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Driver profile · Williams

Carlos Sainz

Carlos Sainz sits P9 in the DriverIndex Championship this season — 6 places better than their official P15 once the car is stripped out. Across 13 rated races, that puts them at 8.51 on The Index — P9 of the grid. Their strongest dimension is Qualifying (9.32); Attack & Defence (6.87) is where they give back the most. Against teammate Alexander Albon, SAI leads on The Index, 8.51 to 7.29. Their standout single-race performance came at the ITA (Round 13), graded 9.2.

#9
The Index · 8.51
P9
DI championship · 74 pts
P15
Official · 6 pts
13/13
Races rated
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Driver DNA

every dimension graded against the grid · only rated races count

The nine dimensions

Strengths & weaknesses

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FQualifying 9.32 GRace Start 9.04 BRace Pace 8.59 AExpected Position 8.11 ETyre Management 8.04 HPit Stop Execution 7.86 CConsistency 7.66 ICleanliness 7.58 DAttack & Defence 6.87

Race grade, round by round

gaps = not classified

Score breakdown

race by race · the nine metrics

Season heatmap

rows = races · columns = the nine metrics

Race log

2026 season · click a race for the full analysis
RndRaceGradeDI pos DI ptsGridOfficial+/−
R1 Australian Grand Prix 7.3 21 21 15 Lapped ▼ 6
R2 Chinese Grand Prix 9.0 2 18 17 9 Lapped ▲ 7
R3 Japanese Grand Prix 8.3 9 2 16 15 Finished ▲ 6
R4 Miami Grand Prix 8.5 6 8 13 9 Finished ▲ 3
R5 Canadian Grand Prix 9.1 3 15 15 9 Lapped ▲ 6
R6 Monaco Grand Prix 8.0 12 12 16 Retired ▲ 4
R7 Barcelona Grand Prix 8.8 3 15 16 12 Lapped ▲ 9
R8 Austrian Grand Prix 8.2 8 4 17 R Retired
R9 British Grand Prix 7.5 18 14 17 Lapped ▼ 1
R10 Belgian Grand Prix 7.8 17 19 16 Finished ▼ 1
R11 Hungarian Grand Prix 7.8 14 18 18 Lapped ▲ 4
R12 Dutch Grand Prix 6.4 20 17 16 Lapped ▼ 4
R13 Italian Grand Prix 9.2 4 12 13 13 Finished ▲ 9

Carlos Sainz head-to-head

the comparisons worth making — team mate first, then the drivers either side on The Index
team mate SAI vs ALB Carlos Sainz against Alexander Albon — all nine measures P8 on The Index SAI vs PIA Carlos Sainz against Oscar Piastri — all nine measures P10 on The Index SAI vs BEA Carlos Sainz against Oliver Bearman — all nine measures leads The Index SAI vs VER Carlos Sainz against Max Verstappen — all nine measures