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Carlos Sainz jr. info & statistics
| Name | Carlos Sainz Jr. |
| Country |  Spain |
| Place of Birth | Madrid |
| Date of Birth | Sep 1st 1994 - 26 years old |
| First Race | 2015 Australian Grand Prix |
| Last Race | 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix |
| Best Qualifying | 3rd - (2 times) |
| Best Result | 2nd - 2020 Italian Grand Prix |
| First Podium | 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| Last Podium | 2020 Italian Grand Prix |
Carlos Sainz Jr. F1 Stats | |
| Race Entries | 114 |
| Race Starts | 113 |
| Race Wins | 0 |
| Pole Positions | 0 |
| Fastest Laps | 1 (0,9%) |
| Podiums | 2 (1,8%) |
| Points Finishes | 60 (52,6%) |
| Retirements | 28 (24,6%) |
| Total Points | 326 |
| Total Laps | 5.896 |
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Biography
Carlos Sainz jr. Biography
Carlos Sainz jr.
As the son of a former World Rally Champion who shares his name, Carlos Sainz has a racing pedigree that matched his first team-mate Max Verstappen, son of Jos Verstappen.
Sainz and Verstappen did some a battle at Toro Rosso in 2015, in what is one of the most fascinating sub-plots to an intriguing season.
Sainz is a latecomer to the grid, as he wasn’t expected to be racing in Formula 1 in 2015.
Sebastian Vettel’s move to Ferrari freed up some room at Red Bull and the management picked Toro Rosso’s Daniil Kvyat.
Carlos Sainz, Toro Rosso STR11 locks a wheel 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix
However, Sainz should not be taken lightly. His junior career is impressive and it is clear he has raw speed and potential. But the 20-year-old has been fast-tracked into motorsport’s top division after just a solitary season in GP3 and a Formula Renault 3.5 championship last season.
Toro Rosso are were confident that Sainz would be a success, and both they and Red Bull were impressed with how he has performed in testing events. That’s no substitute for the real thing though, and Sainz will be scrutinised from the start.
2016 was a good season for Carlos he scored 46 points and finished 6th as best result in 3 races. If it wasn't for Max Verstappen he certainly would have replaced Daniil Kvyat instead of Max. The Toro Rosso STR11 was a very good chassis, except the 2015 Ferrari power unit wasn't up to the job to show their real speed.
Carlos Sainz Jr as Renault driver
In the 2017 season, Sainz showed his skill with the Renault powered Toro Rosso STR12. The car was compared to the grid about as fast as last years STR11. But his performance compared to his teammate Daniel Kvyat was outstanding. The Spanish driver scored 48 points while the Russian driver only scored 4 points at Toro Rosso.
Because underperforming Renault driver Jolyon Palmer had to leave and McLaren wanted to get rid of their Honda engine nightmare, Carlos got an opportunity to switch from Toro Rosso to factory team Renault. He was allowed to race the last four races for Renault and was giving his new teammate Nico Hulkenberg a hard time at the moment he stepped in the RS17.
In the start of 2018, Renault thought they would be closer to the top 3 teams. Carlos was able to score 1 point in Melbourne but was hoping to do better than his teammate Hulkenberg who finished 7th in the championship with 69 points. Sainz scored a total of 53 points in 2018. His best result was 6th in the last race of the season at Abu Dhabi.
In 2019 he replaced the empty seat at McLaren, that was leftover by Fernando Alonso's F1 exit. His teammate will be the youngest McLaren driver ever: Lando Norris. The current season started with problems for the Spanish driver. He out-qualified Norris in the first three races but was not able to score points in that span.
On the 28th of April, Sainz scored his first points for McLaren at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with a solid 7th place. That race started a streak of high-quality performances which helped the Spaniard to score points in eight of the last nine Grands Prix before the summer break, including two 5th places in a row in Germany and Hungary.
Carlos Sainz, McLaren MCL34, on a straight Brazilian GP F1/2019
Sainz scored points in just three of the first seven races of the second half of 2019, he earned his first podium with an amazing drive during the 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix. Sainz's car lost power during Q1 and he had to start the race from 20th of the grid. In the race, he spent the first half of the race making great overtaking manoeuvres.
Two late Safety Car periods and brave calls by the McLaren pit wall put Sainz in position to score a good amount of points. With the Ferraris of Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc out and the fight between Lewis Hamilton and Alex Albon, Sainz finished the race in fourth. Hamilton admitted responsibility in a crash which sent Albon to the back of the grid and was given a 5-second penalty after the race.
Sainz was promoted to third but was under investigation for illegal use of the DRS, however, he was not penalized and kept his third place. Sainz's first podium in 101 F1 starts was McLaren's first since the 2014 Australian Grand Prix.
He finished 2019 in sixth place in the WDC with 96 points, the best tally in his Formula 1 career. His sixth-place was the highest finish for a McLaren driver since Lewis Hamilton finished fourth in 2012.
Official website: https://carlossainz.es/Helmets
Carlos Sainz jr. Helmets
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- 2020 helmet Carlos Sainz
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- 2019 helmet Carlos Sainz
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- 2018 helmet Carlos Sainz
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- 2017 Carlos Sainz helmet
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- 2016 Carlos Sainz helmet
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- 2015 Carlos Sainz helmet
Cars
Carlos Sainz F1 Cars
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- Carlos Sainz, McLaren MCL35 (2020)
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- Carlos Sainz, McLaren MCL34 Belgian GP (2019)
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- Carlos Sainz Jr testing the Renault RS18 at Catalunya (2018).
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- 2017 Renault RS17 driven by Carlos Sainz Jr Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, USA.
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- Carlos Sainz of Scuderia Toro Rosso STR12 on track during qualifying for the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park on March 25, 2017 in Melbourne.
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- Carlos Sainz on track during final practice for the Formula One Grand Prix of Mexico at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez 2016
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- Carlos Sainz jr. driving the STR10 (2015)
Seasons
Carlos Sainz Final Championship Results
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15th | 12th | 9th | 10th | 6th | 10th |
Carlos Sainz F1 Seasons Summary
| Year | Team | Engine | GP | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Pod | Pole | Laps | FL | Avg Pts | Points |
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| 2020 |  McLaren | Renault | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 562 | 1 | 5.36 | 59 |
| 2019 | McLaren | Renault | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1133 | 0 | 4.57 | 96 |
| 2018 |  Renault | Renault | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1197 | 0 | 2.52 | 53 |
| 2017 | Renault Toro Rosso | Renault Ferrari | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 883 | 0 | 2.70 | 54 |
| 2016 | Toro Rosso | Ferrari | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1163 | 0 | 2.19 | 46 |
| 2015 | Toro Rosso | Renault | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 958 | 0 | 0.95 | 18 |
Races
Carlos Sainz F1 GP Race Classifications
| 2nd | 1 Time |
| 3rd | 1 Time |
| 4th | 1 Time |
| 5th | 6 Times |
| 6th | 11 Times |
| 7th | 8 Times |
| 8th | 14 Times |
| 9th | 10 Times |
| 10th | 8 Times |
| 11th | 7 Times |
| 12th | 6 Times |
| 13th | 5 Times |
| 14th | 4 Times |
| 15th | 1 Time |
| 16th | 1 Time |
| 17th | 2 Times |
| 19th | 1 Time |
| DNF | 26 Times |
| DNS | 1 Time |
Carlos Sainz F1 GP Race Results
Podiums
Carlos Sainz F1 Podium Finishes
| Year | Race | No | Team | Engine | Grid | Pos | Retired | Pts | |
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| 2 | 2020 | 2020 Italian Grand Prix result | 55 | McLaren | Renault | 3 | 2 | 18 | |
| 1 | 2019 | 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix result | 55 | McLaren | Renault | 20 | 3 | 15 |
Poles
Carlos Sainz F1 Pole Positions
| Year | Race | No | Team | Engine | Grid | Pos | Retired | Pts |
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Comparison
Carlos Sainz Teammate Comparison
| Season | Team | Team Mate | Best Pos | Points | Wins | Poles | Position | Qualifying | ||||||
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| 2015 | Toro Rosso | Max Verstappen | 7 | 4 | 18 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
| 2016 | Toro Rosso | Daniil Kvyat | 6 | 9 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| Max Verstappen | 9 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | Renault | Nico Hülkenberg | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Toro Rosso | Daniil Kvyat | 4 | 9 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
| Pierre Gasly | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | Renault | Nico Hülkenberg | 5 | 5 | 53 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
| 2019 | McLaren | Lando Norris | 3 | 6 | 96 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
| 2020 | McLaren | Lando Norris | 2 | 3 | 59 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
News
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