Sergio Pérez

Sergio Michel "Checo" Pérez Mendoza (; born 26 January 1990) is a Mexican racing driver, currently competing in Formula One for Red Bull Racing. Pérez was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in with Red Bull, and has won }} Grands Prix across 14 seasons.

Born and raised in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Pérez began competitive kart racing aged six. Graduating to junior formulae in 2004, Pérez won his first championship in the national class of the 2007 British Formula 3 International Series. He progressed to the GP2 Series in 2009, finishing runner-up to Pastor Maldonado the following season with Addax. A member of the Ferrari Driver Academy from 2010 to 2012, Pérez signed for Sauber in to partner Kamui Kobayashi, making his Formula One debut at the Australian Grand Prix, where both were disqualified for an illegal rear wing. Pérez found greater success for the team in , taking his maiden podium in Malaysia and repeating this feat in Canada and Italy. With his success at Sauber, Pérez was referred to as "The Mexican Wunderkind". For the season, Pérez moved to McLaren, replacing Lewis Hamilton to partner Jenson Button. After a podium-less season for McLaren, Pérez signed with Force India in . He scored five podiums with the team before their re-branding to Racing Point mid-way through the season.

Pérez placed fourth in the championship with Racing Point in , taking his maiden career win at the Sakhir Grand Prix, having been in last place at the end of the first lap. Replaced by Sebastian Vettel at the re-branded Aston Martin for , Pérez signed for Red Bull to partner Max Verstappen. He took his first win for the team at the 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Pérez took further wins in at the Monaco and Singapore Grands Prix, amongst his maiden pole position in Saudi Arabia, finishing the season in third. Pérez finished runner-up to Verstappen in the 2023 World Drivers' Championship after taking further victories in Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan.

As of the , Pérez has achieved }} race wins, }} pole positions, fastest laps and podiums in Formula One. He holds the Formula One records for the most starts before a race win (190) and the most races before a pole position (219). Pérez is set to remain at Red Bull until at least the end of the 2026 season. Provided by Wikipedia