Sergio Pérez
CAREER STATS
Sergio Pérez’s Career Stats
Sergio Pérez's Formula 1 career began with a disqualification, as both Saubers were thrown out of the 2011 Australian Grand Prix for an illegal rear wing after he finished 7th on the road. McLaren, Force India and Racing Point followed, then four seasons at Red Bull Racing and, after a year out in 2025, Cadillac. Sergio Pérez's salary at Cadillac is $10m this season, and we put his net worth at $70m.
He is eighth on the all-time lists for starts and career points, and no driver has waited longer for a first win or a first pole.
Open Formula 1 results database covering every championship race, qualifying session, sprint and standings table through round 17 of 2026
Official driver profile with career totals (Grands Prix entered, points, podiums, poles, best finish and grid, titles, DNFs) and 2026 season figures
Official announcement dated August 26, 2025, saying he took time out after leaving Red Bull at the end of 2024
Reports his two day test of a Ferrari SF-23 for Cadillac at Imola during his year out
Confirms Cadillac signed him for 2026, his 2025 test in a Ferrari SF-23 at Imola and his race number 11
Confirms his Red Bull contract was mutually terminated on December 18, 2024
Sergio Pérez’s Career in Numbers
Sergio Pérez’s 2026 Season
Pérez came back after a year away to drive for Cadillac in its first Formula 1 season, and his 16th place in Australia was the team's first race finish. Points have been out of reach for the new team, and his best results through Singapore were 14th at the Barcelona-Catalunya, British and Azerbaijan Grands Prix. He has usually finished ahead of Valtteri Bottas on Sundays.
Open Formula 1 results database covering every championship race, qualifying session, sprint and standings table through round 17 of 2026
Confirms the race date of March 8, 2026 and that his 16th place was Cadillac's first ever finish
Official driver profile with career totals (Grands Prix entered, points, podiums, poles, best finish and grid, titles, DNFs) and 2026 season figures
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01 · The Last Race
Singapore by Salary
Pos
Driver
Pts
Salary
1
Max Verstappen
Red Bull
25
$70m
2
Charles Leclerc
Ferrari
18
$34m
3
Kimi Antonelli
Mercedes
15
$3.4m
4
Lando Norris
McLaren
12
$30m
5
Oscar Piastri
McLaren
10
$13m
6
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What Each Point Now Costs Red Bull
Sergio Pérez’s F1 Results Season by Season
Cadillac · 2026
23rd
0 points so far
- Starts
- 17
- Wins
- 0
- Podiums
- 0
- Poles
- 0
Red Bull Racing · 2024
8th
152 points
- Starts
- 24
- Wins
- 0
- Podiums
- 4
- Poles
- 0
Red Bull Racing · 2023
2nd
285 points
- Starts
- 22
- Wins
- 2
- Podiums
- 9
- Poles
- 2
Red Bull Racing · 2022
3rd
305 points
- Starts
- 22
- Wins
- 2
- Podiums
- 11
- Poles
- 1
Red Bull Racing · 2021
4th
190 points
- Starts
- 22
- Wins
- 1
- Podiums
- 5
- Poles
- 0
Racing Point · 2020
4th
125 points
- Starts
- 15
- Wins
- 1
- Podiums
- 2
- Poles
- 0
Racing Point · 2019
10th
52 points
- Starts
- 21
- Wins
- 0
- Podiums
- 0
- Poles
- 0
Force India · 2018
8th
62 points
- Starts
- 21
- Wins
- 0
- Podiums
- 1
- Poles
- 0
Force India · 2017
7th
100 points
- Starts
- 20
- Wins
- 0
- Podiums
- 0
- Poles
- 0
Force India · 2016
7th
101 points
- Starts
- 21
- Wins
- 0
- Podiums
- 2
- Poles
- 0
Force India · 2015
9th
78 points
- Starts
- 19
- Wins
- 0
- Podiums
- 1
- Poles
- 0
Force India · 2014
10th
59 points
- Starts
- 18
- Wins
- 0
- Podiums
- 1
- Poles
- 0
McLaren · 2013
11th
49 points
- Starts
- 19
- Wins
- 0
- Podiums
- 0
- Poles
- 0
Sauber · 2012
10th
66 points
- Starts
- 20
- Wins
- 0
- Podiums
- 3
- Poles
- 0
Sauber · 2011
16th
14 points
- Starts
- 17
- Wins
- 0
- Podiums
- 0
- Poles
- 0
The 2026 card updates after every race. Earlier seasons are final.
2010
2nd
- Series
- GP2 Series
- Team
- Barwa Addax Team
2009
12th
- Series
- GP2 Series
- Team
- Arden International
2009
15th
- Series
- GP2 Asia Series (2009-10 season)
- Team
- Barwa Addax Team
2008
4th
- Series
- British Formula 3 International Series
- Team
- T-Sport
2008
7th
- Series
- GP2 Asia Series (2008-09 season)
- Team
- Barwa International Campos Team
2007
1st (champion)
- Series
- British Formula 3 International Series, National Class
- Team
- T-Sport
2006
6th
- Series
- Formula BMW ADAC
- Team
- ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg
2006
10th
- Series
- A1 Grand Prix (2006-07 season)
- Team
- A1 Team Mexico
2005
14th
- Series
- Formula BMW ADAC
- Team
- 4speed Media
2004
11th
- Series
- Skip Barber National Championship
- Team
- Telmex Racing
Sauber · 2011-2012
Kamui Kobayashi
- Races Together
- 38
- Race Head to Head
- 16-19
- Qualifying Head to Head
- 22-16
- Points
- 80-84
McLaren · 2013
Jenson Button
- Races Together
- 19
- Race Head to Head
- 6-13
- Qualifying Head to Head
- 10-9
- Points
- 49-73
Force India / Racing Point · 2014-2016, 2020
Nico Hülkenberg
- Races Together
- 60
- Race Head to Head
- 31-24
- Qualifying Head to Head
- 25-35
- Points
- 250-230
Force India · 2017-2018
Esteban Ocon
- Races Together
- 41
- Race Head to Head
- 22-18
- Qualifying Head to Head
- 18-23
- Points
- 162-136
Racing Point · 2019-2020
Lance Stroll
- Races Together
- 35
- Race Head to Head
- 25-10
- Qualifying Head to Head
- 28-7
- Points
- 165-86
Red Bull Racing · 2021-2024
Max Verstappen
- Races Together
- 90
- Race Head to Head
- 11-79
- Qualifying Head to Head
- 9-81
- Points
- 932-1861.5
Cadillac · 2026
Valtteri Bottas
- Races Together
- 17
- Race Head to Head
- 11-4
- Qualifying Head to Head
- 9-8
- Points
- 0-0
Head to heads and points count only races both drivers started, with Sergio Pérez first.
Records Sergio Pérez Holds
2020 Sakhir GP
2022 Saudi Arabian GP
Passed Pedro Rodríguez at the 2022 Monaco GP
First Mexican pole at the 2022 Saudi Arabian GP
Passed Pedro Rodríguez in 2012
2021 and 2023
Lists him first for most races before a first win and before a first pole, and gives his starts, points finishes and best championship finish
Confirms his first F1 win came at his 190th attempt as a last to first victory after contact with Charles Leclerc on lap 1
Confirms the win was the first of his 190 race career and the first by a Mexican driver since Pedro Rodríguez in 1970
Supports his birth date and place, karting results, junior single-seater table, F1 debut details, the Sakhir first-lap drop to last
Open Formula 1 results database covering every championship race, qualifying session, sprint and standings table through round 17 of 2026
Confirms his first pole came at his 215th attempt, the longest wait in F1 history, and was the first pole by a Mexican driver
Best Championship Finish
2nd
In 2023
- World Titles
- 0
- Top Three Finishes
- 2
- Seasons in F1
- 15
How Sergio Pérez Compares With His Teammates
Pérez put together six straight seasons ahead of his teammate at Force India and Racing Point after 2014, and seven of his 14 completed seasons ended that way. He beat Lance Stroll 25-10 in races and edged Nico Hülkenberg 31-24 on Sundays, though Hülkenberg outqualified him more often. Max Verstappen was a different proposition and led their four-year race head to head at Red Bull Racing 79-11.
Open Formula 1 results database covering every championship race, qualifying session, sprint and standings table through round 17 of 2026
Drivers Closest to Sergio Pérez on Career Wins
Sergio Pérez’s Route to F1
Pérez won the Mexican junior karting title in 1998 with eight wins, the youngest driver to take that category. He made his car racing debut at 14 in the Skip Barber series in the United States with Telmex backing, then moved to Germany at 15 for Formula BMW ADAC. He won the 2007 British F3 National Class with 14 class wins and was GP2 runner-up to Pastor Maldonado in 2010, when he won the Monaco feature race.
Supports his birth date and place, karting results, junior single-seater table, F1 debut details, the Sakhir first-lap drop to last
Biography confirming his Skip Barber debut, Formula BMW, British F3, GP2 Asia and GP2 seasons and results
Season standings and entry list for his 2005 Formula BMW ADAC season with 4speed Media
His official site, confirming his first karting season, junior karting title, move to Formula BMW ADAC at 15, British F3 National Class title and GP2 Monaco win
Season standings and entry list for his 2006 Formula BMW ADAC season with ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg
Shows he drove one round for A1 Team Mexico in Shanghai in April 2007 and the team finished 10th
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Sergio Pérez Career Stats FAQs
Sergio Pérez has 6 Grand Prix wins. The first came for Racing Point at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix on his 190th start, after he fell to last on the opening lap, and the rest came with Red Bull Racing.
He has won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix twice and has also won in Monaco, Saudi Arabia and Singapore.
Sergio Pérez’s most recent Grand Prix win came at the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix with Red Bull Racing, where he started 3rd. It made him the first driver to win that race twice.
He went on to finish 2nd in the 2023 championship behind Max Verstappen, the best season of his career.
The closest Sergio Pérez has come to a world title is 2nd place in 2023 with Red Bull Racing, behind teammate Max Verstappen, and he was 3rd in 2022.
In 2026 he is 23rd in the standings on 0 points with Cadillac, the team’s first season in Formula 1.
Sergio Pérez left Red Bull Racing at the end of 2024, when the team announced that both sides had agreed to end his contract, and he had no race seat in 2025. Cadillac signed him and Valtteri Bottas in August 2025 for its first season.
He returned at the 2026 Australian Grand Prix.
Sergio Pérez has raced for Sauber, McLaren, Force India, Racing Point, Red Bull Racing and Cadillac since his 2011 debut. His longest spell was seven seasons with Force India and the team it became, Racing Point.
He has made 298 Grand Prix starts, eighth on the all-time list.