Carlos Sainz

Spanish · 2015–2026
VS

Sergio Pérez

Mexican · 2011–2026
Race H2H
98 118
216 shared
Qualifying H2H
114 96
210 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
2
P5
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 3 · 8
2024 P5 2015 P9 2016 P7 2017 P7 2018 P8 2019 P6 2020 P4 2021 P4 2022 P3 2023 P2 2026 P15
Career totals
Carlos Sainz Sergio Pérez
Championships
0
0
Wins
4
6
Poles
6
3
Podiums
29
39
Fastest laps
4
12
Career points
1,263.5
1,585
Starts
242
293
Rate-adjusted · per start
Carlos Sainz Sergio Pérez
Win rate
1.7%
2%
Podium rate
12%
13.3%
Pole rate
2.5%
1%
Points / start
5.2
5.4
Avg grid
P9.3
P10.2
Avg finish
P9.7
P9.6
Finish rate
83.5%
89.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Carlos Sainz Sergio Pérez
Overtakes
1,840
2,738
Overtakes / race
8.0
9.6
Places lost
1,742
2,272
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 Sergio Pérez
Mechanical retirements
17
10
Crash retirements
14
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: 9 · 8
Milestones & racecraft
2015
Debut season
2011
2022 · aged 27
First win
2020 · aged 30
2022
First pole
2022
First title
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.5
Avg places gained
+0.7
Season points trajectory
2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Carlos Sainz Sergio Pérez
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Carlos Sainz Sergio Pérez
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Baku City Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 5 · P1
Marina Bay Street Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 4 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 3 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 2 · P3
Jeddah Corniche Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Red Bull Ring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Hungaroring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Miami International Autodrome 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 1 · P2
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
Losail International Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4
Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
Team history
Carlos Sainz
TOR
MCL
FER
WIL
Toro Rosso 2015–2016Renault 2017Toro Rosso 2017Renault 2018McLaren 2019–2020Ferrari 2021–2024Williams 2025–2026
Sergio Pérez
SAU
FOR
RAC
RED
Sauber 2011–2012McLaren 2013Force India 2014–2018Racing Point 2019–2020Red Bull 2021–2024Cadillac F1 Team 2026
20112026
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).