Drivers
Carlos Sainz
Williams · #55 · Spanish · 32 years old · Race engineer: Gaetan Jego
Carlos Sainz is 18th in the 2026 Formula 1 drivers' championship on 7 points for Williams. This season: 0 wins, 0 podiums and 0 poles from 17 starts. Best finish 9th, best grid slot 9th, with 15 of 17 races classified. Out-qualifies teammate Alexander Albon by a median 0.055s in the same car. Career: 4 wins, 25 podiums and 5 poles from 211 starts since 2015. Gaetan Jego is the voice on the radio as their race engineer.
2026 season
18th
Championship
7 pts
0
Wins
0
Podiums
0
Poles
9th
Best finish
from 9th on the grid
Qualifying vs teammate
−0.055s faster than Alexander Albon, median across the season.
Median rather than average, so one wet session or a session-ending crash doesn’t swing it. Teammates share a car, which makes this the one lap-time comparison that belongs to the driver rather than the machinery.
Round by round
| Round | Grid | Finish | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Grand Prix | — | 15 | — | — |
| Chinese Grand Prix | 17 | 9 | +8 | 2 |
| Japanese Grand Prix | 16 | 15 | +1 | — |
| Miami Grand Prix | 13 | 9 | +4 | 2 |
| Canadian Grand Prix | 15 | 9 | +6 | 2 |
| Monaco Grand Prix | 12 | 16 | −4 | — |
| Grand Prix de Barcelona-Catalunya | 16 | 12 | +4 | — |
| Austrian Grand Prix | 17 | NC | — | — |
| British Grand Prix | 15 | 17 | −2 | — |
| Belgian Grand Prix | 15 | 16 | −1 | — |
| Hungarian Grand Prix | 18 | 18 | 0 | — |
| Dutch Grand Prix | 17 | 16 | +1 | — |
| italy | 15 | 13 | +2 | — |
| spain | 17 | NC | — | — |
| Azerbaijan Grand Prix | 9 | 10 | −1 | 1 |
| Singapore Grand Prix | 14 | 14 | 0 | — |
| Bahrain Grand Prix | 13 | 17 | −4 | — |
| Season | — | 15/17 | +14 | 7 |
+/− is grid slot to chequered flag. Retirements and non-classifications have no finishing position, so they score no delta rather than counting as places lost. Points are the round total including the sprint, which is why the season figure matches the championship.
Career record
211
Starts
since 2015
4
Wins
25
Podiums
5
Poles
0
Titles
Totals through the end of 2025 plus this season's 17 rounds.
Latest Carlos Sainz stories
Why Sprint in Singapore adds new twist to F1's toughest race
8 sources · 1 day ago
2026 F1 Zandvoort: Full Dutch GP sprint qualifying and Friday practice results
10 sources · 47 days ago
F1 star blasts FIA with double standards accusation after Singapore Grand Prix shambles
2 sources · 3 hrs ago
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Albon commits to Williams F1 team for 2027
8 sources · 53 days ago
Carlos Sainz questions ‘sporting equity’ within F1 after Singapore ‘human error’
1 source · 1 day ago
Sainz suggests FIA calls depend on the drivers being impacted
1 source · 2 days ago
What the teams said – Sprint day and Qualifying in the Netherlands
5 sources · 47 days ago
Sainz, Albon share reasons for Williams extensions
4 sources · 51 days ago
Williams driver confirms F1 future with contract announcement
6 sources · 53 days ago
Carlos Sainz accuses Fernando Alonso of provoking a penalty "like always"
3 sources · 27 days ago
'Leader' Sainz commits to Williams with new deal
2 sources · 53 days ago
Carlos Sainz Defends Gruelling Madring Spanish GP Layout
2 sources · 31 days ago
Mattia Binotto breaks silence with huge Carlos Sainz mistake under scrutiny
2 sources · 56 days ago
Silly Season Sunday: Will Carlos Sainz finally get the Red Bull call-up he missed a decade ago?
2 sources · 57 days ago
Spanish GP takeaways: Kimi Antonelli marches on as Lando Norris suffers, Madring falls flat
3 sources · 26 days ago
Bernie Collins issues stark Williams warning after Alex Albon-Carlos Sainz Dutch GP crash
3 sources · 41 days ago
Audi F1 star issues contract statement as Carlos Sainz rumours swirl
3 sources · 54 days ago
Social Media: Sainz to use his original helmet design for first race in Madrid | Brief
1 source · 33 days ago
Carlos Sainz addresses Madrid F1 concern after red flag chaos
1 source · 32 days ago
Aston Martin is 'in a different league' as Sainz delivers damning verdict
1 source · 40 days ago
Why Carlos Sainz is being wasted at Williams
1 source · 53 days ago
Sainz accepts blame for unfortunate contact with Albon
2 sources · 48 days ago
Williams confirms F1 2027 line-up with Sainz extension
2 sources · 53 days ago
F1 needs to have hard look at itself - Sainz
1 source · 6 days ago
Where these numbers come from
Season figures are counted from the official race classifications for every 2026 round. Grid slots come from each weekend’s qualifying result, joined to the race to give the places-gained column. See the full grid or the championship standings.