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Carlos SAINZ

(esp) 1.79m / 80kg

Hobbies

Fútbol, golf, squash (campeón de España en 1978), tenis, esquí

Sponsors

Red Bull

Vehicle

Marca: Ford
Modelo: Raptor T1+
Motorización: Coyote V8 5.000cc
Potencia: 268 kW (360 CV)
Velocidad máxima: limitada a 170 km/h
Peso: 2010 kg
Preparador: Ford M-Sport
Asistencia: Ford M-Sport
Clase: FIA Ultimate T1+

Rankings

2025: South African Safari Rally (5º, 4º W2RC)
2023: 3º tiempo en la Baja Aragón (categoría Open)
2022: 3º en la Extreme E
2021: 2º en el Rally Andalucía, 7º en la Extreme E
2020: 2º en el Rally Andalucía
2010: 1º en el Silk Way Rally (2 victorias de etapa, Volkswagen Race Touareg)
2009: 1º en el Rally dos Sertoes y 1º en el Silk Way Rally (6 victorias de etapa, Volkswagen Race Touareg 2)
2008: 1º del Rally Central Europeo y 14º en las 24 horas de Nürburgring
2005: 3º en la Baja Portalegre
2003: 3º en el Campeonato del Mundo de Rallies WRC
2002: 3º en el Campeonato del Mundo de Rallies WRC
1997: 1º en la Carrera de Campeones
1991, 1994, 1995 y 1998: Subcampeón del Mundo de Rallies WRC
1990 y 1992: Campeón del Mundo de Rallies WRC

 CS 

  • Carlos Sainz enters his 19th Dakar Rally with his name firmly on the list of favourites to lift the Touareg trophy yet again. The two-time world rally champion (1990 and 1992) made his mark on the sport and is now also among the icons of this legendary race, which he first competed in back in 2006, whilst still in Africa.
  • His early sporting career was distant from motorsport; in fact, he was the Spanish squash champion at 16.
  • His obsessions with detail and perfection are two traits that have always defined him since he began racing in rallies in the 1980 Shalymar, aboard a Renault 5 TS.
  • His competitive spirit left its mark on a generation of fans with his two WRC titles and 26 victories. So much so that, in a poll conducted by the official World Championship website in 2020, international fans voted him the greatest of all time. 
  • The Madrid native made history in 2024 with Audi and Lucas Cruz by becoming the first to win the Dakar Rally with an electric-powered vehicle, the same year he became a grandfather for the first time.
  • That victory added another highlight to an unrivalled career, which has seen him win an impressive four Touaregs with four different brands (2010 with Volkswagen, 2018 with Peugeot, 2020 with MINI). With Ford M-Sport, he is aiming for a fifth victory this January.

Ranking 2026

Total Dakar BP Ultimate Rally Raid Portugal Desafío Ruta 40 Rallye du Maroc Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge
27 23 + 4
(5)
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