Carlos Sainz

Spanish · 2015–2026
VS

Liam Lawson

New Zealander · 2023–2026
Race H2H
24 21
45 shared
Qualifying H2H
25 20
45 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P5
Best championship
P10
Finished ahead in the standings: 3 · 1
2024 P5 2025 P9 2023 P7 2026 P10
Career totals
Carlos Sainz Liam Lawson
Championships
0
0
Wins
4
0
Poles
6
0
Podiums
29
0
Fastest laps
4
0
Career points
1,263.5
80
Starts
242
45
Rate-adjusted · per start
Carlos Sainz Liam Lawson
Win rate
1.7%
0%
Podium rate
12%
0%
Pole rate
2.5%
0%
Points / start
5.2
1.8
Avg grid
P9.3
P12.2
Avg finish
P9.7
P12.1
Finish rate
83.5%
86.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Carlos Sainz Liam Lawson
Overtakes
1,840
348
Overtakes / race
8.0
7.9
Places lost
1,742
367
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 Liam Lawson
Mechanical retirements
17
0
Crash retirements
14
0
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 · 6
Milestones & racecraft
2015
Debut season
2023
2022 · aged 27
First win
2022
First pole
First title
P1
Best finish
P5
-0.5
Avg places gained
+0.1
Season points trajectory
2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Carlos Sainz Liam Lawson
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Carlos Sainz Liam Lawson
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Marina Bay Street Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P9
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P13
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P16
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P11
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P17
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P16
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P9
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P7
Red Bull Ring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P8
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P9
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
Hungaroring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P8
Baku City Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
Miami International Autodrome 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Losail International Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P9
Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P14
Jeddah Corniche Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P12
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P8
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P7
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P12
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P14
Team history
Carlos Sainz
TOR
MCL
FER
WIL
Toro Rosso 2015–2016Renault 2017Toro Rosso 2017Renault 2018McLaren 2019–2020Ferrari 2021–2024Williams 2025–2026
Liam Lawson
RB
AlphaTauri 2023RB F1 Team 2024–2025Red Bull 2025RB F1 Team 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).