Carlos Sainz
Actor · b. 1962 · Madrid, Spain
Carlos Sainz Cenamor (born 12 April 1962) is a Spanish rally driver. He won the World Rally Championship drivers' title with Toyota in 1990 and 1992, and finished runner-up four times. Constructors' world champions to have benefited from Sainz are Subaru (1995), Toyota (1999) and Citroën (2003, 2004 and 2005). In the 2018 season, he was one of the official drivers of the Team Peugeot Total. He received the Princess of Asturias Sports Award in 2020. Sainz founded the Acciona | Sainz XE Team to join Extreme E and competed in the first two seasons alongside Laia Sanz. Nicknamed El Matador, Sainz previously held the WRC record for most career starts until Finnish co-driver Miikka Anttila broke the record. He was also the first non-Nordic driver to win the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland. He came close to repeating the feat at the Swedish Rally, finishing second four times and third twice. Alongside his WRC successes, he has won the Dakar Rally (2010, 2018, 2020, 2024), the Race of Champions (1997) and the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship (1990). His co-drivers were Antonio Boto, Luis Moya, Marc Martí, and Lucas Cruz. Description above from the Wikipedia article Carlos Sainz Sr., licensed under CC-BY-SA
Movies6
Movie6.2DocumentaryElite racers and emerging talents battle extreme conditions and push their limits across Saudi Arabia's unforgiving desert in the legendary Dakar Rally, where teamwork and cutting-edge tech meet raw determination.
Dakar: Race Against the Desert
2025 · 2 votes
MovieDocumentary- Movie6.0DocumentaryAdventure
Adrenaline-pumping races across multiple motorsports merge with intimate portraits of elite drivers and riders as they chase glory on the track.
Dakar Chronicles
2025 · 1 votes
Movie9.0DocumentaryCarlos Sainz: The Operator
2024 · 1 votes
MovieDocumentaryEl mundo es tuyo
2004
MovieDocumentaryThe drive to become a Formula One Racer. Experience the 2014 Formula One racing season with Carlos Sainz as he strives to become a top driver. Meet the team behind his success and feel his highs and lows.
Road to 55
2015
Series3
TV7.6RealityTalk ShowThis fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The long-running show travels to locations around the world, performing extreme stunts and challenges to see what the featured cars are capable of doing. The current hosts are Paddy Mcguinness, Chris Harris and Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff.
Top Gear
2002 · 914 votes
TV8.0DocumentaryMotoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types.
Top Gear
1978 · 124 votes
TV5.8DocumentaryCarlos Sainz has turned 59 years old. While the rivals of his generation have already hung up their helmets, he continues at the highest level, year after year. His story is an example of perseverance. A two-time World Rally Champion and three-time Dakar winner, his ambition knows no bounds. We live with him through his most exciting year, including Carlos Jr.’s debut as a Ferrari F1 driver.