Alexander Albon vs Carlos Sainz

2026·

Carlos Sainz beat Alexander Albon 10–6 at Williams in 2026, helped by 5 retirements for Alexander Albon. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Alexander AlbonCarlos Sainz

6Qualifying10

16 shared races

6Race day10

16 shared races

5Points5

in shared races, as awarded at the time

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 5/2
Best finish: P8/P9
Avg. grid: 16.3/15.7

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	15/21	P12	P15	0 / 0
3	3Japanese Grand Prix	17/16	P20▼	P15	0 / 0
4	4Miami Grand Prix	15/13	P10▲	P9▲	1 / 2
5	5Canadian Grand Prix	18/15	Retired	P9▲	0 / 2
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	11/12	P8▲	P16	4 / 0
7	7Barcelona Grand Prix	18/16	Lapped	P12	0 / 0
8	8Austrian Grand Prix	18/17	P17	Retired	0 / 0
9	9British Grand Prix	16/14	Retired	P17	0 / 0
10	10Belgian Grand Prix	15/19	P15	P16	0 / 0
11	11Hungarian Grand Prix	19/18	P17	P18	0 / 0
12	12Dutch Grand Prix	16/17	P17	P16	0 / 0
13	13Italian Grand Prix	20/13	P17	P13	0 / 0
14	14Spanish Grand Prix	16/20	P15	Retired	0 / 0
15	15Azerbaijan Grand Prix	12/14	Retired	P10▲	0 / 1
16	16Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia	18/13	Retired	P17	0 / 0
17	17Singapore Grand Prix	16/13	P18	P14	0 / 0
	Average finish		P15.1	P14.1

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
2025	Williams	Alexander Albon vs Carlos Sainz	8–15	14–9	73–64

Alexander Albon’s career Carlos Sainz’s career Williams 2026 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.