Sergio Pérez
Mexican racing driver (born 1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sergio Michel "Checo" Pérez Mendoza (Spanish: [ˈseɾxjo ˈpeɾes] ⓘ; born 26 January 1990)[2][3] is a Mexican racing driver who races in Formula One for Red Bull Racing, having previously driven for Sauber, McLaren, Force India, and Racing Point. He has won six Grand Prix races and scored 39 podium finishes.
Sergio Pérez | |
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Born | Sergio Michel Pérez Mendoza (1990-01-26) 26 January 1990 (age 34) Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
Occupations | Racing driver |
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | Mexican |
2024 team | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT[1] |
Car number | 11 |
Entries | 266 (262 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 6 |
Podiums | 39 |
Career points | 1571 |
Pole positions | 3 |
Fastest laps | 11 |
First entry | 2011 Australian Grand Prix |
First win | 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix |
Last win | 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix |
Last entry | 2024 Chinese Grand Prix |
2023 position | 2nd (285 pts) |
Previous series | |
2009–2010 2008–2010 2007–2008 2006–07 2005–2006 2004 | GP2 Series GP2 Asia Series British Formula 3 A1 Grand Prix Formula BMW ADAC Skip Barber National Championship |
Championship titles | |
2007 | British Formula 3 - National Class |
Website | Official website |
Signature | |
He won his first Grand Prix driving for Racing Point at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, breaking the record for the number of starts before a race win at 190.[4] He earned his first Formula One pole position at the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, breaking the record for the most races before a first pole position at 215.[5] Up until 2012, Pérez was a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy. He made his Formula One debut driving for Sauber during the 2011 season. He took his first Formula One podium at the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix with Sauber. Due to his young age and performance, he was referred to as "The Mexican Wunderkind".[6] Pérez joined McLaren for the 2013 season, but the team did not score a single podium finish. Subsequently, the team decided to replace Pérez with Kevin Magnussen for the 2014 season.[7][8]
Force India signed Pérez for the 2014 season with a €15 million contract.[9] He remained with Force India when the team went into administration in 2018 and reformed as the Racing Point team for 2019. He raced for Racing Point until the end of 2020, when the team announced that Pérez would be replaced at the end of the season by Sebastian Vettel. Pérez then signed with Red Bull Racing for the 2021 season.[10] He has won 5 races with the team, most recently 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, finishing runner-up to teammate Max Verstappen in 2023 Drivers' Championship. He is currently under contract with Red Bull Racing until the end of the 2024 season.[11]