As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Alexander Albon · Carlos Sainz
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.161s
Carlos Sainz faster by the median gap over 39 sessions
2025
+0.085s
23
2026
+0.375s
16
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
51
—
94
145 shared
Qualifying H2H
43
—
100
143 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P7
Best championship
P5
Finished ahead in the standings:
1 · 6
2024
P5
2025
P8
2019
P6
2020
P6
2022
P5
2023
P7
2026
P18
Teammate battle by season
15
9
2025
6
11
2026
Career totals
Alexander Albon
Carlos Sainz
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
4
Poles
0
6
Podiums
2
29
Fastest laps
1
4
Career points
313
1,264.5
Starts
146
249
Rate-adjusted · per start
Alexander Albon
Carlos Sainz
Win rate
0%
1.6%
Podium rate
1.4%
11.6%
Pole rate
0%
2.4%
Points / start
2.1
5.1
Avg grid
P12.5
P9.4
Avg finish
P12.4
P9.9
Finish rate
82.9%
83.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Alexander Albon
Carlos Sainz
Overtakes
1,589
2,087
Overtakes / race
11.0
8.7
Places lost
981
1,555
Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded.
Only races with lap data count, so the per-race figure is the fair comparison across eras.
Why they retired
Alexander Albon
Carlos Sainz
Mechanical retirements
3
17
Crash retirements
3
14
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Retirements with an unclear cause: 19 · 10
Milestones & racecraft
2019
Debut season
2015
—
First win
2022 · aged 27
—
First pole
2022
—
First title
—
P3
Best finish
P1
+0.1
Avg places gained
-0.5
Season points trajectory
Alexander Albon
Carlos Sainz
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Alexander Albon | Carlos Sainz |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Marina Bay Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P6 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| ALB 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 2 · P1 SAI | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| ALB 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1 SAI | ||
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| ALB 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1 SAI | ||
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 0 · 0 · P5 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| ALB 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1 SAI | ||
| Bahrain International Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| ALB 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2 SAI | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| ALB 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 3 · P2 SAI | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| ALB 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P2 SAI | ||
| Yas Marina Circuit | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| ALB 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2 SAI | ||
| Circuit of the Americas | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| ALB 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P2 SAI | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| ALB 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 2 · P3 SAI | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| ALB 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3 SAI | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| ALB 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3 SAI | ||
| Hungaroring | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| ALB 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3 SAI | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| ALB 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3 SAI | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| ALB 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2 SAI | ||
| Baku City Circuit | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| ALB 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3 SAI | ||
| Miami International Autodrome | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| ALB 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3 SAI | ||
| Sochi Autodrom | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| ALB 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3 SAI | ||
| Jeddah Corniche Circuit | 0 · 0 · P9 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| ALB 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P3 SAI | ||
| Lusail International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| ALB 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3 SAI | ||
| Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P12 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| ALB 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 1 · P3 SAI | ||
| Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · — |
| ALB 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — SAI | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| ALB 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4 SAI | ||
| Shanghai International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| ALB 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P5 SAI | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| ALB 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5 SAI | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| ALB 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5 SAI | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 0 · P13 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| ALB 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P5 SAI | ||
| Sepang International Circuit | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| ALB 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P8 SAI | ||
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| ALB 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5 SAI | ||
| Istanbul Park | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| ALB 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P5 SAI | ||
| Autódromo Internacional do Algarve | 0 · 0 · P12 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| ALB 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P6 SAI | ||
| Madring | 0 · 0 · P15 | 0 · 0 · — |
| ALB 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · — SAI | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| ALB 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5 SAI | ||
Team history
Alexander Albon
Carlos Sainz
Toro Rosso 2015–2016Renault 2017Toro Rosso 2017Renault 2018McLaren 2019–2020Ferrari 2021–2024Williams 2025–2026
20152026
Basis
Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).