Alexander Albon vs Carlos Sainz

2025·

Carlos Sainz out-qualified Alexander Albon 15–8 at Williams in 2025, but Alexander Albon won the races 14–9. Grid slots, finishes, points and retirements compared.

Alexander AlbonCarlos Sainz

8Qualifying15

23 shared races

14Race day9

23 shared races

73Points64

in shared races, as awarded at the time

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/2
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 3/3
Best finish: P5/P3
Avg. grid: 12.8/10.8

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Alexander Albon and Carlos Sainz
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Alexander Albon	Carlos Sainz	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	6/10	P5▲	Retired	10 / 0
2	2Chinese Grand Prix	10/15	P7	P10	6 / 1
3	3Japanese Grand Prix	9/15	P9	P14	2 / 0
4	4Bahrain Grand Prix	15/8	P12	Retired	0 / 0
5	5Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	11/6	P9	P8	2 / 4
6	6Miami Grand Prix	7/6	P5▲	P9	10 / 2
7	7Emilia Romagna Grand Prix	7/6	P5▲	P8	10 / 4
8	8Monaco Grand Prix	10/11	P9	P10	2 / 1
9	9Spanish Grand Prix	11/17	Retired	P14	0 / 0
10	10Canadian Grand Prix	9/16	Retired	P10	0 / 1
12	12British Grand Prix	13/9	P8	P12	4 / 0
13	13Belgian Grand Prix	5/17	P6	P18▼	8 / 3
14	14Hungarian Grand Prix	19/13	P15▼	P14	0 / 0
15	15Dutch Grand Prix	15/9	P5▲	P13	10 / 0
16	16Italian Grand Prix	14/13	P7	P11	6 / 0
17	17Azerbaijan Grand Prix	19/2	P13	P3▲	0 / 15
18	18Singapore Grand Prix	20/18	P14▼	P10	0 / 1
19	19United States Grand Prix	18/9	P14▼	Retired	3 / 6
20	20Mexico City Grand Prix	17/12	P12	P17▼	0 / 0
21	21São Paulo Grand Prix	12/15	P11	P13	0 / 0
22	22Las Vegas Grand Prix	16/3	Retired	P5▲	0 / 10
23	23Qatar Grand Prix	14/7	P11	P3▲	0 / 16
24	24Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	17/12	P16▼	P13	0 / 0
	Average finish		P9.7	P10.8

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Alexander Albon / 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.

Alexander Albon and Carlos Sainz in other seasons

Other seasons in which Alexander Albon and Carlos Sainz were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2026	Williams	Alexander Albon vs Carlos Sainz	6–10	6–10	5–5

Alexander Albon’s career Carlos Sainz’s career Williams 2025 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Until the mid-1960s drivers could share a car during a race. Each driver is compared from the car they started (which sets their grid position), with the best result of any car they drove and the points from all of them, as officially credited.
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 in the races both drivers started, not their season totals: races either missed, or contested alongside a different teammate, are left out. Up to 1990 even full-season totals differ from the championship standings, because 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.