Carlos Sainz Sr.

Carlos Sainz Sr.

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BIRTHDAY April 12, 1962
BIRTH SIGN Aries
BIRTHPLACE Madrid, Spain
AGE 63 years old
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ABOUT CARLOS SAINZ SR.

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.

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

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.

He married Reyes Vázquez de Castro in 1992.

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