso's 63 points.[30]

2017 season[edit]

Further information: 2017 Formula One World Championship
Sainz at the 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix

Sainz and Kvyat remained with Toro Rosso for the 2017 season. Sainz scored points in the opening two races, but a collision with Lance Stroll eliminated him from the Bahrain Grand Prix. Both drivers blamed each other for the incident, but Sainz was handed a grid penalty for the next race.[31] Three points finishes followed including sixth place at the Monaco Grand Prix. Sainz was again handed a grid penalty for a first-lap collision with Romain Grosjean and Felipe Massa at the Canadian Grand Prix.[32] Sainz spun on the first lap of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, attempting to avoid a collision with teammate Kvyat, and recovered to finish eighth.[33]

Prior to the Austrian Grand Prix, Sainz commented that it was "unlikely" he would remain with Toro Rosso for a fourth year.[34] Red Bull team principal Christian Horner rejected this, stating that Sainz would race for Toro Rosso in 2018.[35] Sainz retired from the Austrian Grand Prix with an engine problem[36] and was eliminated on the first lap of the British Grand Prix after a collision with Kvyat.[37] Prior to the Singapore Grand Prix it was announced that Sainz would join Renault for 2018, on loan from Red Bull.[38] He finished the race in a career-best fourth place, in what he described as his "best day in Formula One".[39] He was joined at Toro Rosso by Pierre Gasly for the Malaysian Grand Prix after Kvyat was dropped by the team.[40] Sainz retired from the race due to an engine problem. He crashed in practice for the Japanese Grand Prix and again on the opening lap of the race.[41] At this stage of the season, Sainz had scored 48 of Toro Rosso's 52 points.[42]

Renault (2017–2018)[edit]

2017 season[edit]

Further information: 2017 Formula One World Championship
Sainz at the 2017 Mexican Grand Prix

Sainz's move to Renault was brought forward and he replaced Jolyon Palmer and partnered Nico Hülkenberg at the team for the final four races of 2017, beginning with the United States Grand Prix where he started and finished seventh.[43] Sainz made his way from eighth to fifth place on the first lap of the Mexican Grand Prix but then spun and had to pit for new tyres. He later retired from the race with steering problems.[44] He failed to finish the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after he was released from a pit stop with a loose wheel.[45] Sainz ended the 2017 season ninth in the Drivers' Championship, scoring 54 points.[46]

2018 season[edit]

Further information: 2018 Formula One World Championship
Sainz at the 2018 Austrian Grand Prix

Over the first eight races of 2018, Sainz qualified in the top ten at each of them and scored points in all but one, finishing eleventh at the Bahrain Grand Prix. These results included the Azerbaijan Grand Prix where he took advantage of a collision between Red Bull teammates Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo to finish a season-high position of fifth.[47] Sainz described his Monaco Grand Prix as a "disaster" and criticised the team's tyre strategy having started eighth and finished tenth.[48] He had run in sixth place for much of the French Grand Prix but dropped to eighth place at the finish after his MGU-K failed.[49] Three races without points followed, including a race-ending crash with Romain Grosjean at the British Grand Prix and a penalty for overtaking during safety car conditions at the German Grand Prix.

Sainz scored points at five of the next seven races, including a season's-best qualifying performance of fifth place at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Damage received from contact with Sergey Sirotkin on the first lap of the Russian Grand Prix resulted in a seventeenth-place finish. Battery issues caused Sainz's retirement from the Mexican Grand Prix. He ended the season with a drive from eleventh on the grid to sixth place at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Sainz finished the season tenth in the Drivers' Championship, three places behind teammate Hülkenberg, scoring 53 points to Hülkenberg's 69. Sainz scored points in thirteen out of the nineteen races he finished.[47][50] Sainz was replaced by Daniel Ricciardo at Renault for the following season, with the team opting to keep Hülkenberg on instead of Sainz.[51]

McLaren (2019–2020)[edit]

2019 season[edit]

Further information: 2019 Formula One World Championship
Sainz at the 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix

Sainz moved to McLaren for the 2019 season, ending his association with Red Bull. He replaced Fernando Alonso and partnered rookie Lando Norris.[52] Sainz had an unlucky start to the season with no points in the first three races due to an engine fire at the Australian Grand Prix and first-lap collisions at the Bahrain and Chinese Grands Prix. Sainz consistently scored points thereafter, often finishing as the highest-placed driver behind the top three teams of Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull. He scored points at eight of the next nine races; notable results were finishing eighth at the Austrian Grand Prix having started nineteenth, and fifth place at the German Grand Prix despite an incident where he spun and stopped on a wet section of the track.

Sainz encountered power issues and retired on the second lap of the Belgian Grand Prix.[53] At the subsequent Italian Grand Prix, he was forced to retire when a wheel was fitted incorrectly during a pit stop.[54] Then at the Singapore Grand Prix, a collision with Nico Hülkenberg and a long pit stop caused him to finish outside the points positions.[55] At the Brazilian Grand Prix, Sainz started in twentieth and last place following an engine problem in qualifying. He had made his way to fifth place by the penultimate lap, which became fourth place when Alex Albon was spun around by Lewis Hamilton ahead. Sainz was later elevated to third place after Hamilton received a penalty, earning him his first podium in Formula One.[56] At the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Sainz passed Hülkenberg on the final lap to take tenth place, scoring one point and earning sixth place in the drivers' championship, one point ahead of Pierre Gasly and four ahead of Albon, both of whom spent part of the season in the superior Red Bull.[57] Sainz scored 96 points over the season, compared to 49 for teammate Norris.[58]

2020 season[edit]

Further information: 2020 Formula One World Championship
Sainz at pre-season testing in 2020

Sainz remained at McLaren alongside Norris for 2020, and began the season with a fifth-place finish at the Austrian Grand Prix. He qualified third for the Styrian Grand Prix, his best career qualifying result at that time. A slow pit stop contributed to him dropping to ninth place by the finish, however Sainz achieved his first fastest lap in Formula One and in doing so set a new Red Bull Ring track record.[59] Sainz was in fourth place with two laps of the British Grand Prix remaining but suffered a tyre puncture and was ultimately classified thirteenth. He started the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix outside the top ten, but had progressed to fourth place when he entered the pits. A slow pit stop then dropped him back and he went on to finish thirteenth.[60] He finished his home race, the Spanish Grand Prix, in sixth place, but then failed to start the Belgian Grand Prix due to a power unit issue on a reconnaissance lap.[61]

At the Italian Grand Prix, Sainz qualified third behind the two Mercedes drivers. He lost places during the pit stops and was in sixth place when the race was red-flagged for Charles Leclerc's accident. He passed three cars and benefited from Lewis Hamilton's penalty to move up to second place behind Pierre Gasly with twenty laps remaining. He ultimately finished 0.4 seconds behind Gasly to take his second podium and what was at the time his career best race finish.[62] Sainz retired from the next two races; he was involved in a multi-car start-line accident at the Tuscan Grand Prix and then crashed into a wall on the first lap of the Russian Grand Prix. Seven consecutive points finishes then followed. He finished sixth at the Portuguese Grand Prix having briefly led the race after gaining six positions in the first two laps. He started the Turkish Grand Prix in fifteenth place due to a penalty for impeding Sergio Pérez in qualifying, but gained six positions on the first lap and went on to finish fifth.[63] A brake failure in qualifying at the Bahrain Grand Prix caused him to qualify fifteenth, but he progressed to fifth place by the end of the race.[64]

Sainz finished the 2020 season sixth in the Drivers' Championship for the second consecutive year. He accumulated 105 points to Norris's 97 and claimed six top-five finishes which, at the time, were both career highs.[65]

Ferrari (2021–2024)[edit]

2021 season[edit]

Further information: 2021 Formula One World Championship
Sainz at the 2021 Austrian Grand Prix

Sainz joined Scuderia Ferrari on a two-year contract from the 2021 season partnering Charles Leclerc and replacing Sebastian Vettel.[66] He qualified and finished in eighth place at the Bahrain Grand Prix, his first race for the team.[67] He started eleventh at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix but progressed to fifth place by the end of the race.[68] He failed to score points at the Portuguese Grand Prix despite starting fifth, stating "we got it wrong with strategy".[69] He took his third career podium and first with Ferrari at the Monaco Grand Prix, where he benefited from Leclerc's failure to start and a pit stop issue for Valtteri Bottas to finish second.[70] Tyre wear issues meant neither Ferrari driver scored points at the French Grand Prix.[71][72] Sainz recovered from a twelfth-place start at the Styrian Grand Prix to finish sixth. A collision with George Russell on the first lap of sprint qualifying at the British Grand Prix dropped Sainz to the back of the field,[73] but he recovered places in sprint qualifying and in the race to finish sixth.

Sainz crashed in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix and started fifteenth.[74] He finished fourth on track, but claimed his fourth career podium finish after Sebastian Vettel's disqualification.[75][76] He achieved his then-career-best qualifying position at the Russian Grand Prix, starting second, and took the lead from former teammate Lando Norris on the first lap. Sainz went on to finish the race third.[77] He recovered to eighth place at the Turkish Grand Prix having started from the back of the grid due to engine component penalties. Sainz achieved his fourth podium of the season at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but criticised the handling of the final-lap restart as being positioned behind lapped cars "nearly cost [him his] podium".[78]

Sainz ended the season fifth in the Drivers' Championship with 164.5 points, two positions and 5.5 points ahead of teammate Leclerc. His ability to adapt quickly to Ferrari and his performances relative to Leclerc were widely praised.[79][80][81]

2022 season – maiden win and pole position[edit]

Further information: 2022 Formula One World Championship

Sainz continued at Ferrari alongside Leclerc for 2022. He qualified third for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.[82] He ran in third place until Max Verstappen's retirement, allowing him into second place behind Leclerc to claim a Ferrari 1–2 finish and an early lead in the Constructors' Championship.[83] A mistake and then a red flag in qualifying at the Australian Grand Prix meant he started in ninth place.[84] He dropped places at the start and then spun into the gravel, ending his race on lap two. He crashed in qualifying for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix and then a collision with Daniel Ricciardo ended his race at the first corner. He finished fourth at the Spanish Grand Prix, his best ever result at his home race, despite having earlier spun and dropped to eleventh.[85][86] Sainz qualified and finished second at the Monaco Grand Prix, but a hydraulics issue caused his third retirement of the year at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. He was runner-up at the Canadian Grand Prix, less than a second behind Verstappen.[87]

Sainz after claiming his first race win at the 2022 British Grand Prix

For his 150th Formula One race start, the British Grand Prix, Sainz took his first Formula One pole position in a wet qualifying session, beating Verstappen by 0.034 seconds. He was overtaken in the race by Verstappen, but regained the lead when Verstappen slowed with damage. He pitted for soft tyres in the closing laps and passed Leclerc to claim his maiden win in Formula One.[88] Sainz was running third at the Austrian Grand Prix when an engine failure ended his race. He started at the back of the grid at the French Grand Prix after taking new engine components and finished fifth despite a time penalty for an unsafe pit release. He took his second pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix, promoted to the front as Verstappen took an engine penalty, but dropped behind both Red Bulls to finish third.[89]

Sainz finished fifth at the Dutch Grand Prix but was demoted to eighth by a penalty for an unsafe pit release. He started eighteenth at the Italian Grand Prix with an engine component penalty but recovered to finish fourth. At the rain-affected Japanese Grand Prix, he crashed out from third place on the opening lap. He claimed his third pole position at the United States Grand Prix, but retired with damage after being hit by George Russell at the first corner.[90] After the final race, Sainz had matched his 2021 position with fifth in the Drivers' Championship and scored 246 points to Leclerc's 308.

Sainz signed a contract extension in 2022 and is set to race for Ferrari until the end of 2024.[91]

2023 season[edit]

Further information: 2023 Formula One World Championship
Sainz at the 2023 Austrian Grand Prix

Sainz began the 2023 season by qualifying and finishing fourth at the Bahrain Grand Prix. He finished fourth at the Australian Grand Prix but was penalised and demoted to twelfth place for making contact with Fernando Alonso at the second restart. Sainz criticised the penalty as being "unfair" and Alonso agreed that it was too harsh;[92][93] Ferrari lodged a formal protest against the decision but were unsuccessful.[94] Sainz qualified third at the Miami Grand Prix but finished fifth. He crashed in practice at the Monaco Grand Prix and spun during the race, dropping him from fourth at the start to eighth at the finish.[95][96] He qualified second at his home race, the Spanish Grand Prix, behind Max Verstappen. He was unable to hold off the Mercedes cars or Verstappen's teammate Sergio Pérez and finished the race fifth, later commenting that tyre degradation was a weakness of his team's car.[97]

Sainz at the 2023 Italian Grand Prix

Sainz crashed in practice at the Canadian Grand Prix and was then penalised for impeding Pierre Gasly in qualifying, causing him to start the race eleventh.[98][99] He recovered to finish fifth. He started the British Grand Prix fifth, however both Ferrari drivers made pit stops prior to a safety car period that other drivers took advantage of, dropping Sainz to tenth place at the finish line. At the Hungarian Grand Prix, he crashed in practice and then qualified eleventh. He scored points by finishing the race eighth. He scored points again by finishing fourth in the Belgian Grand Prix sprint, but retired from the main race due to damage from a first-lap collision with Oscar Piastri. He achieved his first pole position of the year at the Italian Grand Prix, 0.013 seconds ahead of Verstappen.[100] He was passed by both Red Bulls during the race but defended from teammate Leclerc to finish third, his first podium of the season.[101] He took pole position again at the next race, the Singapore Grand Prix,[102] and converted this into his second Formula One victory. This ended Red Bull's streak of fifteen consecutive wins and Max Verstappen's win streak of ten, and marked the only race of 2023 not won by Red Bull. Sainz led the entire race distance and he and former teammate Lando Norris held off Mercedes drivers George Russell and Lewis Hamilton in the closing laps.[103]

Sainz scored points in the Qatar Grand Prix sprint, but qualified twelfth for the main race and then failed to start due to a fuel leak.[104] He finished fourth at the United States Grand Prix but was promoted to the podium after Hamilton's disqualification. He qualified second at the Mexico City Grand Prix to make an all-Ferrari front row, but both cars were overtaken by Verstappen and Hamilton in the race. At the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix, Sainz hit a loose manhole cover in practice, causing the first practice session to be cancelled and the second to be delayed so that officials could inspect the rest of the track. He went on to qualify second behind Leclerc, but the damage to his car had required Ferrari to replace components and resulted in a ten-place grid penalty, which Ferrari team principal Frédéric Vasseur described as "unacceptable".[105] Sainz finished the race sixth. He crashed in practice at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and placed sixteenth in qualifying, after which he accused other drivers of deliberately impeding him.[106] Ferrari left him out on track until the final lap in the hope of a safety car, but with no chance of scoring points, the team retired his car in the pits. Sainz described the result, which dropped him from fourth in the Drivers' Championship before the race to seventh, as "very disappointing".[107] He ended his third season with Ferrari on 200 points to Leclerc's 206.

2024 season[edit]

Further information: 2024 Formula One World Championship

At the Bahrain Grand Prix, Sainz began the 2024 season by qualifying fourth and finishing on the podium in third, ahead of teammate Leclerc. During the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekend, Sainz fell ill with appendicitis. While he took part in FP1 and FP2, he missed the rest of the weekend to undergo surgery; he was replaced by reserve driver Oliver Bearman.[108] Having recovered from his surgery, Sainz returned at the Australian Grand Prix, qualifying second. He capitalised on Max Verstappen's retirement to win the race ahead of Leclerc, marking Sainz's third Formula One race victory and the first Ferrari one-two finish since the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix.[109] He took another podium finish at the Japanese Grand Prix, passing Leclerc to finish third.[110]

Sainz is due to leave Ferrari after the 2024 season and will be replaced by Lewis Hamilton for 2025.[111]

Karting record[edit]

Karting career summary[edit]

Season Series Team Position
2006 Torneo Industrie — Minikart 3rd
Copa de Campeones — Cadet 2nd
2007 Spanish Championship — KF3 11th
Torneo Industrie — KF3 12th
Copa de Campeones — KF3 6th
CIK-FIA Asia-Pacific Championship — KF3 3rd
2008 South Garda Winter Cup — KF3 NC
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — KF3 7th
CIK-FIA European Championship — KF3 NC
WSK International Series — KF3 16th
Monaco Kart Cup — KF3 Genikart-LTP 12th
CIK-FIA Asia-Pacific Championship — KF3 1st
2009 South Garda Winter Cup — KF3 Tony Kart Junior Racing Team 5th
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — KF3 Genikart-LTP 7th
Spanish Championship — KF3 2nd
German Karting Championship — Junior KSM Racing Team 12th
CIK-FIA European Championship — KF3 Tony Kart Junior Racing Team 2nd
CIK-FIA World Cup — KF3 24th
WSK International Series — KF3 3rd
Monaco Kart Cup — KF3 Genikart-LTP 1st
Sources:[112][113]

Personal life[edit]

Carlos Sainz Jr's mother is Reyes Vázquez de Castro and his father is Carlos Sainz Sr. His father became famous through winning many races and winning the World Rally Championship twice.[114] Eventually, as Sainz Jr. got older, his father mentored him throughout his journey which led to him getting in to F1 racing.

Sainz dated fellow Spaniard Isabel Hernáez from 2017[115] until 2023.[116] As of 2024 he is dating Scottish Model Rebecca Donaldson.[117]

He has lived in both Madrid and in London.[118] Sainz was robbed of his watch in Milan in 2023 but he ran and captured his assailant.[119][120]

His full name is Carlos Sainz Vázquez de Castro Cenamor Rincón Rebollo Birto Moreno de Aranda de Anteruriaga Tiapera Deltún.[121]

Racing record[edit]

Racing career summary[edit]

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2010 Formula BMW Europe EuroInternational 16 1 2 2 5 227 4th
Formula BMW Pacific 9 2 3 2 5 N/A NC†
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Epsilon Euskadi 2 0 0 2 1 N/A NC†
Tech 1 Racing 2 0 0 0 0
European F3 Open De Villota Motorsport 4 0 0 0 1 N/A NC†
Formula Renault UK Winter Series Koiranen Bros. Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 18 18th
2011 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Koiranen Motorsport 14 2 4 5 10 200 2nd
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 20 10 8 12 17 489 1st
Formula 3 Euro Series Signature 3 0 0 0 0 N/A NC†
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 17th
2012 British Formula 3 Championship Carlin 26 5 1 2 9 224 6th
Formula 3 Euro Series 24 0 2 0 2 112 9th
FIA Formula 3 European Championship 20 1 2 1 5 161 5th
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 7th
2013 GP3 Series MW Arden 16 0 1 2 2 66 10th
Formula Renault 3.5 Series Zeta Corse 9 0 0 1 0 22 19th
Macau Grand Prix Carlin 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 7th
2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series DAMS 17 7 7 6 7 227 1st
2015 Formula One Scuderia Toro Rosso 19 0 0 0 0 18 15th
2016 Formula One Scuderia Toro Rosso 21 0 0 0 0 46 12th
2017 Formula One Scuderia Toro Rosso 16 0 0 0 0 54 9th
Renault Sport F1 Team 4 0 0 0 0
2018 Formula One Renault Sport F1 Team 21 0 0 0 0 53 10th
2019 Formula One McLaren F1 Team 21 0 0 0 1 96 6th
2020 Formula One McLaren F1 Team 17 0 0 1 1 105 6th
2021 Formula One Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow 22 0 0 0 4 164.5 5th
2022 Formula One Scuderia Ferrari 22 1 3 2 9 246 5th
2023 Formula One Scuderia Ferrari 22 1 2 0 3 200 7th
2024 Formula One Scuderia Ferrari 4 1 0 0 3 55* 4th*
Source:[citation needed]

† As Sainz was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points
* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula BMW Europe results[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 D.C. Points
2010 EuroInternational CAT
1
3 		CAT
2
6 		ZAN
1
5 		ZAN
2
2 		VAL
1
7 		VAL
2
10 		SIL
1
3 		SIL
2
1 		HOC
1
11 		HOC
2
6 		HUN
1
4 		HUN
2
3 		SPA
1
Ret 		SPA
2
Ret 		MNZ
1
8 		MNZ
2
6 		4th 227
Source:[citation needed]

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 D.C. Points
2010 Epsilon Euskadi ALC ALC SPA SPA BRN BRN MAG MAG HUN HUN HOC HOC SIL
1
3 		SIL
2
18 		NC 0
Tech 1 Racing CAT
1
Ret 		CAT
2
5
2011 Koiranen GP ALC
1
1 		ALC
2
2 		SPA
1
1 		SPA
2
3 		NÜR
1
2 		NÜR
2
2 		HUN
1
8 		HUN
2
14 		SIL
1
27 		SIL
2
6 		LEC
1
3 		LEC
2
2 		CAT
1
2 		CAT
2
2 		2nd 200
Source:[citation needed]

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup results[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 D.C. Points
2011 Koiranen GP HOC
1
3 		HOC
2
1 		HOC
3
1 		SPA
1
1 		SPA
2
3 		NÜR
1
1 		NÜR
2
1 		ASS
1
1 		ASS
2
8 		ASS
3
2 		OSC
1
3 		OSC
2
1 		ZAN
1
1 		ZAN
2
1 		MST
1
2 		MST
2
1 		MST
3
2 		MNZ
1
18 		MNZ
2
2 		MNZ
3
8 		1st 489

Complete British Formula 3 results[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 D.C. Points
2012 Carlin Dallara F312 Volkswagen OUL
1
3 		OUL
2
5 		OUL
3
4 		MNZ
1
1 		MNZ
2
8 		MNZ
3
1 		PAU
1
6 		PAU
2
2 		ROC
1
10 		ROC
2
12 		ROC
3
3 		BRH
1
4 		BRH
2
4 		BRH
3
Ret 		NOR
1
Ret 		NOR
2
25 		NOR
3
19 		SPA
1
3 		SPA
2
C 		SPA
3
1 		SNE
1
Ret 		SNE
2
11 		SNE
3
1 		SIL
1
2 		SIL
2
7 		SIL
3
5 		DON
1 		DON
2 		DON
3 		6th 224

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 D.C. Points
2011 Signature Volkswagen LEC
1 		LEC
2 		LEC
3 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		HOC
3 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		ZAN
3 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		RBR
3 		NOR
1 		NOR
2 		NOR
3 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		NÜR
3 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		SIL
3 		VAL
1 		VAL
2 		VAL
3 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
Ret 		HOC
3
5 		NC* N/A
2012 Carlin Volkswagen HOC
1
2 		HOC
2
5 		HOC
3
2 		BRH
1
4 		BRH
2
6 		BRH
3
4 		RBR
1
16† 		RBR
2
7 		RBR
3
5 		NOR
1
Ret 		NOR
2
25† 		NOR
3
19 		NÜR
1
7 		NÜR
2
15 		NÜR
3
10 		ZAN
1
11 		ZAN
2
9 		ZAN
3
5 		VAL
1
Ret 		VAL
2
10 		VAL
3
6 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
13 		HOC
3
11 		9th 112

† Driver did not finish the race but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete GP3 Series results[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 D.C. Points
2013 MW Arden CAT
FEA
15 		CAT
SPR
DSQ 		VAL
FEA
5 		VAL
SPR
3 		SIL
FEA
13 		SIL
SPR
13 		NÜR
FEA
6 		NÜR
SPR
5 		HUN
FEA
5 		HUN
SPR
2 		SPA
FEA
Ret 		SPA
SPR
13 		MNZ
FEA
9 		MNZ
SPR
9 		YMC
FEA
DSQ 		YMC
SPR
18 		10th 66

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pos. Points
2013 Zeta Corse MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		ALC
1 		ALC
2 		MON
1
6 		SPA
1
Ret 		SPA
2
18† 		MSC
1 		MSC
2 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		HUN
1
7 		HUN
2
22 		LEC
1
16† 		LEC
2
Ret 		CAT
1
Ret 		CAT
2
6 		19th 22
2014 DAMS MNZ
1
18 		MNZ
2
1 		ALC
1
1 		ALC
2
4 		MON
1
4 		SPA
1
1 		SPA
2
1 		MSC
1
14 		MSC
2
6 		NÜR
1
1 		NÜR
2
Ret 		HUN
1
4 		HUN
2
6 		LEC
1
1 		LEC
2
1 		JER
1
15 		JER
2
11 		1st 227

† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete Formula One results[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicates fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 WDC Points
2015 Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR10 Renault Energy F1‑2015 1.6 V6 t AUS
9 		MAL
8 		CHN
13 		BHR
Ret 		ESP
9 		MON
10 		CAN
12 		AUT
Ret 		GBR
Ret 		HUN
Ret 		BEL
Ret 		ITA
11 		SIN
9 		JPN
10 		RUS
Ret 		USA
7 		MEX
13 		BRA
Ret 		ABU
11 		15th 18
2016 Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR11 Ferrari 060 1.6 V6 t AUS
9 		BHR
Ret 		CHN
9 		RUS
12 		ESP
6 		MON
8 		CAN
9 		EUR
Ret 		AUT
8 		GBR
8 		HUN
8 		GER
14 		BEL
Ret 		ITA
15 		SIN
14 		MAL
11 		JPN
17 		USA
6 		MEX
16 		BRA
6 		ABU
Ret 		12th 46
2017 Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR12 Toro Rosso 1.6 V6 t AUS
8 		CHN
7 		BHR
Ret 		RUS
10 		ESP
7 		MON
6 		CAN
Ret 		AZE
8 		AUT
Ret 		GBR
Ret 		HUN
7 		BEL
10 		ITA
14 		SIN
4 		MAL
Ret 		JPN
Ret 		9th 54
Renault Sport F1 Team Renault R.S.17 Renault R.E.17 1.6 V6 t USA
7 		MEX
Ret 		BRA
11 		ABU
Ret
2018 Renault Sport F1 Team Renault R.S.18 Renault R.E.18 1.6 V6 t AUS
10 		BHR
11 		CHN
9 		AZE
5 		ESP
7 		MON
10 		CAN
8 		FRA
8 		AUT
12 		GBR
Ret 		GER
12 		HUN
9 		BEL
11 		ITA
8 		SIN
8 		RUS
17 		JPN
10 		USA
7 		MEX
Ret 		BRA
12 		ABU
6 		10th 53
2019 McLaren F1 Team McLaren MCL34 Renault E-Tech 19 1.6 V6 t AUS
Ret 		BHR
19† 		CHN
14 		AZE
7 		ESP
8 		MON
6 		CAN
11 		FRA
6 		AUT
8 		GBR
6 		GER
5 		HUN
5 		BEL
Ret 		ITA
Ret 		SIN
12 		RUS
6 		JPN
5 		MEX
13 		USA
8 		BRA
3 		ABU
10 		6th 96
2020 McLaren F1 Team McLaren MCL35 Renault E-Tech 20 1.6 V6 t AUT
5 		STY
9 		HUN
9 		GBR
13 		70A
13 		ESP
6 		BEL
DNS 		ITA
2 		TUS
Ret 		RUS
Ret 		EIF
5 		POR
6 		EMI
7 		TUR
5 		BHR
5 		SKH
4 		ABU
6 		6th 105
2021 Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow Ferrari SF21 Ferrari 065/6 1.6 V6 t BHR
8 		EMI
5 		POR
11 		ESP
7 		MON
2 		AZE
8 		FRA
11 		STY
6 		AUT
5 		GBR
6 		HUN
3 		BEL
10‡ 		NED
7 		ITA
6 		RUS
3 		TUR
8 		USA
7 		MXC
6 		SAP
63 		QAT
7 		SAU
8 		ABU
3 		5th 164.5
2022 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari F1-75 Ferrari 066/7 1.6 V6 t BHR
2 		SAU
3 		AUS
Ret 		EMI
Ret4 		MIA
3 		ESP
4 		MON
2 		AZE
Ret 		CAN
2 		GBR
1 		AUT
Ret3 		FRA
5 		HUN
4 		BEL
3 		NED
8 		ITA
4 		SIN
3 		JPN
Ret 		USA
Ret 		MXC
5 		SAP
32 		ABU
4 		5th 246
2023 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari SF-23 Ferrari 066/10 1.6 V6 t BHR
4 		SAU
6 		AUS
12 		AZE
55 		MIA
5 		MON
8 		ESP
5 		CAN
5 		AUT
63 		GBR
10 		HUN
8 		BEL
Ret4 		NED
5 		ITA
3 		SIN
1 		JPN
6 		QAT
DNS6 		USA
36 		MXC
4 		SAP
68 		LVG
6 		ABU
18† 		7th 200
2024 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari SF-24 Ferrari 066/12 1.6 V6 t BHR
3 		SAU
WD 		AUS
1 		JPN
3 		CHN
 MIA
 EMI
 MON
 CAN
 ESP
 AUT
 GBR
 HUN
 BEL
 NED
 ITA
 AZE
 SIN
 USA
 MXC
 SAP
 LVG
 QAT
 ABU
 4th* 55*
Source:[citation needed]

† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
* Season still in progress.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Full name: Carlos Sainz Vázquez de Castro Cenamor Rincón Rebollo Virto Moreno de Aranda Don Per Urrielagoiria Pérez del Pulgar[2]

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