Carlos Sainz Sr.
Spanish rally driver
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2024 | Carlos Sainz won the Dakar Rally for the fourth time. |
2023 | The team won their second race in Round 7 at the Island X-Prix II during the 2023 season. |
2023 | Acciona | Sainz XE Team won their first race in Extreme E during Round 2 of the 2023 season. |
2023 | In the 2023 season, Acciona | Sainz XE Team started strongly at the Desert X-Prix, qualifying the fastest, achieving a super sector, and finishing the race in second place. |
2023 | In the final two rounds of the 2023 season, the team finished in second place in one round and suffered a DNF in the other, ultimately losing the championship to RXR by 11 points. |
September 6 2023 | Extreme E announced the cancellation of the rounds in Sardinia and Phoenix for the 2024 season, a week before the scheduled Island X-Prix. |
January 2023 | Carlos Sainz Sr. suffered multiple spinal fractures after a crash at the Dakar Rally and was subsequently replaced by Mattias Ekström for the 2023 season. |
January 1 2023 | Carlos Sainz Sr. participated in the 2023 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia's Sea Camp. |
2022 | Acciona | Sainz XE Team finished in third place in the teams' championship for the 2022 season. |
2022 | Carlos Sainz Sr. maintained the same driver line-up for the 2022 season and the team achieved two podium finishes at the Desert X-Prix and Copper X-Prix. |
January 13 2022 | Carlos Sainz Sr. competed in the 2022 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia's Bisha. |
January 4 2022 | Carlos Sainz Sr. participated in the 2022 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia's Al Qaisumah. |
2021 | The team achieved a podium finish at the Arctic X-Prix during its first season. |
2021 | Acciona | Sainz XE Team made its debut at the 2021 Desert X-Prix. |
January 14 2021 | Carlos Sainz Sr. participated in the 2021 Dakar Rally from Saudi Arabia's Yanbu to Saudi Arabia's Jeddah. |
January 8 2021 | Carlos Sainz Sr. continued the 2021 Dakar Rally from Saudi Arabia's Buraydah to Saudi Arabia's Ha'il. |
January 3 2021 | Carlos Sainz Sr. started the 2021 Dakar Rally from Saudi Arabia's Jeddah to Saudi Arabia's Bisha. |
2020 | Carlos Sainz won the Dakar Rally for the third time. |
November 2020 | Carlos Sainz Sr. announced the formation of Acciona | Sainz XE Team in collaboration with QEV Technologies to compete in the inaugural season of Extreme E. |
June 16 2020 | Sainz received the Princess of Asturias Awards for Sports. |
May 2020 | He was crowned The Greatest WRC Driver of all time in a poll of fans and expert journalists. |
January 15 2020 | Carlos Sainz Sr. participated in the 2020 Dakar Rally from Saudi Arabia's Haradh to Saudi Arabia's Shubaytah. |
January 12 2020 | Carlos Sainz Sr. competed in the 2020 Dakar Rally from Saudi Arabia's Riyadh to Saudi Arabia's Wadi Al Dwasir. |
January 9 2020 | Carlos Sainz Sr. continued the 2020 Dakar Rally from Saudi Arabia's Al-ʿUla to Saudi Arabia's Ha'il. |
January 7 2020 | Carlos Sainz Sr. started the 2020 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia's Neom. |
January 17 2019 | Carlos Sainz Sr. participated in the 2019 Dakar Rally from Peru's Pisco to Peru's Lima. |
2018 | Carlos Sainz won the Dakar Rally for the second time. |
January 13 2018 | Carlos Sainz Sr. drove in the 2018 Dakar Rally from Bolivia's La Paz to Bolivia's Uyuni. |
January 11 2018 | Carlos Sainz Sr. participated in the 2018 Dakar Rally from Peru's Arequipa to Bolivia's La Paz. |
2017 | Sainz had to retire from the 2017 Dakar after rolling his Peugeot during the fourth stage. |
2016 | Sainz was forced to retire from the 2016 Dakar Rally while in the lead due to a gearbox failure. |
January 12 2016 | Carlos Sainz Sr. continued the 2016 Dakar Rally in Argentina's Belén. |
January 9 2016 | Carlos Sainz Sr. participated in the 2016 Dakar Rally from Bolivia's Uyuni to Argentina's Salta. |
2015 | Sainz joined Peugeot Sport to race in the Dakar Rally, but retired after a crash. |
2014 | Sainz retired from the 2014 Dakar after a crash on stage 10. |
January 12 2014 | Carlos Sainz Sr. competed in the 2014 Dakar Rally in Argentina's Salta. |
January 8 2014 | Carlos Sainz Sr. drove in the 2014 Dakar Rally from Argentina's San Juan to Argentina's Chilecito. |
2013 | Sainz entered the Dakar Rally in a two-wheel-drive buggy, winning the first stage but retiring on the sixth stage due to an engine failure. |
March 2013 | Carlos Sainz and his co-driver Luis Moya won the Rally de España Histórico, competing in a Porsche 911. |
January 5 2013 | Carlos Sainz Sr. participated in the 2013 Dakar Rally from Peru's Lima to Peru's Pisco. |
2012 | Carlos Sainz re-entered competition after a hiatus by participating in a historic rally in Spain with his old co-driver Luis Moya, where they achieved victory in a Porsche 911 rally car. |
March 2012 | Carlos Sainz Sr. was inducted into the Rally Hall of Fame alongside Michèle Mouton. |
November 2011 | Carlos Sainz drove the first kilometers with the new Volkswagen Polo R WRC near Trier, Germany, marking the beginning of testing for the new car. |
January 15 2011 | Carlos Sainz Sr. completed the 2011 Dakar Rally from Argentina's Córdoba to Argentina's Buenos Aires. |
January 14 2011 | Carlos Sainz Sr. finished the 2011 Dakar Rally from Argentina's San Juan to Argentina's Córdoba. |
January 11 2011 | Carlos Sainz Sr. continued the 2011 Dakar Rally in Chile's Copiapó. |
January 7 2011 | Carlos Sainz Sr. participated in the 2011 Dakar Rally from Chile's Iquique to Chile's Arica. |
January 5 2011 | Carlos Sainz Sr. drove in the 2011 Dakar Rally from Argentina's San Salvador de Jujuy to Chile's Calama. |
January 3 2011 | Carlos Sainz Sr. continued the 2011 Dakar Rally from Argentina's Córdoba to Argentina's San Miguel de Tucumán. |
January 2 2011 | Carlos Sainz Sr. participated in the 2011 Dakar Rally with co-driver Lucas Cruz, starting from Argentina's Buenos Aires to Argentina's Córdoba. |
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