Carlos Sainz junior
Nation: | Spain | ||||||||
Formula 1 world championship | |||||||||
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Status: | active | ||||||||
Start number : | 55 | ||||||||
First start: | 2015 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||
Constructors | |||||||||
2015-2017 Toro Rosso • 2017-2018 Renault • 2019-2020 McLaren | |||||||||
statistics | |||||||||
World Cup balance: | World Cup sixth ( 2019 ) | ||||||||
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World Cup points : | 290 | ||||||||
Podiums : | 1 | ||||||||
Leadership laps : | - | ||||||||
Status: Belgian Grand Prix, August 30, 2020 |
Carlos Sainz Vázquez de Castro , nicknamed Carlos Sainz junior , (born September 1, 1994 in Madrid ) is a Spanish automobile racing driver . He is the son of two-time Rally - World Champion Carlos Sainz . He started in the Formula Renault 3.5 in 2013 and 2014 and won the championship in 2014. He has been competing in Formula 1 since 2015 .
Career
Beginnings in motorsport (2005–2009)
Sainz began his motorsport career in karting in 2005, where he was active until 2009. Among other things, he was runner-up in the Spanish championship and champion in the Asia-Pacific KF3 championship in 2008. In 2009 he was runner-up in the European and Spanish KF3 championships and champion of the Monegasque KF3 Kart Cup.
Beginnings in formula racing (2010-2014)
2010 changed Sainz in Formula racing and went for Euro International in the European Formula BMW at. He was also accepted into the Red Bull funding program in early 2010 . Sainz won a race and finished fourth in the drivers' championship as the best newcomer. In addition, he took part in six races of the Pacific Formula BMW as a guest starter for EuroInternational and won two of them. He also made guest starts in the European F3 Open and in the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup . After the season he took part in some races of the winter series of the British Formula Renault and finished 18th. 2011 Sainz started for Koiranen Bros. Motorsport in the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup and in the Northern European Formula Renault . In the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup he was runner-up with two wins and 200 points behind Robin Frijns , who scored 245 points. In the Northern European Formula Renault, he won the championship title with ten wins in a duel with his teammate Daniil Kwjat with 489 to 441 points. In addition, he took part in the Macau Grand Prix and as a guest starter in a racing weekend in the Formula 3 Euro Series .
In 2012, Sainz competed for Carlin in the British Formula 3 Championship and the Formula 3 Euro Series . In addition, he was entitled to rank in the European Formula 3 championship , which included races in British Formula 3 and the Euro Series. Sainz won a race that belonged to the European Formula 3 and achieved fifth place in this classification. He prevailed here against his teammate William Buller , who was sixth. In the Formula 3 Euro Series, Sainz, with two second places as the best results, remained without a win and finished ninth overall. In the Euro Series, Sainz Buller was defeated and finished fifth. In British Formula 3, Sainz won five races and finished sixth in the drivers' standings, while his teammates Jack Harvey and Jazeman Jaafar had reached the top two positions.
In 2013 , Sainz switched to MW Arden in the GP3 series . With a second place as the best result, Sainz finished the season in tenth place in the drivers' standings, while his team-mate Kwjat won the championship. In 2013 it was also used at five Formula Renault 3.5 events for Zeta Corse . Two sixth places were his best placements. He was 19th overall. He also made two guest starts in the MSV F3 Cup , a British amateur racing series with older Formula 3 vehicles, and always finished in first place. In 2014 , Sainz completed the entire Formula Renault 3.5 season. He was given a cockpit at DAMS , the championship team of the previous season. On the first two race weekends in Monza and Alcañiz , he won one race each starting from pole position. At the fourth event in Spa-Francorchamps , he managed to win both races from pole position and also set the fastest race lap in one race. He won one more time at the Nürburgring and two more victories at Le Castellet . Sainz won the championship and prevailed with 229 to 192 points against Pierre Gasly , who, like Sainz, was promoted by Red Bull. Internally, Sainz clearly beat his teammate Norman Nato , who had scored 89 points.
Formula 1 (since 2015)
In 2015 , Sainz received a Formula 1 cockpit at Scuderia Toro Rosso . He chose 55 as his permanent starting number. He scored points for the first time in ninth place at the season opener in Australia . Sainz was involved in a serious accident during free practice for the Russian Grand Prix . He went off the track and hit the track barrier at high speed. Sainz was transported to the hospital as a precaution, but survived the accident unharmed and started the race the following day. He retired with a brake defect. Sainz's best result was a seventh place in the US Grand Prix . He finished the season with 18 points in 15th place in the drivers' championship. He lost to Max Verstappen , who scored 49 points in twelfth place.
In 2016 , Sainz stayed with Toro Rosso. His team-mate Verstappen was replaced by Kwjat after four races. Sainz achieved sixth place three times as the best results. He finished the season with 46 points in twelfth place in the drivers' championship.
In 2017 , Sainz and Kwjat initially formed the Toro Rosso driver duo again. At the Singapore Grand Prix , Sainz achieved his best result of the season to date with fourth place. For the US Grand Prix , Sainz switched to Renault . With seventh place, he immediately managed to place points. He finished the season with 54 points in ninth place in the drivers' standings.
In 2018 , Sainz continued to compete for Renault. At the end of the season he had 53 points, which meant tenth place in the drivers' standings.
In 2019 , Sainz moved to McLaren . At the Brazilian Grand Prix he initially crossed the finish line in fourth place. Since Lewis Hamilton , who was placed before him, was subsequently given a time penalty, Sainz moved up to third place and thus achieved his first podium finish. At the end of the season he finished sixth in the drivers' championship with 96 points, which is his best result in Formula 1.
In May 2020 it was announced that Sainz will be competing for Ferrari in the 2021 and 2022 seasons , where he will succeed Sebastian Vettel . He received a two-year contract. After the seventh race, he is currently in eleventh place with 23 points in the drivers' standings.
statistics
Career stations
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Individual results in the GP3 series
year | team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | Points | rank |
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2013 | MW Arden | ESP | ESP | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | UAE | 66 | 10. | ||||||||
15th | DSQ | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 6th | 5 | 5 | 2 | DNF | 13 | 9 | 9 | DSQ | 18th |
Individual results in Formula Renault 3.5
year | team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | 17th | Points | rank |
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2013 | Zeta Corse | MNZ | ALC | MON | SPA | MOS | SPI | HUN | LEC | CAT | 22nd | 19th | ||||||||
6th | DNF | 18 * | 7th | 22nd | 16 * | DNF | DNF | 6th | ||||||||||||
2014 | DAMS | MNZ | ALC | MON | SPA | MOS | ONLY | HUN | LEC | JRZ | 229 | 1. | ||||||||
18th | 1 | 1 | 4th | 4th | 1 | 1 | 14th | 6th | 1 | DNF | 4th | 6th | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 |
Statistics in the Formula 1 World Championship
These statistics include all the driver's participations in the Formula 1 World Championship .
general overview
Status: Belgian Grand Prix, August 30, 2020
season | team | chassis | engine | run | Victories | Second | Third | Poles | nice Race laps |
Points | WM-Pos. |
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2015 | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR10 | Renault 1.6 V6 Turbo | 19th | - | - | - | - | - | 18th | 15th |
2016 | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR11 | Ferrari 1.6 V6 Turbo | 21st | - | - | - | - | - | 46 | 12. |
2017 | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR12 | Renault 1.6 V6 Turbo | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 48 | 9. |
Renault Sport F1 Team | Renault RS17 | Renault 1.6 V6 Turbo | 4th | - | - | - | - | - | 6th | ||
2018 | Renault Sport F1 Team | Renault RS18 | Renault 1.6 V6 Turbo | 21st | - | - | - | - | - | 53 | 10. |
2019 | McLaren F1 Team | McLaren MCL34 | Renault 1.6 V6 Turbo | 21st | - | - | 1 | - | - | 96 | 6th |
2020 | McLaren F1 Team | McLaren MCL35 | Renault 1.6 V6 Turbo | 6th | - | - | - | - | 1 | 23 | 11. |
total | 108 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 290 |
Single results
season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23 | 24 |
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2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 8th | 13 | DNF | 9 | 10 | 12 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 11 | 9 | 10 | DNF | 7th | 13 | DNF | 11 | ||||||
2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | DNF | 9 | 12 | 6th | 8th | 9 | DNF | 8th | 8th | 8th | 14th | DNF | 15th | 14th | 11 | 17th | 6th | 16 | 6th | DNF | ||||
2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8th | 7th | DNF | 10 | 7th | 6th | DNF | 8th | DNF | DNF | 7th | 10 | 14th | 4th | DNF | DNF | 7th | DNF | 11 | DNF | |||||
2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 7th | 10 | 8th | 8th | 12 | DNF | 12 | 9 | 11 | 8th | 8th | 17th | 10 | 7th | DNF | 12 | 6th | ||||
2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
DNF | 19 * | 14th | 7th | 8th | 6th | 11 | 6th | 8th | 6th | 5 | 5 | DNF | DNF | 12 | 6th | 5 | 13 | 8th | 3 | 10 | ||||
2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 6th | DNS |
Legend | ||
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colour | abbreviation | meaning |
gold | - | victory |
silver | - | 2nd place |
bronze | - | 3rd place |
green | - | Placement in the points |
blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
violet | DNF | Race not finished (did not finish) |
NC | not classified | |
red | DNQ | did not qualify |
DNPQ | failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify) | |
black | DSQ | disqualified |
White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
WD | withdrawn | |
Light Blue | PO | only participated in the training (practiced only) |
TD | Friday test driver | |
without | DNP | did not participate in the training (did not practice) |
INJ | injured or sick | |
EX | excluded | |
DNA | did not arrive | |
C. | Race canceled | |
no participation in the World Cup | ||
other | P / bold | Pole position |
SR / italic | Fastest race lap | |
* | not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered |
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() | Streak results | |
underlined | Leader in the overall standings |
Web links
- Official website (English and Spanish)
- Career statistics of Carlos Sainz junior (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ "Biography" ( Memento from January 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (carlossainzjr.com; accessed on March 22, 2011)
- ↑ "Red Bull reduces junior team to six drivers" (Motorsport-Total.com on December 5, 2009)
- ↑ "Frijns with an important victory, Sainz takes the rookie title" (Motorsport-Total.com on August 29, 2010)
- ↑ "Sainz drives in British Formula 3 in 2012" (Motorsport-Total.com on November 3, 2011)
- ^ "Formula 3 EM: Carlin ready to go, ma-con is still shaking" (Motorsport-Total.com on April 12, 2012)
- ↑ Falko Schoklitsch: "GP3 - Arden confirms Sainz Jr. and Kvyat for 2013". Motorsport-Magazin.com, January 9, 2013, accessed January 14, 2013 .
- ↑ Annika Kläsener: "More motorsport - Lynn and Gasly join the Red Bull Junior Team". Sainz Junior still in the squad. Motorsport-Magazin.com, December 18, 2013, accessed December 18, 2013 .
- ↑ Marion Rott: "Formula 1 - Sainz jr. starts 2015 for Toro Rosso ”. That has always been my goal. Motorsport-Magazin.com, November 28, 2014, accessed November 28, 2014 .
- ↑ Timo Pape: "Sainz wanted Vettel's start number 5". Motorsport-Total.com, December 1, 2014, accessed December 1, 2014 .
- ↑ Dominik Sharaf: Formula 1 Russia 2015: Serious accident by Carlos Sainz. Motorsport-Total.com, October 10, 2015, accessed October 10, 2015 .
- ↑ Dominik Sharaf: Carlos Sainz gave the all-clear: "Everything is fine". Motorsport-Total.com, October 10, 2015, accessed October 10, 2015 .
- ↑ Dominik Sharaf: Driver change at Renault: Sainz instead of Palmer already in Austin! Motorsport-Total.com, October 7, 2017, accessed October 7, 2017 .
- ↑ https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/formula1/articles/carlos-sainz-scuderia-ferrari-season-2021-2022?amp=true&__twitter_impression=true
- ↑ Sainz becomes Vettel's successor at Ferrari . May 14, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ↑ Sainz replaces Vettel at Ferrari. May 14, 2020, accessed May 14, 2020 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Sainz, Carlos junior |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish racing car driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1994 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Madrid , Spain |