Alexander Albon
Thai · 2019–2026
VS

Carlos Sainz
Spanish · 2015–2026
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
19
15
Qualifyingahead
12
22
Alexander Albon · Carlos Sainz
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.152s
Carlos Sainz faster by the median gap over 32 sessions
2025 +0.085s 23
2026 +0.378s 9
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
49 — 89
138 shared
Qualifying H2H
40 — 96
136 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 P15
Teammate battle by season
15
9
2025
4
6
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
1,263.5
Starts
139
242
Rate-adjusted · per start
Alexander Albon Carlos Sainz
Win rate
0%
1.7%
Podium rate
1.4%
12%
Pole rate
0%
2.5%
Points / start
2.3
5.2
Avg grid
P12.3
P9.3
Avg finish
P12.1
P9.7
Finish rate
83.5%
83.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Alexander Albon Carlos Sainz
Overtakes
1,290
1,840
Overtakes / race
9.8
8.0
Places lost
1,172
1,742
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: 17 · 9
Milestones & racecraft
2019
Debut season
2015
—
First win
2022 · aged 27
—
First pole
2022
—
First title
—
P3
Best finish
P1
+0.2
Avg places gained
-0.5
Season points trajectory
2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
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
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 2 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 3 · P2
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P2
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 2 · P3
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2
Baku City Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3
Miami International Autodrome 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
Jeddah Corniche Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P3
Losail International Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3
Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 1 · P3
Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P5
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P5
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P5
Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P6
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
Team history
Alexander Albon
WIL
Red Bull 2019Toro Rosso 2019Red Bull 2020Williams 2022–2026
Carlos Sainz
TOR
MCL
FER
WIL
Toro Rosso 2015–2016Renault 2017Toro Rosso 2017Renault 2018McLaren 2019–2020Ferrari 2021–2024Williams 2025–2026
20152026
Alexander Albon → Carlos Sainz → Compare others
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).