Sergio Pérez | |
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.jpg) Pérez at the2021 United States Grand Prix | |
| Born | Sergio Michel Pérez Mendoza (1990-01-26)26 January 1990 (age 35) Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Antonio Pérez (brother) |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  Mexican |
| Active years | 2011–2024 |
| Teams | Sauber,McLaren,Force India,Racing Point,Red Bull |
| Car number | 11 |
| Entries | 285 (281 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 6 |
| Podiums | 39 |
| Careerpoints | 1638 |
| Pole positions | 3 |
| Fastest laps | 12 |
| First entry | 2011 Australian Grand Prix |
| First win | 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix |
| Last win | 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
| 2024 position | 8th (152 pts) |
| Previous series | |
| Championship titles | |
| 2007 | British F3 – National |
| Awards | |
| 2024 | FIA Action of the Year |
| Website | checoperez |
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Sergio Michel "Checo"Pérez Mendoza (Latin American Spanish:[ˈseɾxjoˈpeɾes]ⓘ; born 26 January 1990) is a Mexicanracing driver who most recently competed inFormula One from2011 to2024 and is contracted to compete forCadillac in2026. Pérez was runner-up in theFormula One World Drivers' Championship in2023 withRed Bull, and won sixGrands Prix across 14 seasons.
Born and raised inGuadalajara, Pérez began competitivekart racing aged six. Graduating tojunior formulae in 2004, Pérez won his first championship in the national class of the2007 British Formula 3 International Series. He progressed to theGP2 Series in2009, finishing runner-up toPastor Maldonado thefollowing season withAddax. A member of theFerrari Driver Academy from 2010 to 2012, Pérez signed forSauber in2011 to partnerKamui Kobayashi, making his Formula One debut at theAustralian Grand Prix, where both were disqualified for an illegalrear wing. Pérez found greater success for the team in2012, achieving his maiden podium finish inMalaysia, and repeating this feat inCanada andItaly. For the2013 season, Pérez moved toMcLaren, replacingLewis Hamilton to partnerJenson Button. After a podium-less season for McLaren, Pérez signed withForce India in2014. He scored five podiums with the team before their re-branding toRacing Point mid-way through the2018 season.
Pérez placed fourth in the championship with Racing Point in2020, taking his maidenwin at theSakhir Grand Prix, having been in last-place at the end of the first lap. Replaced bySebastian Vettel at the re-brandedAston Martin for2021, Pérez signed forRed Bull to partnerMax Verstappen; he took his first victory for the team at theAzerbaijan Grand Prix. Pérez took further wins in2022 at theMonaco andSingapore Grands Prix, amongst his maidenpole position inSaudi Arabia, finishing the season third overall. Pérez finished runner-up to Verstappen in the2023 World Drivers' Championship, after additional victories inSaudi Arabia andAzerbaijan. Following a winless2024 campaign, Pérez and Red Bull mutually agreed to terminate his contract, having contributed to twoWorld Constructors' Championships. He is contracted to return withCadillac in2026.
Pérez has achieved six race wins, three pole positions, 12 fastest laps and 39 podiums in Formula One. He holds theFormula One records for themost starts before a race win (190) and themost races before a pole position (219).
Sergio Michel Pérez Mendoza was born on 26 January 1990 inGuadalajara,Jalisco.[1][2] Pérez is the youngest child of Antonio Pérez Garibay and Marilú Mendoza de Pérez; he also has an older sister Paola and an older brotherAntonio,[3] a retiredstock car racing driver who competed in theNASCAR Mexico Series. Pérez is married to Carola Martínez Galindo, and they have four children.[4][5] Pérez isCatholic.[6]
Both Pérez brothers are association football fans, stating that they thought about leaving car racing to play professionally.[7] The brothers are friends of Mexican footballerJavier Hernández.[8] In an interview in 2012 for the official Formula One website, Pérez revealed that if he had not been a driver he would have liked to have been a lawyer.[9]
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Pérez began his career in karting at the age of six in 1996.[10] In his first year of competition he achieved four victories in the junior category and claimed the runner-up spot in the category. In 1997, he participated in the karting Youth Class, where he was the youngest driver in the category and earned a win and five podium finishes and finished fourth in the championship.
The following year, he returned to compete in the junior category; he achieved eight wins and became the youngest driver to become champion of the category. He also participated in several races in Shifter 125cc and competed in Master Kadets, where he finished on the podium.
In 1999, he raced in the 80cc Shifter category, taking three wins and finishing third in the championship. He also became the youngest driver to win a competition in the category, after obtaining special permission from the Federation to participate in the 80cc Shifter.
In 2000, he raced in the Shifter 80cc Championship and also participated in three races in the Shifter 125cc category, which was part of the Telmex Challenge. The following year saw him become the youngest driver to compete in the 125cc Shifter Regional category. By now, his achievements were bringing him to the attention of scouts forEscuderia Telmex.
With six wins in 2002, Pérez finished as the national runner-up in the Shifter 125cc category, and participated in the global race Shifter 80cc, inLas Vegas, where he qualified fifth and finished in 11th place.
In 2003, he was leading both championships in the 125cc category but withdrew from the last seven races, which proved to be a disappointment in his title aspirations. However, he finished in third place in Telmex Challenge, in addition to being Cup runner-up in Mexico. In the same year, he was also invited to attend the Easy Kart 125 Shootout, where he competed against drivers from around the world and won the race, again as the youngest driver.
Pérez competed in the US-basedSkip Barber National Championship in 2004. Driving for a team sponsored by Mexican telecommunications companyTelmex, he finished eleventh in the championship.
Pérez moved to Europe in 2005 to compete in the GermanFormula BMW ADAC series. He was allowed to live in a restaurant owned by his team manager for four months.[11] He finished fourteenth in the championship, driving for 4speed Media, and improved to sixth position the following year.
In the2006–07 A1 Grand Prix season, Pérez took part in a single round of the championship forA1 Team Mexico. He was thethird-youngest driver to take part in the series.
Pérez switched to theBritish Formula 3 Championship for2007. Pérez relocated his residence toOxford.[11] He competed in the National Class – for older chassis – with the T-Sport team, winning the championship by a comfortable margin. In the process, he won two-thirds of the races and a similar proportion ofpole positions, and finished all but two races on the podium.
For2008, he and T-Sport graduated to the premier International Class of the championship, where he was one of the few drivers to be equipped with aMugen Honda engine. After leading the championship early in the season, he eventually finished fourth in the drivers' standings.
Pérez drove for theCampos Grand Prix team in the2008–09 GP2 Asia Series, partnering Russian driverVitaly Petrov. He was the first Mexican driver to compete at this level of motorsport since Giovanni Aloi took part inInternational Formula 3000 in1990. He won his firstGP2 Asia Series race atSakhir, winning from lights-to-flag in the sprint race having started frompole position. He added a second win atLosail, during the sprint race of the night meeting inQatar.
He moved toArden International for the main2009 GP2 Series, driving alongside fellowFormula Three graduateEdoardo Mortara. Pérez finished twelfth in the standings, with a best result of second coming atValencia. In the off-season, he contested two rounds of the2009–10 GP2 Asia Series forBarwa Addax, ahead of a2010 main series campaign with the team.[12] He won five races, and finished second in the standings behindPastor Maldonado.[13]
On 4 October 2010,Sauber announced that Pérez would join the team in2011, replacingNick Heidfeld. Sauber subsequently announced a partnership with Pérez's sponsorTelmex.[14] He became the fifth Mexican to compete in Formula One, and the first sinceHéctor Rebaque competed between 1977 and 1981. He also became a member of theFerrari Driver Academy scheme in October 2010.[15]
Pérez finished seventh in his first race, theAustralian Grand Prix, impressing observers by stopping to change tyres only once, becoming the only driver in the field to make fewer than two stops.[16] However, both Sauber cars were subsequently disqualified for infringing technical regulations.[17] He failed to repeat the result inMalaysia where body parts flew offSébastien Buemi'sToro Rosso car and into the electrical system of Pérez's Sauber, forcing his retirement. TheChinese Grand Prix saw him start in 12th position and he struggled during the race as well as making contact with several drivers en route to 17th. He followed that up with fourteenth inTurkey, before a ninth-place finish inSpain – ahead of teammateKamui Kobayashi in tenth – to take his first Formula One points.
During the third part of qualifying for theMonaco Grand Prix, Pérez lost control of his car upon exiting the circuit's tunnel section, swung to the right and crashed into the barrier, before sliding across the chicane and hitting the TecPro barrier with a heavy side impact.[18] He was seen holding his hands around his head in an attempt to protect it just before the final impact. The session was suspended, and marshals and medical personnel extricated Pérez from his car. A Sauber team spokesman said that he was conscious and able to talk after the accident, and had been taken to the circuit's medical centre.[19] He suffered a sprained thigh and concussion, and did not take part in the race the following day, on medical grounds.[20] After taking part in the first practice session of theCanadian Grand Prix, Pérez did not feel well enough and decided not to take any further part, and was replaced byPedro de la Rosa.[21]
Pérez returned for theEuropean Grand Prix and finished eleventh after attempting to run the race on a one-stop strategy. He took a career-best seventh at theBritish Grand Prix and eleventh inGermany. After a fifteenth place inHungary, he retired inBelgium with suspension failure. This was followed by a gearbox failure while running seventh inItaly, before he scored a point inSingapore after losing ninth place toFelipe Massa. InJapan he took eighth place, before a sixteenth-place finish inKorea, tenth inIndia, and an eleventh-place finish inAbu Dhabi. He finished sixteenth in the Drivers' Championship with fourteen points.
On 28 July, it was announced that Pérez would remain with Sauber into the2012 season, alongside teammate Kobayashi.[22] On 13 September, Pérez tested for Ferrari as part of the Ferrari Driver Academy in aFerrari F60, Ferrari's car from the2009 season. Pérez conducted the test with fellow academy memberJules Bianchi.[23]
Pérez started the season with eighth place at theAustralian Grand Prix, losing several places on the final lap due to excessively-worn tyres.[24] In the second round atMalaysia, he went on to battle withFernando Alonso for the win. In the dying laps of the race he was able to close the gap to 0.5 seconds, but was not able to make the pass as he went wide at turn 14 and fell back, finishing 2.2 seconds behind Alonso in second. Many observers praised his performance despite his late-race error,[25][26][27] taking Sauber's best result as an independent team.[citation needed] This drive won him plaudits and fuelled speculation of a move to Ferrari in the near future.[28] However, Pérez later told reporters that he expected to stay with Sauber until at least the end of the 2012 season.[29]
At the2012 Chinese Grand Prix, he qualified a career-best eighth, but finished the race in eleventh place after problems with pit strategy and hiscar'sclutch.[30] He finished outside the points in the next three races – despite recording the fastest lap inMonaco,[31] before Pérez achieved his second career podium at theCanadian Grand Prix, finishing the race in third place, having started fifteenth.[32]
In theEuropean Grand Prix, Pérez qualified in fifteenth place, citing a handling imbalance and the car feeling "unpredictable" as reasons for the gap to Kobayashi in seventh.[33] He improved to ninth place in the race, but raised poor qualifying form as an issue for the team.[34] On lap 12 of theBritish Grand Prix, he collided withPastor Maldonado, forcing him to retire with broken suspension. He later criticised Maldonado, claiming "Everybody has concerns about him" before adding, "He is a driver who doesn't know that we are risking our lives and has no respect at all".[35] Maldonado received a double penalty in the form of a reprimand and a €10,000 fine after the race. Pérez later added: "Just look at the last races. He ruined[Lewis] Hamilton's race (in Valencia), he ruined my race in Monaco by doing stupid things. I don't understand why the stewards don't take a serious decision with him. With Pastor they're not doing anything that will teach him a lesson."[36]
For theGerman Grand Prix, Pérez started in 17th position but was able to make his way through the field, and ultimately finished the race in 6th place.[37] At theBelgian Grand Prix, he made it into Q3 and qualified fifth fastest. A penalty for Maldonado subsequently promoted Pérez to a career-best fourth on the grid.[38] In the race, he was forced to retire in the first turn of the first lap afterRomain Grosjean caused a spectacular accident. Grosjean crashed his car into Lewis Hamilton creating a domino effect which involved five cars. Also involved in the accident were, the championship leaderFernando Alonso and Pérez's teammateKamui Kobayashi.[39]
Pérez took his third podium at theItalian Grand Prix. On Saturday, he failed to qualify for Q3 and was twelfth on the grid. On Sunday, he climbed through the field to second place, passing on track, among others,Kimi Räikkönen,Nico Rosberg,Felipe Massa and Alonso. Unlike most of the drivers in the field, Pérez started the race on hard tyres and changed to the medium tyres on lap 29,[40] allowing him to lead the Grand Prix for five laps. As a result, Pérez and his car's outstanding tyre management got him well into the points, and ultimately, to a podium finish. Ultimately, he finished the season in tenth place in the Drivers' Championship with 66 points, 6 more than teammate Kobayashi.[41]
With his success at Sauber, Pérez was referred to as "The MexicanWunderkind".[42]
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On 28 September 2012,Lewis Hamilton's decision to leaveMcLaren forMercedes in 2013 was announced, and Pérez was subsequently confirmed as Hamilton's replacement.[43] He also replaced Hamilton in McLaren's cartoonTooned.[44] This also ended Pérez' association withFerrari, as he was released from its driver academy.
In the season-opening race inAustralia, Pérez qualified 15th and finished in 11th position, later describing the weekend as "difficult" for himself and the team as a whole.[45] He started theMalaysian Grand Prix from ninth on the grid, and finished the race in the same position, scoring his first points for McLaren. He also achieved the fastest lap of the race, having pitted for fresh tyres.[46][47]
In theBahrain Grand Prix, he started 12th on the grid and finished 6th ahead ofFerrari'sFernando Alonso (8th) and his teammateJenson Button (10th), with whom he had a fierce duel in which they touched on a couple of occasions, increasing the competition between drivers in McLaren on the following races.[48]
After the Bahrain Grand Prix, Jenson Button said of Pérez's driving style:
I've raced with many team-mates over the years and with quite an aggressive team-mate inLewis, but I'm not used to driving down the straight and then my team-mate coming along and wiggling his wheels at me and banging wheels with me at 300km/h. I've had some tough fights in F1 but not quite as dirty as that.That's something you do in karting and normally you grow out of it but that's obviously not the case with Checo [Pérez]. Soon something serious will happen so he has to calm down. He's extremely quick and he did a great job today but some of it is unnecessary and an issue when you are doing those speeds.
— Jenson Button speaking toESPN about Pérez after the 2013 Bahrain Grand Prix[49]
At the2013 Monaco Grand Prix Pérez performed several aggressive overtaking moves, before retiring after colliding with Kimi Räikkönen. Following the incident Räikkönen said that Pérez should be "punched in the face".[50] Pérez recorded a season-best fifth-place finish inIndia, finishing four seconds shy of the podium, a result that left him "extremely satisfied".[51]
Pérez confirmed on 13 November 2013 that he would be leaving McLaren at the end of the season to be replaced byKevin Magnussen.[52] On 12 December 2013 (exactly a month after it was announced he would leave McLaren),Force India confirmed that Pérez would joinNico Hülkenberg in their driver line-up for 2014 in a 15 million Euro deal.
On 12 December 2013, Pérez had his drive forForce India in2014 confirmed.[53]
In theAustralian Grand Prix, he finished 11th but was moved up to 10th to get his first point for Force India due toDaniel Ricciardo being disqualified for breaching fuel limits. He failed to start theMalaysian Grand Prix, after his car encountered gearbox issues before the start of the race. Nevertheless, a week later in theBahrain Grand Prix, he was able to score Force India's first podium since2009,[54] holding off Ricciardo'sRed Bull for a third-place finish.[55] At theChinese Grand Prix, Pérez started 16th and after gaining four places at the start, was able to overtake both McLarens andDaniil Kvyat's Toro Rosso to finish 9th. Out-qualifying his teammate for a second time, Pérez started in the tenth position for theMonaco Grand Prix. However, a first-lap collision withJenson Button meant an early retirement for the first time in the season. At theCanadian Grand Prix, Pérez was again fighting for another podium finish until the car suffered braking issues, later resulting in losing the third-place position to both Red Bulls. On the last lap, he was involved in a collision withFelipe Massa, who crashed into the back of his Force India sending both cars heavily into the barriers. Pérez was subsequently given a five-place grid penalty for the next race, as the stewards decided he changed his racing line, causing Massa to crash into him.[56] At theAustrian Grand Prix, Pérez set his third fastest lap of his career whilst also giving Force India their third fastest lap in their history.
On 7 November 2014, before theBrazilian Grand Prix, Force India announced that Pérez would remain with the team for the2015 season.[57] Pérez stated that contract negotiations were "ongoing", in regards to a further contract extension. The deal was officially confirmed at theAbu Dhabi Grand Prix, with Pérez signing a new two-year contract, until the end of the2016 season.[58]
The 2015 season started with a 10th place for Pérez inAustralia, followed by a 13th inMalaysia, an 11th inChina and an eighth inBahrain. He came fifth inBelgium and sixth inItaly. His best race of the season was inRussia, where he scored his first podium of 2015 and Force India's third-ever.[59] At the2015 Hungarian Grand Prix during the first practice session he suffered a rear suspension failure and lost control of his car which led to a barrel roll that destroyed his car, he was able to walk away from the accident unscathed.[60] He finished the 2015 championship in ninth, his highest championship position to date, with 78 points. He outscored teammate Hülkenberg by 20 points. Besides the podium finish in Russia, he managed three further top-five finishes in Belgium, theUS, andAbu Dhabi; he scored 63 of his 78 points in the final nine rounds. In the second half of the season, he out-qualified his teammate in six of the last nine races and eight times throughout the season.
Pérez experienced a difficult start to the season for the first four races due to an uncompetitiveVJM09, but scored points with a ninth-place inRussia. Upgrades were introduced inBarcelona with a seventh-place finish indicating an improvement in the team's form.
InMonaco, Pérez scored his sixth (and Force India's fourth) podium finish in wet and changing conditions and moved to ninth in the Drivers' Championship standings. Tyre management played a significant role but in contrast to previous occasions he pitted as many times asFerrari andRed Bull, at times catching up with the front runners and managing to holdSebastian Vettel in fourth at a comfortable distance.[61]
In theEuropean Grand Prix inBaku Pérez once again finished third, recovering from a gearbox change penalty as a result of a crash during free practice, having been fast enough to qualify on the front row. Despite having to start from seventh on the grid he made his way up to fourth before passing Kimi Räikkönen on the last lap of the race for third, making it his second podium in three races.[62][63]
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After the2016 Malaysian Grand Prix, Pérez confirmed he had committed to Force India for the 2017 season. He remained with the Indian team for a fourth consecutive season alongside new teammateEsteban Ocon, ending speculation of a possible move toWilliams,Renault orHaas.[64][65] He was very consistent with his highest finish in 2017 a fourth place inSpain after two rivals collided at the start, and a third retired mid-race with a power unit failure.[66] He ended his streak of 17 points finishes as he ended up colliding with Daniil Kvyat inMonaco. He had a moment with his teammate inCanada when he did not allow his teammate through, who thought he could challenge Daniel Ricciardo for 3rd. He was again knocked out inBaku where he thought he could challenge for the win before colliding with Ocon. He finished 7th inAustria and moved up to 6th in the standings afterMax Verstappen was out of the race on the first lap. He dropped to 7th in the championship after finishing 9th inBritain, behind his teammate and Verstappen finished 4th. He remained 7th in the standings for the rest of the season.
Pérez finished the first three races of the season outside the points. He then achieved his eighth career podium finish at theAzerbaijan Grand Prix, finishing 3rd after an incident-strewn race. He passed then-championship leaderSebastian Vettel for 3rd place with a few laps to go, making him the first driver to finish on the podium twice at theBaku City Circuit (in2016 and2018). Another points finish came with 9th place inSpain. InFrance, he retired from the race with an engine failure. Three consecutive points finishes followed, with 7th-place finishes inAustria andGermany.
After theHungarian Grand Prix, Force India was put intoadministration. This was caused by a group of creditors (including Pérez) taking legal action against the team. Pérez said that this action was taken to save the team and its employees from a winding-up order instigated by other creditors, which would have resulted in the team's collapse.[67] Shortly before theBelgian Grand Prix, Force India's assets were purchased by a consortium of investors led byLawrence Stroll, father ofWilliams driverLance Stroll. The team was re-admitted into the championship as a new team—Racing Point Force India—keeping Pérez and Ocon as their drivers. At the Belgian Grand Prix, the team came back strong with Pérez and Ocon qualifying 4th and 3rd, and finishing 5th and 6th, respectively.
Pérez took seven points finishes from nine races in the second half of the season. However, he faced criticism after a poor performance inSingapore. He collided with his teammate Ocon on the opening lap, causing Ocon to crash into a wall and retire from the race. He also collided withSergey Sirotkin, an action that resulted in a drive-through penalty. He later stated that he thought his penalty was "fair".[68] He later suffered a brake failure and retired from his home race inMexico. He ended the season in 8th place in the championship with 62 points, finishing ahead of teammate Ocon and being the only non-Mercedes, Ferrari or Red Bull driver to finish on the podium that season.
The 2019 season saw Racing Point Force India becomeRacing Point, retaining Pérez as a driver. He was joined at the team by former Williams driver Lance Stroll. Racing Point saw 2019 as a transitional season, with much of the work on that year's car being disrupted by the administration events of the previous year. A strong start to the season, including a 6th-place finish inAzerbaijan,[69] was followed by a string of eight races without points, the longest such string of his career. This included the rain-affectedGerman Grand Prix, where he crashed out early in the race whilst teammate Stroll briefly led the race and eventually finished 4th.[70]
In a similar manner to 2018, Pérez fared far better during the second half of the season. Except for a retirement inSingapore due to an oil leak,[71] he scored points in every race after the summer break, including a strong 6th-place finish inBelgium.[72] Many of these points finishes came from low initial grid positions, including a 7th-place finish inItaly after starting 18th, 8th inJapan from 17th, and 10th in theUnited States[73] after starting from the pit lane.[74]
He finished the season in 10th place in the championship with 52 points, comfortably ahead of teammate Stroll.
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Pérez had signed a contract extension with Racing Point, for whom he was meant to continue racing until the end of 2022.[75] Three days before theBritish Grand Prix, he tested positive forSARS-CoV-2 coronavirus which causesCOVID-19. Due to this, he was unable to participate in the British Grand Prix. He was temporarily replaced byNico Hülkenberg. It was confirmed that he would also miss the70th Anniversary Grand Prix, as he had again tested positive for COVID-19.[76] After testing negative for COVID-19 after the70th Anniversary Grand Prix, Pérez returned to race at theSpanish Grand Prix, he qualified fourth and finished the race in fifth position.[77][78] In September 2020, Pérez announced that he would be leaving Racing Point at the end of the 2020 season.[79] He would be replaced bySebastian Vettel as Racing Point becomeAston Martin for the2021 season.[80]
Pérez achieved his ninth F1 podium at theTurkish Grand Prix. After qualifying third in the rain, Pérez passedMax Verstappen and went from third to second, only behind his teammateLance Stroll, starting with full wet rain tyres and changing for intermediate tyres on lap 10 of 58. Pérez inherited the lead after Stroll made a pitstop, and on lap 37 he got overtaken byLewis Hamilton for the lead. The podium was Hamilton, Pérez andSebastian Vettel.[81][82] Pérez was 3rd for the majority of theBahrain Grand Prix after starting 5th, but an MGU-K electrical issue struck with only a few laps to go, forcing him to pull over and retire the car with flames billowing out of the power unit.
Since Pérez announced his departure from Racing Point there was support from the media for him, withThe Race saying it will be a "huge injustice were Perez not to be on the 2021 grid.".[83] Former F1 driver andSky Sports F1 commentator,Martin Brundle, also echoed similar thoughts in his online column review the2020 Turkish Grand Prix where Pérez finished second and suggested that Pérez "should be on Red Bull Racing's radar" to partnerMax Verstappen in place ofAlex Albon.[84]
Pérez won his first race at theSakhir Grand Prix, becoming Formula 1's 110th race winner. On the first lap, Pérez was hit by Leclerc and went from 2nd place to 18th and last. On lap 64 he took the lead and won the race ahead ofEsteban Ocon and teammate Stroll. This was the first win for a Mexican driver sincePedro Rodríguez won the1970 Belgian Grand Prix 50 years prior.[85][86]
Pérez finished the season with 125 points, scoring one win and one podium. He finished fourth overall which was his best ever championship result before joining Red Bull Racing, which he would later equal in 2021.
Pérez raced forRed Bull Racing in 2021, replacingAlex Albon - who was demoted to the role of reserve and test driver[87] - and partneringMax Verstappen.[88]
At the2021 Bahrain Grand Prix, Pérez made his debut with the Red Bull Racing team finishing in 5th place. During qualifying on Saturday he came 11th.[89] During the formation lap for the race, his car switched off due to an electrical failure. He managed to reset hisRB16B before having to start the race from the pitlane.[90]
At the2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Pérez qualified on the front row in 2nd place, just 0.035 seconds behind polesitterLewis Hamilton, outqualifying his teammateMax Verstappen in P3.[91] It was his first time starting on the front row in his career.
At the2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Pérez qualified in 7th place, starting in 6th place due to a grid penalty forLando Norris.[92][93] In the race he made a strong start, moving up to 3rd place by lap 8. In the pit stop window, he then passedLewis Hamilton to take 2nd place. Having stayed in this position for most of the race, Pérez moved into the lead following a tyre failure for teammateMax Verstappen and he hit the wall on lap 47. With the race restarting on lap 50,Lewis Hamilton locked up and went off the track into turn 1 after the restart, and he remained in the lead for the final 2 laps to take the second win of his career and his first for Red Bull.[94]
At the2021 French Grand Prix, Pérez qualified in 4th place, starting behind Mercedes driverValtteri Bottas. In the race, he conserved his tyres up to lap 24. Due to his fresher tyres, he then passed Bottas to take 3rd place on lap 49. It was the first time in his career that he scored podiums on consecutive weekends.[95]
At the2021 Styrian Grand Prix, Pérez qualified in 5th place, starting in 4th behind McLaren'sLando Norris after a penalty forValtteri Bottas. He passed Norris early but lost a position to Bottas after a slow pitstop. Unable to pass the Mercedes, Pérez then switched strategies and pitted for fresh tyres and chased down Bottas in the final stages. He made up a 20-second deficit to catch Bottas on the final lap, but was unable to pass his rival for a 3rd consecutive finish on the podium and finished just half a second behind in 4th place.
On the way to the grid at the2021 Belgian Grand Prix, Pérez crashed, having skidded into the barriers at Les Combes. Pérez's car was fixed in time for the start of the race, although he was required to start from the back.[96] Ultimately, however, the race was red-flagged after just two laps under the safety car, resulting in a result of 20th place, although he was later promoted to 19th due to a penalty given toLance Stroll.
At theTurkish Grand Prix, he finished third to score another podium finish, after an "intense" wheel to wheel battle with Lewis Hamilton in the wet.[97][98]
At theUnited States Grand Prix, Pérez had one of his most competitive weekends of the season, out-qualifying the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas and starting 3rd behind teammate Verstappen and the other Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton, before finishing in the same position, albeit over 42 seconds behind eventual winner Verstappen, due to a drinks failure on the first lap.
In his home race inMexico, Pérez took his third consecutive podium, for the first time in his career. In the closing stages of the race, he was able to pressure Lewis Hamilton for 2nd place, but he was unable to pass Hamilton before the chequered flag.
At theseason finale in Abu Dhabi, Pérez's defensive work against Hamilton helped his teammate Max Verstappen close a seven-second gap to Hamilton, which was crucial in Verstappen's title victory.[99] Pérez retired from the race a few laps from the end because of suspected engine problems.[100] Verstappen praised Pérez after the race stating "It's very rare to have a team mate like that ... he was a real team player and I really hope we can continue this for a long time."[101]
Pérez finished the season with 190 points, scoring 1 win and 5 podiums. He finished fourth overall, equalling his best championship result set in 2020.
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Pérez stayed at Red Bull forthe 2022 season.[102] In May 2022, shortly after his win inMonaco, it was announced Pérez would stay with the team until the end of the 2024 season.[103]
He achieved his first pole position at theSaudi Arabian Grand Prix, on his 215th race start in Formula 1; therefore breaking the record for most races before a first pole position and also becoming the first Mexican driver to achieve a pole position in F1.[104][105] He led the race until lap 16, where he pitted after coming under pressure from a potential undercut from Leclerc in 2nd. A crash from Nicholas Latifi on the same lap meant that the safety car was brought out, allowing Leclerc, Verstappen and Sainz to make a pitstop and keep track position, demoting Perez to 4th place, where he would finish the race.
At theAustralian Grand Prix, Pérez qualified third. He lost a position at the start toLewis Hamilton because of getting boxed in and got the position back on lap 10. He made his pitstop on lap 21 for hard tyres. Pérez passedFernando Alonso andGeorge Russell. On lap 39 his teammateMax Verstappen retired from the race due to mechanical problems and Pérez was then running second behindCharles Leclerc, which he held until the finish. Pérez got the sixteenth podium of his career and his sixth withRed Bull Racing.
In the next round, theEmilia Romagna Grand Prix, Pérez qualified 7th as he was unable set a representative time in Q3 due to red flags. He recovered to 3rd in the sprint race. He jumped up to 2nd on the opening lap of the race, after beatingCharles Leclerc off the line. Throughout most of the race, Pérez successfully prevented Leclerc from re-overtaking him. After Leclerc spun, Pérez subsequently coasted to 2nd, behind teammateMax Verstappen. This gave Red Bull their first 1-2 finish since the2016 Malaysian Grand Prix.
At theSpanish Grand Prix, Pérez qualified 5th, citing not driving the car in FP1, where he was replaced byJüri Vips.[106] He overtookCarlos Sainz Jr. at the start and later fought withGeorge Russell for third place, which turned into a battle for second after teammateMax Verstappen went wide. Pérez was unable to overtake Russell so he let Verstappen through, who too was unable to overtake Russell due to an issue with his DRS. On Lap 31, after not being allowed to switch with Verstappen by the team, Pérez overtook Russell on the medium tyres when his teammate pitted and took the lead of the race,Charles Leclerc having retired earlier. Pérez again let Verstappen through on lap 49, the team citing Verstappen being on the three stop compared to Pérez's two. Pérez finished in second place, behind Verstappen, giving Red Bull another 1-2 result.[107] Pérez was initially unsatisfied with the team orders despite being satisfied with the result, saying "I'm definitely here to win and I think if I was on the three-stop, I should have won the race."[108]
At theMonaco Grand Prix, Pérez qualified third, crashing at the Portier corner on his final attempt.[109][110] The race started in wet conditions with everyone on the full wet tyres. On Lap 17, Pérez pitted onto intermediate tyres from third place, later taking the lead on Lap 22 after Sainz pitted. Pérez pit the same lap for the slick hard tyres, and still emerged in the lead after a good out-lap. After a red flag, Pérez restarted the race on medium tyres. His tyres degraded quickly and both Ferrari cars and his teammate were right behind him, but unable to overtake. The race hit the three-hour limit, and Pérez held on to win the third race of his Formula One career, from Sainz and his teammate Verstappen.[111]
Pérez qualified 2nd for theAzerbaijan Grand Prix, 2 tenths behindCharles Leclerc due to power loss and lack of a tow. In the race he jumped Leclerc on the start and built a 2.5 second gap, which he maintained until his teammateMax Verstappen overtook him on Lap 14 after the order "no fighting" was issued to Pérez if Verstappen were to try to overtake him. Pérez was unable to keep up with Verstappen, attributing it to tyre degradation. He finished 2nd to Verstappen, with Leclerc having retired. Pérez scored the 20th podium of his Formula One career.[112]
At theBritish Grand Prix, Pérez started fourth. Due to a turn four crash he was forced to pit for a new front wing which dropped him down to 17th. After a safety car, he recovered and was battlingLewis Hamilton andCharles Leclerc for second, where he ultimately finished. He also was voted the 'Driver of the day'.[113][114]
At theBelgian Grand Prix, Pérez qualified third but was promoted to second due to his teammate's grid penalties. Team principalChristian Horner said it was tactical to not start on the pole due to the slipstream effect, which could help a driver take the lead going into the Les Combes corner.[115] Pérez had a bad start and was attacked by the twoMercedes cars, but eventually moved back into second. After the pit stops played out, Pérez ultimately finished second behind his teammate Verstappen, giving Red Bull another 1-2 finish.[116]
Pérez qualified second for theSingapore Grand Prix behindCharles Leclerc. He overtook Leclerc at the start and led every lap. The race was shortened to 59 laps because of the 3 hour time limit due to safety cars and an hour-long delay. He won with a 7.5 second advantage to Leclerc. Post-race, he was investigated for a safety car infringement; ultimately his win was allowed to stand, with him receiving a reprimand and a 5-second penalty.[117] He was voted Driver of the Day at the same Grand Prix.[118]
At theJapanese Grand Prix, Pérez qualified fourth. In the race,Carlos Sainz Jr. retired after a crash, meaning Pérez ran third for most of the race. On the final lap, he pressured second placedCharles Leclerc into a mistake. Leclerc cut across the Casio Triangle, and blocked Pérez from making an overtake. Leclerc was awarded a 5-second time penalty, which elevated Pérez to second in the race, giving Red Bull their fifth 1-2 result of the season. The penalty also meant his teammate Max Verstappen won the championship.[119]
At his home race inMexico, Pérez qualified fourth and overtookGeorge Russell to once again finish on the podium in third place, behindLewis Hamilton and teammate Verstappen.[120]
During the next round inSão Paulo, Pérez qualified ninth under tricky circumstances, elevating himself to fifth place during the Sprint race. In the race he managed to run third for most of the time, but was caught out by a Safety Car with himself on Medium tyres compared to everyone else's Soft tyres. With an already slow car, Pérez dropped back to sixth place. He let teammate Verstappen past with the understanding that Verstappen would let Pérez back past if he could not gain any positions, due to Pérez' fight with Leclerc for second place in the drivers championship. Verstappen didn't let Pérez back past, which left Pérez disappointed. Post race Pérez said the matter was "discussed internally" and they are going to put it "behind" themselves.[121]
At the final round inAbu Dhabi, Pérez and Leclerc were tied on 290 points for second place. In qualifying, Pérez received a tow from his teammate on his final flying lap and qualified second, ahead of Leclerc. During the race, Pérez switched to a two stop pitstop strategy, pitting opposite of Leclerc. He lost time fightingSebastian Vettel andFernando Alonso, as he went wide at the chicane while attempting an overtake. He later made the same mistake while overtakingLewis Hamilton, again losing time. Finally, he was held up byPierre Gasly who was getting lapped, but was engaged in a battle of his own didn't quickly concede the position. Eventually Pérez finished 1.4 seconds behind Leclerc in third place which meant he ended up third in the2022 Drivers Standings.[122]
Pérez finished the season with 305 points, with 2 wins, 1 pole position, 11 podiums and 3 fastest laps, his best season in Formula 1 yet.
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At theseason opener in Bahrain, Pérez was even with teammateVerstappen in their last qualifying laps until the final corners, where oversteer moments cost him pole by nearly 0.15 seconds. In the race, he initially lost position toCharles Leclerc, which he later recovered. He then finished second, about 11 seconds behind Verstappen.[123]
At theSaudi Arabian Grand Prix, Verstappen had a technical issue that saw him knocked out in Q2. Pérez then went on to take his second career pole position. He lost position toFernando Alonso at the start, which he quickly regained. Teammate Verstappen climbed up to 2nd place from 15th, but Pérez' slightly faster pace meant he won the race by nearly 5 seconds, his fifth career victory and first one in the 2023 season.[124]
At theAzerbaijan Grand Prix, Pérez managed to qualify second for the sprint race on Saturday and third for the Sunday race. Winning both the sprint race and Grand Prix, he closed the gap between himself in second place and Max Verstappen in first place in the Drivers' Championship to 6 points. His sixth overall career victory, it also makes Pérez the first and, to date, only driver to win theAzerbaijan Grand Prix more than once, having also done so in 2021.[125]
At theMiami Grand Prix, Pérez qualified in pole position after an error from Ferrari's Charles Leclerc caused a red flag late in the session. This brought the session to a close and Pérez's teammate Max Verstappen was unable to set a time after aborting his first lap in Q3. In the race, Pérez was overtaken by Verstappen when he pitted on lap 21. He briefly regained the lead on lap 46 when Verstappen pitted for mediums but eventually conceded the lead to his teammate who would go on to win the race.[126]
After a string of bad luck and errors saw Pérez neither make Q3 for the next five races nor the podium for the next three, Pérez qualified second behind Verstappen for the sprint race inAustria. He tussled with Verstappen for the lead but eventually finished second. In the race, he finished in third place from his grid position of fifteenth.[127]
InHungary, Pérez finished third after qualifying in ninth and also got Driver of the Day.[128][129]
Pérez qualified third inBelgium, a few tenths behindCharles Leclerc but started second due to teammate Verstappen's gearbox penalty. He qualified eighth for the Sprint Shootout after not getting to complete a final lap, and due to damage after contact with Hamilton could not finish the sprint. In the race he overtook Leclerc on the first lap. He later lost the lead to Verstappen and finished second.[130]
After narrowly missing out on the podium inthe Netherlands,[131] inItaly he qualified fifth despite an engine issue in FP3. He started behind both Ferraris, Verstappen andRussell. In the race he started on medium tyres, overtook Russell, and later pitted for hard tyres. He narrowly missed out on undercutting both Ferraris but overtook them anyway, finishing second.[132]
After finishing 8th inSingapore and retiring inJapan two times in one race which allowedLewis Hamilton to close up to him in the fight for second in the championship, Pérez enteredQatar needing to outscore teammate Verstappen by 32 points to keep his title hopes alive but he qualified 13th for the main race and 8th for the sprint. In the sprint he was making progress when he got collected byEsteban Ocon after theAlpine driver collided withNico Hülkenberg and spun into Pérez. The damage ended his race which knocked him out of title contention confirming Verstappen as the 2023 World Champion. He finished 10th in the main race after multiple penalties.[133] In theUnited States Grand Prix, he finished in 4th place. In the next race, theMexican Grand Prix, he collided with Leclerc while trying to overtake him around the outside, forcing him to retire from his home race on the first lap. Despite this, he finished 4th inBrazil and 3rd inLas Vegas, securing 2nd place in the Drivers' Championship and givingRed Bull Racing their first ever 1-2 in the Championship.[134] Pérez finished the season with 285 points, with 2 wins, 2 pole positions, 9 podiums and 2 fastest laps.
Pérez started the 2024 season with back-to-back second-place finishes in theBahrain andSaudi Arabian Grand Prix, before picking up two more podiums inJapan andChina. He was involved in a multicar collision on the first lap at theMonaco Grand Prix. Ahead of theCanadian Grand Prix, Pérez announced that he would extend his stay withRed Bull Racing until at least the end of the2026 season.[135] During the race itself, he crashed out on his own, breaking his rear wing and retiring. He fought theHaas ofNico Hülkenberg at theAustrian Grand Prix, spun out of qualifying for theBritish Grand Prix and ended up being lapped while his teammate finished on the podium, crashed in qualifying for theHungarian Grand Prix and only just recovered to the points, and started on the front row behindCharles Leclerc at theBelgian Grand Prix but dropped positions, finishing behind his teammate, who had taken an engine penalty.
At theAzerbaijan Grand Prix, Pérez outqualified Verstappen for the first time since the2023 Miami Grand Prix, starting 4th for the race while his team-mate started 6th on the grid. On the first lap of the race, Pérez overtook the Ferrari ofCarlos Sainz to move up to 3rd, where he stayed for the majority of the race. As polesitterCharles Leclerc's tyres began to degrade, Pérez and Sainz found themselves in contention for 2nd place, both attempting to overtake the Monegasque driver. However, on the penultimate lap, contact on the back straight sent both cars into the barrier, ending their races. The crash was deemed to be a racing incident by the stewards, but it was a bitter end to a weekend where Pérez had dominated his teammate in almost every session.
For a majority of the season, Pérez was consistently outperformed by teammateMax Verstappen, and as theRB20 dropped in form withMcLaren andFerrari achieving race wins and podiums, Red Bull began to put pressure on him. Pérez endured a terriblehome race: starting in eighteenth, behindOscar Piastri, he then received a five-second penalty for an improper start and was unable to make any moves during the race; meanwhile, his teammate came back from a twenty-second penalty to finish in sixth. He ended up fightingRB rookieLiam Lawson for position amongst others instead, leading to remonstrations from Red Bull higher-ups. Pérez finished in seventeenth, which was last of the finishing cars following the retirement of three other cars. He finished eleventh in the rain-affectedSão Paulo Grand Prix after spinning on the first lap. At theLas Vegas Grand Prix, he qualified sixteenth and finished tenth. During the penultimate round—theQatar Grand Prix—Pérez spun out under safety car conditions, reporting a loss of power. Pérez retired from the season-endingAbu Dhabi Grand Prix after a first-lap collision withValtteri Bottas. He finished the season eighth in the standings on 152 championship points, 285 behind teammate Verstappen, who won the World Drivers' Championship. Following the season, Pérez and Red Bull mutually agreed to terminate his extended contract, ending a four-year partnership;[136] he was replaced byLiam Lawson.[137]
In August 2025,Cadillac announced that Pérez had signed for their debut2026 campaign alongside two-time World Drivers' Championship runner-upValtteri Bottas; Pérez described the role as "a huge responsibility, one [he was] confident of taking on", adding his desire to shape Cadillac into "the team ofthe Americas".[138] In an interview, Pérez said that his sabbatical year allowed him to fall back in love with F1 after a hard exit fromRed Bull, and that Pérez returned feeling refreshed and energised.[139] Pérez has been heavily involved in the team's development, contributing in simulator work and engineering meetings Cadillac builds from the ground up.[140] Pérez stated that he sees this as his "final big project" in the sport, highlighting that he has "nothing to prove" and that his priority is re-enjoying racing rather than looking for validation.[141] Pérez said on Cadillac's progress, that they can "surprise a lot of people" from the very beginning. In partnership withFerrari, he tested theSF-23 alongside Cadillac atImola.[142]
Pérez is the owner of the eponymouspowerboat racing outfitSergio Pérez E1 Team, who competed in the2024 E1 Series Championship.[143][144]
In November 2012, Pérez unveiled theCheco Pérez Foundation to support orphans and children with cancer. His sister Paola is the foundation's president.[145]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Super Karts Cup México — Superkart 125 (Light) JAP | Wap Racing | 19th |
| Super Karts Cup México — Superkart 80 (Light) | 10th | ||
| 2003 | Super Karts Cup México — Superkart 125 (Light) | WAP | 31st |
| Easykart Mexico — 100 cc | 4th | ||
| 2010 | Van der Drift Fundraiser | Oxfordshires | 2nd |
| 2016 | SKUSA SuperNationals —KZ2 | GP VCI Mexico | 28th |
| Source:[146] | |||
† Includes points scored by other drivers.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Telmex Racing | SEB 1 13 | SEB 2 17 | VIR 1 7 | VIR 2 17 | ROA 1 20 | ROA 2 8 | HAL 1 8 | HAL 2 11 | MOS 1 10 | MOS 2 6 | MTT 1 9 | MTT 2 9 | ROA 1 3 | ROA 2 16 | 11th | 77 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4speed Media | HOC 1 13 | HOC 2 2 | LAU 1 6 | LAU 2 Ret | SPA 1 5 | SPA 2 DNS | NÜR 1 15 | NÜR 2 8 | BRN 1 12 | BRN 2 8 | OSC 1 Ret | OSC 2 14 | NOR 1 13 | NOR 2 13 | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 9 | ZAN 1 14 | ZAN 2 15 | HOC 1 12 | HOC 2 Ret | 14th | 37 |
| 2006 | ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | HOC 1 5 | HOC 2 4 | LAU 1 Ret | LAU 2 6 | NÜR 1 5 | NÜR 2 6 | OSC 1 3 | OSC 2 6 | OSC 1 7 | OSC 2 5 | NOR 1 5 | NOR 2 DSQ | NÜR 1 9 | NÜR 2 Ret | ZAN 1 5 | ZAN 2 3 | HOC 1 6 | HOC 2 5 | 6th | 112 | ||
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| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | A1 Team Mexico | NED SPR | NED FEA | CZE SPR | CZE FEA | CHN SPR | CHN FEA | MYS SPR | MYS FEA | IDN SPR | IDN FEA | NZL SPR PO | NZL FEA PO | AUS SPR PO | AUS FEA PO | RSA SPR | RSA FEA | MEX SPR PO | MEX FEA PO | CHN SPR 15 | CHN FEA Ret | GBR SPR | GBR SPR | 10th | 35 |
Source:[148] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | T-Sport | Dallara F304 | Mugen-Honda | National | OUL 1 Ret | OUL 2 DNS | DON 1 15 | DON 2 10 | BUC 1 13 | BUC 2 11 | SNE 1 13 | SNE 2 20 | MNZ 1 10 | MNZ 2 7 | BRH 1 13 | BRH 2 16 | SPA 1 9 | SPA 2 15 | SIL 1 11 | SIL 2 12 | THR 1 10 | THR 2 13 | CRO 1 11 | CRO 2 13 | ROC 1 14 | ROC 2 13 | 1st | 376 | [149] |
| 2008 | T-Sport | Dallara F308 | Mugen-Honda | Championship | OUL 1 7 | OUL 2 13 | CRO 1 1 | CRO 2 2 | MNZ 1 1 | MNZ 2 1 | ROC 1 5 | ROC 2 13 | SNE 1 Ret | SNE 2 4 | THR 1 7 | THR 2 4 | BRH 1 4 | BRH 2 1 | SPA 1 6 | SPA 2 2 | SIL 1 4 | SIL 2 4 | BUC 1 Ret | BUC 2 Ret | DON 1 Ret | DON 2 3 | 4th | 195 | [150] |
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| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Campos Grand Prix | SHI FEA Ret | SHI SPR 7 | DUB FEA 6 | DUB SPR C | BHR1 FEA 8 | BHR1 SPR 1 | LSL FEA 2 | LSL SPR 1 | SEP FEA Ret | SEP SPR 6 | BHR2 FEA 12 | BHR2 SPR 9 | 7th | 26 |
| 2009–10 | Barwa Addax Team | YMC1 FEA | YMC1 SPR | YMC2 FEA 12 | YMC2 SPR 4 | BHR1 FEA 7 | BHR1 SPR 17 | BHR2 FEA | BHR2 SPR | 15th | 5 | ||||
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| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Arden International | CAT FEA 14 | CAT SPR 17 | MON FEA 12 | MON SPR 9 | IST FEA Ret | IST SPR 16 | SIL FEA 4 | SIL SPR 6 | NÜR FEA 8 | NÜR SPR 20 | HUN FEA Ret | HUN SPR 16 | VAL FEA 3 | VAL SPR 2 | SPA FEA Ret | SPA SPR 4 | MNZ FEA Ret | MNZ SPR Ret | ALG FEA Ret | ALG SPR 11 | 12th | 22 |
| 2010 | Barwa Addax Team | CAT FEA 4 | CAT SPR Ret | MON FEA 1 | MON SPR 6 | IST FEA DSQ | IST SPR 7 | VAL FEA 11 | VAL SPR 16 | SIL FEA 5 | SIL SPR 1 | HOC FEA 2 | HOC SPR 1 | HUN FEA 3 | HUN SPR Ret | SPA FEA 7 | SPA SPR 1 | MNZ FEA Ret | MNZ SPR 13 | YMC FEA 1 | YMC SPR Ret | 2nd | 71 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
Actually I feel I would have been better off with a three stop strategy, but you never know. The pit stops as such were good, but at both I lost time at the launch because we had a problem with the clutch. However, this is racing and we will do better next time.
For me the car's balance wasn't good in qualifying, and the car felt a bit unpredictable.
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