nationality: Mexican
date of birth: 26 January 1990 (29)
same birthday: Edgar Barth (26 January 1917)
David Purley (26 January 1945)
podiums: 8 (4.5%)
best result: 2nd
best grid position: 4th
events: 178
starts: 175
laps raced: 9764
laps led: 23 ) (0.2%)
fastest laps: 4 (2.2%)
first event: 2011 Australian Grand Prix
last event: 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
about Sergio Pérez
Sergio Pérez Mendoza (Spanish [?se?xjo ?pe?es] ; born 26 January 1990) also known as "Checo" Pérez, is a Mexican racing driver, currently driving for Force India.
Pérez was a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy until 2012. He took his first Formula One podium at the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix with Sauber, a drive which won him plaudits and fuelled speculation of a move to Ferrari in the near future. However, Pérez later told reporters that he expected to stay with Sauber until at least the end of the 2012 season. Due to his young age and performance, he has been referred to as "The Mexican Wunderkind".
Pérez joined McLaren for the 2013 season, but the car failed to deliver the team a single podium finish. Subsequently for the 2014 season, the team decided to replace Pérez with Danish driver Kevin Magnussen very late into the season almost leaving Pérez without a seat. In December 2013, it was announced that Force India had signed Pérez in a €15 million deal.
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019,
2011 Kamui Kobayashi
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2013 Jenson Button
2014 Nico Hülkenberg
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2017 Esteban Ocon
2019 Lance Stroll
Racing Point compare 2019
2020-01-17 Racing Point growth can be F1's biggest in 2020 - Perez
In its previous iteration as Force India, the Silverstone-based team enjoyed steady improvements in results year-on-year, but this did not prevent it from running into financial trouble and having to go into administration last year.<br>The team's future was secured after a takeover by a consortium led by Lawrence Stroll, but its relative performance slipped in 2019 and it dropped three places to ...
2020-01-11 Perez won't stay in F1 for long if results don't improve
The Mexican will enter his 10th season in F1 in 2020, having extended his deal with Racing Point - formerly Force India - again this year.<br>Perez, who has been with the Silverstone-based team since 2014, signed a new three-year contract that will run until the end of 2022.<br>The 29-year-old sees the 2021 rules overhaul as an opportunity for his team to make a big jump ahead, but admitted he is ...
2019-12-29 F1's TV directors "not doing a great job," says Perez
Perez overtook Lando Norris on the final lap of the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which also meant he beat Norris to 10th in the drivers' championship, but the pass was not shown on the live broadcast as race winner Lewis Hamilton was completing his final lap. <br>Norris's McLaren teammate Carlos Sainz also completed a decisive final-lap overtake to secure sixth in the drivers' ...
2019-12-03 Bottas tops first day of Abu Dhabi F1 test, Perez spins Vettel
Ocon replaces Nico Hulkenberg alongside Daniel Ricciardo in Renault's driver line-up for next season and got behind the wheel of the team's 2019 car for the first time on Tuesday.<br>He clocked 77 laps and set the eighth-fastest time, 2.8s off the pace.<br>That was set by Mercedes driver Bottas, who was the busiest driver early on before ending the day with a 138-lap tally – only Max ...
2019-12-01 Norris says he was a "s*** driver" in Perez defeat
Running in seventh place, as the best of the midfield cars, Norris came under pressure from Racing Point's Perez in the final laps of the season finale, with the Mexican on much fresher tyres of the same hard compound.<br>And though Norris managed to keep him at bay until the final lap, Perez ultimately got the move done around the outside of the Turn 11 left-hander after the second long ...
2019-11-04 Kvyat: Perez clash penalty "stupid" and "unacceptable"
Kvyat had lunged down the inside of Perez at the Turn 15 right-hander on the final lap, slamming into the left front wing endplate of the Racing Point with his right front tyre and forcing Perez off.<br>Perez rejoined and stayed side by side with Kvyat despite the contact, but the Russian completed the move around the outside of the following corner to secure 10th on the road - only to be assessed ...
2019-11-02 Perez punished with pitlane start for missing weighbridge
The Racing Point driver missed the lights calling him in for a check, but halted briefly in the pitlane when his team told him about it. After questioning what he should do, he was ordered to return to the garage where the team conducted a practice pitstop. Afterwards, he was wheeled back for the weight check.<br>However, F1's sporting regulations are strict in stating that any time a driver ...
2019-11-01 Perez could face pitlane start after missing weighbridge
The Racing Point driver was alleged to have missed the order to stop for the check right at the end of the afternoon session.<br>Perez initially stopped in the pitlane when he was told over team radio that he had missed the weighbridge check. But, after asking what he should do next, he was informed to return to the garage, where the team completed a practice pitstop.<br>A report sent to the F1 ...
2019-10-24 Racing Point's lack of progress hard to deal with, says Perez
While the Mexican knew that the campaign would be a difficult one, as the team got back on its feet after the financial troubles of last year, he said he had hoped for a bigger uplift in improvement.<br>Speaking to Motorsport.com about his campaign, Perez said: "Not ideal, you know. I wish by now we had more points, we were fighting for better positions, and we've improved more.<br>"I think the ...
2019-10-23 Hulkenberg plight shows "sad" driver market reality - Perez
Current Renault driver Hulkenberg is fighting to keep himself on the F1 grid next year after his bosses elected to replace him with Esteban Ocon for next season.<br>Options elsewhere appear very limited, especially since Hulkenberg does not bring big sponsorship backers with him.<br>For Perez, who partnered Hulkenberg at Force India from 2014 to 2016, the plight of the German is something that he ...
2019-10-13 Gasly escapes penalty for "very stupid" Perez crash
Perez's Racing Point was tapped into a spin by Gasly and came to a rest in the barriers on what was supposed to be the final lap of the race, after Perez had tried to pass the Toro Rosso for eighth place round the outside of Turn 2.<br>An error with the chequered flag light panel meant that the race results were ultimately taken at the end of the previous lap, allowing Perez to retain ninth ...
2019-09-24 Racing Point: Abrupt stop saved Perez's engine
Perez had a slow leak that the Mercedes engineers were monitoring closely, and which led eventually to a message asking the driver to stop trackside on lap 43, triggering the second safety car.<br>Perez took the latest spec Mercedes engine in Spa, only to suffer a failure with it in practice. As there were no spares available, he was obliged to switch to a new example of the earlier spec, which ...
2019-09-21 Perez to take grid penalty after FP3 accident
The Racing Point driver clouted the wall at the exit of the final chicane during the final free practice session, hitting the wall with the right-hand side of his car.<br>Following an inspection of his machine in the garage, Racing Point realised that Perez's gearbox could not be used again so a new one is to be fitted. It means he will take a grid drop later on.<br>"After our inspection we found ...
2019-09-20 Magnussen: Perez knows clash was his fault
Perez suggested Magnussen had not stuck to an unwritten rule between F1 drivers in second practice on Friday, after Magnussen tried to pass Perez exiting the final chicane before the double-left hander that ends the lap as both were completing outlaps.<br>Magnussen was squeezed into the wall and Perez was subsequently reprimanded as the stewards determined he had driven "unnecessarily slowly ...
2019-09-20 Perez: Magnussen ignored "gentleman's agreement" in practice
In Friday's second practice session, Magnussen was squeezed into the wall exiting the final chicane before the double-left hander that ends the lap.<br>Both drivers were on out-laps and preparing for their final qualifying simulations in the first half of the session.<br>Perez had been made aware he had Magnussen "directly behind" earlier on his out-lap but slowed right down at the final ...
2019-09-07 Perez to fit older-spec Mercedes engine after failure
Perez stopped with a power unit problem in Q1 at Monza and, as investigations continue about what went wrong, the team knows it will need to fit a fresh one in the morning.<br>A switch to the latest Phase 3 version would require Perez to start from the pitlane at Monza, as it would be classified as a change of car specification, so the team has elected to take a grid penalty instead and commit to ...
2019-09-07 Russell critical of "stupid" recovery truck use in Perez crash
As Russell rounded the Ascari chicane and entered the back straight, a recovery vehicle was making its way towards Sergio Perez's crashed car on the grass on the left-hand side of the track. <br>When Russell had cleared the stricken Racing Point and approached Parabolica, he radioed his Williams team to say: "What are they doing bringing that truck onto the track while we're still driving ...
2019-09-01 No further action over Perez, Albon incident
Red Bull driver Albon was attacking Perez's Racing Point as they ran up the Kemmel Straight towards Les Combes on the last lap of the race.<br>As he approached the rear of his rival's car, Albon moved right to squeeze by, but in doing so he put the wheels on the right-hand side of this car on the grass.<br>Albon was able to get ahead of went on to finish fifth in his first race for Red ...
2019-08-30 Perez switches to older-spec Mercedes engine after failure
The failure will be a cause for concern for Mercedes, as all six drivers from the works team, Racing Point and Williams took the new upgraded spec on Friday morning, comprising a V6, turbo and MGU-H.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Mercedes set to run upgraded engine at Spa<br><br><br>The HPP factory in Brixworth will investigate the cause of Perez's issue overnight.<br>Perez still had mileage on his ...
2019-08-30 Perez signs new three-year F1 deal with Racing Point
Perez has inked a three-year deal with Racing Point, which will keep him at the outfit through to 2022, likely alongside teammate Lance Stroll.<br>"I'm very excited to extend my partnership with the team for the next three years," Perez said.<br>"I've been working together with this group of people for a long time now and they have become my second family. Together we have enjoyed a tremendous ...
2019-08-04 Perez: Albon "crashed into me" late in Hungarian GP
The Racing Point and Toro Rosso drivers came together at the Hungaroring's first corner in the closing stages of the race, which was won by Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton.<br>Albon was able to get by and went on to take his second top 10 finish in two races, but Perez later complained that Albon "crashed into me".<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Bottas irked by "completely unnecessary" Leclerc ...
2019-08-03 Ricciardo's Q1 move "very disrespectful", says Perez
Ricciardo and Perez were caught in a queue of cars backing up at the final corner ahead of their final Q1 runs before the Renault driver tried to get ahead on the outside line.<br>Perez responded by jumping back in front on the inside as they ran onto the start/finish line, but both were compromised and missed the cut at the end of their subsequent final flying laps.<br>"You see the car ahead ...
2019-08-01 Perez set for new Racing Point contract
Although Perez had been mentioned in connection with Haas, extending his stay with Racing Point has always been his main target.<br>Some sources have suggested that an announcement is imminent, possibly as early as this weekend in Hungary.<br>"I think things are settling down," said Perez. "My priority will be to continue with the team.<br>"No, it's not done yet. We are finalising it, but you know ...
2019-06-24 Debate: Do you agree with Perez's lap one penalty?
Any desire for the stewards to be out of any post-race debates were scuppered when they were forced to make calls on incidents involving Renault's Daniel Ricciardo and Racing Point's Sergio Perez.<br>Possibly the most controversial decision of the race was to hand Perez a five-second time penalty for leaving the track at turn three - after a lock-up - and gaining an advantage, despite following ...
2019-06-24 F1 race director Masi explains why Perez was penalised
Perez was handed a five-second penalty at Paul Ricard for having gained an advantage when he cut across the run-off areas at Turns 3 and 4 on the opening lap of the race.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Perez baffled by French GP penalty<br><br><br>The Mexican was especially annoyed because he had gone around the track limits bollard as the rules demanded.<br>But the FIA was unhappy because Perez ...