Daniil Kvyat

Russian · 2014–2020
VS

Carlos Sainz

Spanish · 2015–2026
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
8
23
Qualifyingahead
13
17
Daniil Kvyat · Carlos Sainz
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.164s
Carlos Sainz faster by the median gap over 31 sessions
2016 +0.272s 17
2017 +0.023s 14
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
36 57
93 shared
Qualifying H2H
37 54
91 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 · 4
2015 P7 2016 P12 2017 P9 2019 P6 2020 P6
Teammate battle by season
3
14
2016
5
9
2017
Career totals
Daniil Kvyat Carlos Sainz
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
4
Poles
0
6
Podiums
3
29
Fastest laps
1
4
Career points
202
1,263.5
Starts
112
244
Rate-adjusted · per start
Daniil Kvyat Carlos Sainz
Win rate
0%
1.6%
Podium rate
2.7%
11.9%
Pole rate
0%
2.5%
Points / start
1.8
5.2
Avg grid
P12.0
P9.3
Avg finish
P12.2
P9.8
Finish rate
82.1%
83.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Daniil Kvyat Carlos Sainz
Overtakes
1,095
1,867
Overtakes / race
10.0
8.0
Places lost
966
1,768
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
Daniil Kvyat Carlos Sainz
Mechanical retirements
12
17
Crash retirements
6
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: 2 · 9
Milestones & racecraft
2014
Debut season
2015
First win
2022 · aged 27
First pole
2022
First title
P2
Best finish
P1
-0.1
Avg places gained
-0.5
Season points trajectory
2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
Daniil Kvyat Carlos Sainz
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Daniil Kvyat Carlos Sainz
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 2 · P1
KVY 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 2 · P1 SAI
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1
KVY 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1 SAI
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 1 · 1 · P1
KVY 0 · 0 · P9 1 · 1 · P1 SAI
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
KVY 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1 SAI
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 3 · P2
KVY 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 3 · P2 SAI
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 2 · P2
KVY 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 2 · P2 SAI
Hungaroring 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
KVY 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 SAI
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 2 · P2
KVY 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 2 · P2 SAI
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 2 · P2
KVY 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 2 · P2 SAI
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 2 · P2
KVY 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 2 · P2 SAI
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 2 · P3
KVY 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 2 · P3 SAI
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 1 · P3
KVY 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 1 · P3 SAI
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
KVY 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3 SAI
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P2
KVY 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P2 SAI
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 1 · P3
KVY 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 1 · P3 SAI
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
KVY 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 SAI
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
KVY 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3 SAI
Baku City Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3
KVY 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 SAI
Hockenheimring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
KVY 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 SAI
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P4
KVY 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P4 SAI
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
KVY 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5 SAI
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P8
KVY 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P8 SAI
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P5
KVY 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P5 SAI
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P5
KVY 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P5 SAI
Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 0 · 0 · P19 0 · 0 · P6
KVY 0 · 0 · P19 0 · 0 · P6 SAI
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P5
KVY 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P5 SAI
Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · —
KVY 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · — SAI
Team history
Daniil Kvyat
RED
TOR
Toro Rosso 2014Red Bull 2015–2016Toro Rosso 2016–2017Toro Rosso 2019AlphaTauri 2020
Carlos Sainz
TOR
MCL
FER
WIL
Toro Rosso 2015–2016Renault 2017Toro Rosso 2017Renault 2018McLaren 2019–2020Ferrari 2021–2024Williams 2025–2026
20142026
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).