Carlos Sainz Vázquez de Castro 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 and raced in the 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 season, winning the championship before moving to F1 with Toro Rosso. Sainz joined Renault for the 2017 and 2018 seasons and moved to McLaren for the 2019 season, while at the same time ending his contract with Red Bull Racing. 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. 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.
He is set to leave Ferrari at the end of 2024 as Lewis Hamilton joins the team. After missing the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix due to appendicitis, Sainz scored another Formula One win at the following 2024 Australian Grand Prix starting from second.
| Nationality | Spanish |
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| Date of Birth | 1994-09-01 |
| Birth Place | Madrid, Spain |
| Date of Death | 9999-12-31 |
| Death Place | |
| Participations | 236 |
| Champions | 0 |
| GP Wins | 4 |
| Podiums | 29 |
| Points | 1338.5 |
| Pole Positions | 6 |
| Fastest Laps | 4 |
| Entrant | Chassis | Engine Power Unit | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Points | Pos. |
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| 2015 | AUS | MAL | CHN | BHR | ESP | MON | CAN | AUT | GBR | HUN | BEL | ITA | SGP | JPN | RUS | USA | MEX | BRA | ABU | 18 | 15 | |||||||
| Scuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR10 | Renault Energy F1‑2015 1.6 V6 t | 9 | 8 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 7 | 13 | Ret | 11 | |||||||
| 2016 | AUS | BHR | CHN | RUS | ESP | MON | CAN | EUR | AUT | GBR | HUN | DEU | BEL | ITA | SGP | MAL | JPN | USA | MEX | BRA | ABU | 46 | 12 | |||||
| Scuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR11 | Ferrari 060 1.6 V6 t | 9 | Ret | 9 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | Ret | 15 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 6 | Ret | |||||
| 2017 | AUS | CHN | BHR | RUS | ESP | MON | CAN | AZE | AUT | GBR | HUN | BEL | ITA | SGP | MAL | JPN | USA | MEX | BRA | ABU | 54 | 9 | ||||||
| Scuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR12 | Toro Rosso 1.6 V6 t | 8 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 10 | 14 | 4 | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||
| Renault Sport F1 Team | Renault R.S.17 | Renault R.E.17 1.6 V6 t | 7 | Ret | 11 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | AUS | BHR | CHN | AZE | ESP | MON | CAN | FRA | AUT | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | SGP | RUS | JPN | USA | MEX | BRA | ABU | 53 | 10 | |||||
| Renault Sport F1 Team | Renault R.S.18 | Renault R.E.18 1.6 V6 t | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | Ret | 12 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 12 | 6 | |||||
| 2019 | AUS | BHR | CHN | AZE | ESP | MON | CAN | FRA | AUT | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | SGP | RUS | JPN | MEX | USA | BRA | ABU | 96 | 6 | |||||
| McLaren F1 Team | McLaren MCL34 | Renault E-Tech 19 1.6 V6 t | Ret | 19 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 10 | |||||
| 2020 | AUT | STE | HUN | GBR | 70 | ESP | BEL | ITA | TUS | RUS | EIF | POR | EMR | TUR | BHR | SKR | ABU | 105 | 6 | |||||||||
| McLaren F1 Team | McLaren MCL35 | Renault E-Tech 20 1.6 V6 t | 5 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 6 | DNS | 2 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2021 | BHR | EMR | POR | ESP | MON | AZE | FRA | STE | AUT | GBR | HUN | BEL | NED | ITA | RUS | TUR | USA | MEC | SPL | QAT | KSA | ABU | 164.5 | 5 | ||||
| Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow | Ferrari SF21 | Ferrari 065/6 1.6 V6 t | 8 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | ||||
| 2022 | BHR | KSA | AUS | EMR | MIA | ESP | MON | AZE | CAN | GBR | AUT | FRA | HUN | BEL | NED | ITA | SGP | JPN | USA | MEC | SPL | ABU | 246 | 5 | ||||
| Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari F1-75 | Ferrari 066/7 1.6 V6 t | 2 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 2023 | BHR | KSA | AUS | AZE | MIA | MON | ESP | CAN | AUT | GBR | HUN | BEL | NED | ITA | SGP | JPN | QAT | USA | MEC | SPL | LAS | ABU | 200 | 7 | ||||
| Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari SF-23 | Ferrari 066/10 1.6 V6 t | 4 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | DNS | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | ||||
| 2024 | BHR | KSA | AUS | JPN | CHN | MIA | EMR | MON | CAN | ESP | AUT | GBR | HUN | BEL | NED | ITA | AZE | SGP | USA | MEC | SPL | LAS | QAT | ABU | 290 | 5 | ||
| Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari SF-24 | Ferrari 066/12 1.6 V6 t | 3 | WD | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | RET | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | RET | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2025 | AUS | CHN | JPN | BHR | KSA | MIA | EMR | MON | ESP | CAN | AUT | GBR | BEL | HUN | NED | ITA | AZE | SGP | USA | MEC | SPL | LAS | QAT | ABU | 64 | 9 | ||
| Atlassian Williams Racing | Williams FW47 | Mercedes-AMG F1 M16 V6 t | RET | 10 | 14 | RET | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 10 | DNS | 12 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 10 | RET | 17 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 13 | ||