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Carlos Sainz
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| Carlos Sainz | |
|---|---|
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Nationality |  Spanish |
| Active years | 1987 - 2005 |
| Teams | Toyota, Lancia, Subaru, Ford, Citroën |
| World rallies | 196 |
| Championships | 2 (1990, 1992) |
| Wins | 26 |
| Podium finishes | 97 |
| Stage wins | 756 |
| Points | 1242 |
| First world rally | 1987 Rally Portugal |
| First win | 1990 Acropolis Rally |
| Last win | 2004 Rally Argentina |
| Last world rally | 2005 Acropolis Rally |
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Carlos Sainz (born April 12, 1962) is a former Spanish rally driver and two-time winner of the World Rally Championship.
Sainz was born in Madrid, Spain. He competed in the sport from 1980 to 2005. He first competed in the World Rally Championship with Ford Motor Company in 1987. He was World Rally Champion in the Toyota Celica GT-Four in 1990 and 1992, to which a limited number of 440 UK Celica GT-Four ST185s carried his name on a plaque in the vehicle, and decals on the outside. Manufacturers victorious in the world series notable for benefiting from Sainz's acumen have included Subaru (1995), Toyota (1999) and Citroen (2003, 2004 and even, by dint of a two-rally outing, 2005). He also won the 1997 Race of Champions.
As well as delivering distinguishing performances for Ford and Toyota at varying points during the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, Sainz also drove for the fledgling Subaru team in 1994 and 1995, winning the manufacturers' series in the latter year alongside World Champion team-mate Colin McRae (whom he was to join on later occasions at both Ford and Citroën).
Other singular achievements include winning the inaugural editions of both the Cyprus (2000) and Turkey rounds of the World Championship. Other highs include inheriting the victory of the 2002 Rally Argentina from third by virtue of the disqualifications of the two Peugeots of Marcus Grönholm and Richard Burns. Lows include enduring a torrid winless season with Lancia's private 'Jolly Club' team in 1993, and retiring from the 1998 Rally Great Britain, the final event of the year, 500 metres from the finish. As a result of losing 4th place both Sainz and team Toyota gifted their respective titles to rivals Tommi Mäkinen and Mitsubishi Ralliart.
Despite formally retiring at the end of the 2004 season, with a possible view to moving into the European Touring Car Championship, he was invited back to the fold on request of Citroën, to replace the faltering Belgian driver François Duval. Although Duval was soon to reclaim his seat, Sainz's two rallies back in the Citroën impressed many, with the now-43 year old Spaniard posting 4th and 3rd finishing positions respectively.
2006 saw a first participation for Sainz at the wheel of a Volkswagen in that year's Dakar Rally. 2007 he will do another attempt with Volkswagen. Following the resignation of Fernando Martin, he even ran, eventually in vain, for the vice-president position at football club Real Madrid C.F., for which he once trained.
| Year | Title | Car |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Spanish rally champion | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth |
| 1988 | Spanish rally champion | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth |
| 1990 | Asia-Pacific rally champion | Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 |
| 1990 | World Rally Champion | Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 |
| 1991 | World Rally Championship runner-up | Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 |
| 1992 | World Rally Champion | Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD ST185 |
| 1994 | World Rally Championship runner-up | Subaru Impreza 555 |
| 1995 | World Rally Championship runner-up | Subaru Impreza 555 |
| 1996 | World Rally Championship 3rd place | Ford Escort Cosworth |
| 1997 | Champion of Champions | |
| 1998 | World Rally Championship runner-up | Toyota Corolla WRC |
| 2000 | World Rally Championship 3rd place | Ford Focus WRC |
| 2002 | World Rally Championship 3rd place | Ford Focus RS WRC 02 |
| 2003 | World Rally Championship | Citroën Xsara WRC |
| 2004 | World Rally Championship (won Rally Argentina) | Citroën Xsara WRC |
| Year | Place | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | not rated | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth |
| 1988 | 10. | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth |
| 1989 | 8. | Toyota Celica GT4 |
| 1990 | 1. | Toyota Celica GT4 |
| 1991 | 2. | Toyota Celica GT4 |
| 1992 | 1. | Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD |
| 1993 | 8. | Lancia Delta Integrale |
| 1994 | 2. | Subaru Impreza |
| 1995 | 2. | Subaru Impreza |
| 1996 | 3. | Ford Escort |
| 1997 | 3. | Ford Escort WRC |
| 1998 | 2. | Toyota Corolla WRC |
| 1999 | 5. | Toyota Corolla WRC |
| 2000 | 3. | Ford Focus WRC |
| 2001 | 6. | Ford Focus WRC |
| 2002 | 3. | Ford Focus WRC |
| 2003 | 3. | Citroën Xsara WRC |
| 2004 | 4. | Citroën Xsara WRC |
- (Spanish) Official website of Carlos Sainz
- Sils Car Museum where the Ford Sierra Cosworth with which Carlos Sainz won the Spain Rally Championship on 1987 can be visited
- Turbocelica.nl Celica Carlos Sainz edition dedicated resource
1977: Sandro Munari (FIA Cup) · 1978: Markku Alén (FIA Cup) · 1979: Björn Waldegård · 1980: Walter Röhrl · 1981: Ari Vatanen · 1982: Walter Röhrl · 1983: Hannu Mikkola · 1984: Stig Blomqvist · 1985: Timo Salonen · 1986-1987: Juha Kankkunen · 1988-1989: Massimo Biasion · 1990: Carlos Sainz · 1991: Juha Kankkunen · 1992: Carlos Sainz · 1993: Juha Kankkunen · 1994: Didier Auriol · 1995: Colin McRae · 1996-1999: Tommi Mäkinen · 2000: Marcus Grönholm · 2001: Richard Burns · 2002: Marcus Grönholm · 2003: Petter Solberg · 2004-2006: Sébastien Loeb
See also: List of drivers · List of records