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Head to head · 2018–2026

Carlos Sainz vs Lando Norris

59

Finished ahead166 shared races

62

Finished aheadboth classified

Sainz	In shared races	Norris
59	Finished ahead	62
68	Qualified ahead	98
1169.5	Points	1591
4	Wins	13
29	Podiums	48

Teammates · McLaren

Teammate battle

Sainz	38 events	Norris
18	Qualifying H2H	20
21	Race H2H	17
0	Sprint H2H	0
201	Points	146
0	Wins	0
2	Podiums	1
0	Poles	0
7	DNFs	6
1	Fastest laps	2
7.355	Avg finish	8.344
9.553	Avg grid	8.895
2.065	Avg positions gained	0.094
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Sainz +0.024% vs Norris (n=35; negative = Sainz faster).

Sainz	10 events	Norris
5	Qualifying H2H	5
6	Race H2H	4
0	Sprint H2H	0
82	Points	52
0	Wins	0
1	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
2	DNFs	1
0	Fastest laps	1
5	Avg finish	8.111
9.1	Avg grid	9.3
4.5	Avg positions gained	1.333
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Sainz +0.130% vs Norris (n=9; negative = Sainz faster).

Sainz	5 events	Norris
1	Qualifying H2H	4
3	Race H2H	2
0	Sprint H2H	0
46	Points	32
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
0	DNFs	0
0	Fastest laps	1
5.4	Avg finish	7
11.2	Avg grid	10.4
5.8	Avg positions gained	3.4
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Sainz +0.231% vs Norris (n=4; negative = Sainz faster).

Sainz	17 events	Norris
8	Qualifying H2H	9
8	Race H2H	9
0	Sprint H2H	0
105	Points	97
0	Wins	0
1	Podiums	1
0	Poles	0
3	DNFs	1
1	Fastest laps	2
6.786	Avg finish	7.813
8.529	Avg grid	8.412
2	Avg positions gained	0.625
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Sainz +0.106% vs Norris (n=16; negative = Sainz faster).

Sainz	21 events	Norris
10	Qualifying H2H	11
13	Race H2H	8
0	Sprint H2H	0
96	Points	49
0	Wins	0
1	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
4	DNFs	5
0	Fastest laps	0
7.824	Avg finish	8.875
10.381	Avg grid	9.286
2.118	Avg positions gained	-0.437
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Sainz -0.085% vs Norris (n=19; negative = Sainz faster).

Driver DNA

Profile comparison

Sainz 2025–2026	Dimension	Norris 2025–2026
77	Qualifying Pace	52
46	Race Result vs Teammate	73
37	Positions Gained	93
63	Finishing	26
59	Consistency	98
55	Team Points Share	64
15	Street Circuits	24
15	High-Speed Circuits	63
85	Low-Speed Circuits	27

Percentiles; each driver vs their own window population. Teammate-relative dimensions compare each driver to their own teammates.

Recent shared races

Event	Sainz	Norris
2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix	10	retired
2026 Spanish Grand Prix	retired	3
2026 Italian Grand Prix	13	4
2026 Dutch Grand Prix	16	1
2026 Hungarian Grand Prix	18	1
2026 Belgian Grand Prix	16	7
2026 British Grand Prix	17	4
2026 Austrian Grand Prix	retired	7
2026 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix	12	3
2026 Monaco Grand Prix	retired	retired