As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Carlos Sainz · Alexander Albon
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.128s
Carlos Sainz faster by the median gap over 34 sessions
2025
−0.085s
23
2026
−0.257s
11
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
90
—
50
140 shared
Qualifying H2H
97
—
41
138 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P5
Best championship
P7
Finished ahead in the standings:
6 · 1
2024
P5
2025
P8
2019
P6
2020
P6
2022
P5
2023
P7
2026
P16
Teammate battle by season
9
15
2025
7
5
2026
Career totals
Carlos Sainz
Alexander Albon
Championships
0
0
Wins
4
0
Poles
6
0
Podiums
29
2
Fastest laps
4
1
Career points
1,263.5
313
Starts
244
141
Rate-adjusted · per start
Carlos Sainz
Alexander Albon
Win rate
1.6%
0%
Podium rate
11.9%
1.4%
Pole rate
2.5%
0%
Points / start
5.2
2.2
Avg grid
P9.3
P12.4
Avg finish
P9.8
P12.2
Finish rate
83.6%
83.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Carlos Sainz
Alexander Albon
Overtakes
1,867
1,311
Overtakes / race
8.0
9.8
Places lost
1,768
1,195
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
Carlos Sainz
Alexander Albon
Mechanical retirements
17
3
Crash retirements
14
3
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: 9 · 17
Milestones & racecraft
2015
Debut season
2019
2022 · aged 27
First win
—
2022
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P3
-0.5
Avg places gained
+0.2
Season points trajectory
Carlos Sainz
Alexander Albon
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Carlos Sainz | Alexander Albon |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Marina Bay Street Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| SAI 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 ALB | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| SAI 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 ALB | ||
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| SAI 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 ALB | ||
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| SAI 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 ALB | ||
| Bahrain International Circuit | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| SAI 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 ALB | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 3 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| SAI 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P8 ALB | ||
| Yas Marina Circuit | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| SAI 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 ALB | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| SAI 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P6 ALB | ||
| Circuit of the Americas | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| SAI 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 ALB | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 2 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| SAI 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P11 ALB | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| SAI 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 ALB | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| SAI 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 ALB | ||
| Hungaroring | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| SAI 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 ALB | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| SAI 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 ALB | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| SAI 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 ALB | ||
| Baku City Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| SAI 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7 ALB | ||
| Miami International Autodrome | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| SAI 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 ALB | ||
| Sochi Autodrom | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| SAI 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 ALB | ||
| Jeddah Corniche Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| SAI 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P9 ALB | ||
| Losail International Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| SAI 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11 ALB | ||
| Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P12 |
| SAI 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P12 ALB | ||
| Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| SAI 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 ALB | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| SAI 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P8 ALB | ||
| Shanghai International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| SAI 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P7 ALB | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| SAI 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5 ALB | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| SAI 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5 ALB | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P13 |
| SAI 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P13 ALB | ||
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| SAI 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6 ALB | ||
| Istanbul Park | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| SAI 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P7 ALB | ||
| Autódromo Internacional do Algarve | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 0 · P12 |
| SAI 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P12 ALB | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · — |
| SAI 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · — ALB | ||
Team history
Carlos Sainz
Toro Rosso 2015–2016Renault 2017Toro Rosso 2017Renault 2018McLaren 2019–2020Ferrari 2021–2024Williams 2025–2026
Alexander Albon
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).