Carlos Sainz vs Alexander Albon: 2026 head to head

Carlos Sainz and Alexander Albon over 19 rounds of the 2026 Formula 1 season. Sainz qualified ahead 15–5 and finished ahead in 8 of the 14 races both completed, Albon in 6. On race pace Sainz was 0.073 s a lap quicker on average. Points: Sainz 7, Albon 5.

Season totals

 Carlos SainzAlexander Albon
Points75
Qualified ahead155
Finished ahead (both finished)86
Quicker race pace1211
Average qualifying positionP15.6P16.9
Average grid positionP15.9P17.4
Average finishing positionP14.0P15.7
Places gained on lap 1+1.3+1.2
Places gained per race+1.9+1.8
Pace off the quickest of the race2.89%3.02%
Pace steadiness1.35%1.34%
Pit stops4248
Time in the pit lane29.2 s25.1 s
Laps in dirty air19%13%
Finishes2217
Retirements38
Penalties31
Time penalties20 s10 s
Places lost to time penalties00
Points lost to time penalties00

Round by round

RdGrand PrixQuali SAI / ALBSprint SAI / ALBRace SAI / ALBRace pace
1Australian Grand Prix— / P15—P15 / P12ALB −0.364 s
2Chinese Grand PrixP17 / P18P12 / P16P9 / DNF—
3Japanese Grand PrixP16 / P17—P15 / P20SAI −0.620 s
4Miami Grand PrixP13 / P15P13 / P18P9 / P10SAI −0.151 s
5Canadian Grand PrixP15 / P18P10 / P19P9 / DNF—
6Monaco Grand PrixP12 / P11—DNF / P8ALB −0.034 s
7Barcelona Grand PrixP16 / P18—P12 / P18SAI −0.580 s
8Austrian Grand PrixP17 / P18—DNF / P17ALB −0.044 s
9British Grand PrixP15 / P16P17 / P18P17 / DNFALB −0.094 s
10Belgian Grand PrixP15 / P17—P16 / P15SAI −0.545 s
11Hungarian Grand PrixP18 / P19—P18 / P17SAI −0.167 s
12Dutch Grand PrixP17 / P16P20 / P16P16 / DNFALB −0.249 s
13Italian Grand PrixP15 / P18—P13 / P17SAI −0.581 s
14Spanish Grand PrixP17 / P16—DNF / P15ALB −1.248 s
15Azerbaijan Grand PrixP9 / P13—P10 / DNFSAI −0.010 s
16Bahrain Grand PrixP13 / P20—P17 / DNFSAI −0.077 s
17Singapore Grand PrixP14 / P18P12 / DNFP14 / DNFSAI −0.010 s
18United States Grand PrixP19 / P20—P18 / P17SAI −0.473 s
19Mexico City Grand PrixP15 / P16—P15 / P14ALB −0.412 s

Races and sprints count. Race pace is the median of the clean laps — no first lap, no laps into or out of the pits, nothing behind a safety car.

More 2026 head to heads

More from the season