Carlos Sainz
Birthday: Born in 1962-04-12 in Madrid, Spain
Deathday: Alive
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
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Sainz, vivir para competir
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Carlos 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....
Top Gear
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Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types....
Top Gear
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This 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....
El Cafelito de Josep Pedrerol
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Road to 55
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The 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....
Sebastien Ogier – The Final Season
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How French rally great Sébastien Ogier built his legend and bowed out at the top by winning his eighth and final world title in the last season of his career....
Sainz: Against Everything, Against All
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A report on the life and career of Carlos Sainz, from his beginnings to his time at Ferrari....
Carlos Sainz: The Operator
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Dakar: Race Against the Desert
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Drivers prepare and compete to win the notoriously tough off-road Dakar endurance rally in this sporting documentary....
Dakar Chronicles
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