Carlos Sainz
Spanish · 2015–2026
VS

Fernando Alonso
Spanish · 2001–2026
Race H2H
120 — 81
201 shared
Qualifying H2H
137 — 63
200 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
2
0
Runner-up
3
0
Top-3 finishes
6
P5
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 8 · 2
2024 P5 2025 P9 2015 P15 2016 P10 2017 P9 2018 P10 2021 P5 2022 P5 2023 P4 2026 P15
Career totals
Carlos Sainz Fernando Alonso
Championships
0
2
Wins
4
32
Poles
6
22
Podiums
29
106
Fastest laps
4
25
Career points
1,263.5
2,381
Starts
242
438
Rate-adjusted · per start
Carlos Sainz Fernando Alonso
Win rate
1.7%
7.3%
Podium rate
12%
24.2%
Pole rate
2.5%
5%
Points / start
5.2
5.4
Avg grid
P9.3
P9.0
Avg finish
P9.7
P8.9
Finish rate
83.5%
82.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Carlos Sainz Fernando Alonso
Overtakes
1,840
3,478
Overtakes / race
8.0
8.1
Places lost
1,742
3,192
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 Fernando Alonso
Mechanical retirements
17
45
Crash retirements
14
18
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 · 13
Milestones & racecraft
2015
Debut season
2001
2022 · aged 27
First win
2003 · aged 22
2022
First pole
2003
—
First title
2005 · aged 24
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.5
Avg places gained
+0.1
Season points trajectory
2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Carlos Sainz Fernando Alonso
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Carlos Sainz Fernando Alonso
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 2 · 6 · P1
Marina Bay Street Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 5 · P1
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 3 · 4 · P1
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 3 · 5 · P1
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P5 3 · 4 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 3 · P2 2 · 5 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 2 · P2 2 · 6 · P1
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 7 · P1
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 6 · P1
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 2 · 5 · P1
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P5 2 · 4 · P1
Hungaroring 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 5 · P1
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 4 · P1
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 4 · P1
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 2 · P1
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P9
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 9 · P2
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 3 · P2
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 4 · P2
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Miami International Autodrome 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Jeddah Corniche Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Losail International Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Red Bull Ring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
Baku City Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2
Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P9
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6
Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P8
Team history
Carlos Sainz
FER
Toro Rosso 2015–2016Renault 2017Toro Rosso 2017Renault 2018McLaren 2019–2020Ferrari 2021–2024Williams 2025–2026
Fernando Alonso
REN
FER
MCL
AST
Minardi 2001Renault 2003–2006McLaren 2007Renault 2008–2009Ferrari 2010–2014McLaren 2015–2018Alpine F1 Team 2021–2022Aston Martin 2023–2026
20012026
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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).