Grand Prix wins
4
Podiums
27
Pole positions
6
Best championship finish
4
Grand Prix starts
210
Category profile
- Dominance
- 68
- Peak
- 80
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 66
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 0 |
Data sources
- FIA
- Formula1.com
- StatsF1
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Carlos Sainz Jr. ranks #79 in Formula 1
Carlos Sainz Jr. ranks #79 in Formula 1 and #4161 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 73.0/100.
The verified career covers 2015–present and 11 documented seasons. Peak is 80/100, with Peak the strongest category at 80/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Grand Prix wins 4, Podiums 27, Pole positions 6, Best championship finish 4.
Nearest context: ahead Eddie Irvine (73.1); behind Thierry Boutsen (73.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Carlos Sainz Jr. GOAT Score explained
- Dominance68/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 68/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak80/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours66/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 66/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
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Carlos Sainz Jr. — frequently asked
- Is Carlos Sainz Jr. the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Carlos Sainz Jr. ranks #79 in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 73.0/100, behind Lewis Hamilton (96.1).
- What is Carlos Sainz Jr.'s GOAT Score?
- 73.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 68 (25%), Peak 80 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 66 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%).
- Where does Carlos Sainz Jr. rank all time?
- #4161 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #79 in Formula 1.
- Carlos Sainz Jr. vs Eddie Irvine: who ranks higher?
- Eddie Irvine ranks higher at 73.1 versus Carlos Sainz Jr. at 73.0, a margin of 0.1 points.