Back Carlos Sainz jr. Afrikaans كارلوس ساينز جونيور Arabic كارلوس ساينز جونيور ARZ Carlos Sainz Jr. AST Karlos Sayns (oğul) Azerbaijani Карлос Сайнц-младши Bulgarian Carlos Sainz Jr. Breton Carlos Sainz Jr. BS Carlos Sainz Jr. Catalan Carlos Sainz Jr. Czech
Carlos Sainz Jr. | |
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_(cropped2).jpg) Sainz at the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix | |
| Born | Carlos Sainz Vázquez de Castro[a] 1 September 1994 Madrid, Spain |
| Parent | Carlos Sainz Sr. (father) |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  Spanish |
| 2025 team | Williams-Mercedes[1] |
| Car number | 55 |
| Entries | 209 (206 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 4 |
| Podiums | 27 |
| Career points | 1272.5 |
| Pole positions | 6 |
| Fastest laps | 4 |
| First entry | 2015 Australian Grand Prix |
| First win | 2022 British Grand Prix |
| Last win | 2024 Mexico City Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
| 2024 position | 5th (290 pts) |
| Previous series | |
| Championship titles | |
| Website | www |
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Carlos Sainz Vázquez de Castro[a] (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos ˈsajnθ ˈβaθkeθ ðe ˈkastɾo] ⓘ; born 1 September 1994) is a Spanish racing driver, who is contracted to compete in Formula One for Williams. Sainz has won four Formula One Grands Prix across 10 seasons.
Born in Madrid, Sainz is the son of two-time World Rally Champion Carlos Sainz. Graduating from karting to junior formulae in 2010, Sainz won his first championship at the Formula Renault NEC in 2011 with Koiranen, finishing runner-up to Robin Frijns in the Eurocup that year. In 2012, Sainz contested British Formula 3, the Formula 3 Euro Series and FIA European Formula 3 with Carlin. Sainz progressed to the GP3 Series with Arden in 2013, finishing tenth in his rookie season. He then found success in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, winning the championship in 2014 with DAMS.
A member of the Red Bull Junior Team since 2010, Sainz signed with Toro Rosso in 2015, debuting alongside Max Verstappen. He remained at Toro Rosso until the 2017 United States Grand Prix, where he replaced Jolyon Palmer at Renault, having already signed with the team from 2018 onwards. Sainz moved to McLaren in 2019, ending his association with Red Bull. He took his maiden podium at the Brazilian Grand Prix that year, followed by another at the Italian Grand Prix in 2020. Sainz signed for Ferrari in 2021, replacing Sebastian Vettel to partner Charles Leclerc. After a winless debut season for Ferrari, Sainz took his maiden pole position and win at the British Grand Prix in 2022. He took further wins for Ferrari at Singapore in 2023, as well as Australia and Mexico City in 2024. Replaced by Lewis Hamilton for 2025, Sainz joined Williams to partner Alexander Albon.
As of the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Sainz has achieved four race wins, six pole positions, four fastest laps and 27 podiums in Formula One. Sainz is contracted to remain at Williams until at least the end of the 2026 season.[1]
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- ^ a b "Sainz signs for Williams as Spaniard's F1 future is confirmed". Formula 1. 29 July 2024. Archived from the original on 13 September 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ Ferrari (21 May 2021). "C² Classroom: Spanish lesson". YouTube. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.