Carlos Sainz Jr
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Carlos Sainz
Personal Information
Full Name
Carlos Sainz Vázquez de Castro
Place of Birth
Madrid, Spain
CountrySpain 
Height
178cm
Weight
66kg
About Carlos Sainz Jr
Carlos Sainz's F1 results
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Career Stats
Races
218
Poles
6
Wins
4
Latest News
Full Biography
Carlos Sainz's F1 results
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| Year | Teams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | F1 standings | Points |
| 2015 | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 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 | 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 | 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 | USA 7 | MEX Ret | BRA 11 | ABU Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Renault Sport F1 Team | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 6 | QAT 7 | SAU 8 | ABU 3 | 5th | 164.5 | ||
| 2022 | Scuderia Ferrari | BHR 2 | SAU 3 | AUS Ret | EMI Ret | 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 | BHR 4 | SAU 6 | AUS 12 | AZE 5 | MIA 5 | MON 8 | ESP 5 | CAN 5 | AUT 6 | GBR 10 | HUN 8 | BEL Ret | NED 5 | ITA 3 | SIN 1 | JPN 6 | QAT DNS | USA 3 | MXC 4 | SAP 6 | LVG 6 | ABU 18 | 7th | 200 | ||
| 2024 | Scuderia Ferrari | BHR 3 | SAU WD | AUS 1 | JPN 3 | CHN 5 | MIA 5 | EMI 5 | MON 3 | CAN Ret | ESP 6 | AUT 3 | GBR 5 | HUN 6 | BEL 6 | NED 5 | ITA 4 | AZE 18 | SIN 7 | USA 2 | MXC 1 | SAP Ret | LVG 3 | QAT 6 | ABU 2 | 5th | 290 |
| 2025 | Atlassian Williams Racing | AUS Ret | CHN 10 | JPN 14 | BHR Ret | SAU 8 | MIA 9 | EMI 8 | MON 10 | ESP 14 | CAN 10 | AUT DNS | GBR 12 | BEL | HUN | NED | ITA | AZE | SIN | USA | MXC | SAP | LVG | QAT | ABU | 15th* | 13* |
Carlos Sainz raced for Williams for the first time in his F1 career in 2025 after making the move from Ferrari.
After Ferrari announced they had signed Lewis Hamilton on the eve of the 2024 F1 season, not many would have thought that Sainz would end up at Williams the following year. Sainz might have secured a seat at either Red Bull or Mercedes for 2025, but both teams opted for less experienced options in Liam Lawson and Andrea Kimi Antonelli.
This left Sainz with a choice of three: Sauber/Audi, Alpine, or Williams. The Spaniard, buoyed by James Vowles’ project at Grove, opted to sign for Williams.
Sainz will have a big task on his hands though, with Williams finishing P9 in the constructors’ standings in 2024.
Carlos Sainz's route to F1
Through the Red Bull young driver programme, Sainz got his F1 chance in 2015 at Toro Rosso and was put alongside Max Verstappen. Sainz fared well, but it was Verstappen who had the edge, particularly in races, earning him a promotion to Red Bull for 2016.
Sainz continued to impress at Red Bull’s sister team, but with no opening - given Verstappen was alongside Daniel Ricciardo - he was forced to look elsewhere. Sainz joined Renault in the latter half of 2017 before a full season with the French manufacturer in 2018.
His season with Renault was arguably the most disappointing of his F1 career, as he was outperformed by teammate Nico Hülkenberg. He firmly cut ties with Red Bull in 2019 when he made the move to McLaren.
Sainz enjoyed two strong years at Woking, putting him in the shop window as he attracted Ferrari’s interest, replacing Sebastian Vettel at Maranello in 2021. Sainz outscored Charles Leclerc points-wise in his first year with the team.
He became a maiden F1 grand prix winner at the 2022 British Grand Prix, while he was the only non-Red Bull victor of the 2023 campaign. His final season with Ferrari was his strongest, despite knowing he was leaving the team at the end of the year, taking two victories in Australia and Mexico.
Sainz embarked on a new chapter with Williams in 2025 as he looks to aid a legendary F1 team’s recovery back to the front of the grid.
