Carlos Sainz Sr.

Race Car Driver

Birthday April 12, 1962

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Madrid, Spain

Age 62 years old

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About

Race car driver also known as El Matador who won the World Rally Championship drivers' title with Toyota in 1990 and 1992. He came in second place four other times. In 2024, he won the Dakar Rally for the fourth time. 

Before Fame

He started rallying in 1986 and was named runner-up in the 1986 Spanish Rally Championship.

Trivia

He was awarded the Princess of Asturias Awards for Sports in June 2020. He has amassed over 800,000 followers on his carlossainzoficial Instagram account. 

Family Life

He married Reyes Vázquez de Castro in 1992. 

Associated With

He and Dani Sordo have both competed in the Spanish rally.