Max Verstappen vs Carlos Sainz

2015·

Max Verstappen beat Carlos Sainz 11–8 at Toro Rosso in 2015, helped by 7 retirements for Carlos Sainz. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Max VerstappenCarlos Sainz

9Qualifying9

18 shared races

11Race day8

19 shared races

49Points18

as awarded at the time

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 4/7
Best finish: P4/P7
Avg. grid: 11.4/11.9

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Max Verstappen	Carlos Sainz	Points
1	Australian Grand Prix	11/7	Engine	P9	0 / 2
2	Malaysian Grand Prix	6/15	P7	P8	6 / 4
3	Chinese Grand Prix	13/14	P17▼	P13	0 / 0
4	Bahrain Grand Prix	15/9	Electrical	Engine	0 / 0
5	Spanish Grand Prix	6/5	P11	P9	0 / 2
6	Monaco Grand Prix	9/—	Accident	P10	0 / 1
7	Canadian Grand Prix	19/11	P15▼	P12	0 / 0
8	Austrian Grand Prix	7/12	P8	Power loss	4 / 0
9	British Grand Prix	13/8	Spun off	Electrical	0 / 0
10	Hungarian Grand Prix	9/12	P4▲	Electrical	12 / 0
11	Belgian Grand Prix	18/10	P8	Power Unit	4 / 0
12	Italian Grand Prix	20/17	P12	P11	0 / 0
13	Singapore Grand Prix	8/14	P8	P9	4 / 2
14	Japanese Grand Prix	17/10	P9	P10	2 / 1
15	Russian Grand Prix	9/20	P10	Brakes	1 / 0
16	United States Grand Prix	8/20	P4▲	P7	12 / 6
17	Mexican Grand Prix	8/11	P9	P13	2 / 0
18	Brazilian Grand Prix	9/10	P9	Retired	2 / 0
19	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	11/10	P16▼	P11	0 / 0
Average finish			P9.8	P10.2

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Max Verstappen / Carlos Sainz.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz in other seasons

Other seasons in which Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2016	Toro Rosso	Max Verstappen vs Carlos Sainz	3–1	2–2	13–4

Max Verstappen’s career Carlos Sainz’s career Toro Rosso 2015 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as is the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored across the season, which up to 1990 is not the same as the championship total: only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.