Antonio Sainz Cenamor (born 10 December 1957) is a Spanish rally driver. He has competed in different championships, standing out in the Spanish Historic Rally Championship, a competition that he won in 2010. In 2024, he was a silver and bronze medalist in the third edition of the FIA Motorsport Games alongside Carlos Cancela. His main co-driver is Javier Martínez Cattaneo, with whom he has been competing for years.[1]
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| Nationality |  Spanish | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 December 1957 Madrid, Spain | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2010 | Spanish Historic Rally Championship | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editSainz has participated in the Spanish Historic Car Championship since its inception in 2007. He was second in his first year behind Jesus Ferreiro,[2] third in 2008,[3] fifth in 2009[4] and champion in 2010, third in 2011, and runner-up in 2012.[5] He has also participated in the European Historic Rally Championship where he finished third in the 2012 season in Category 2.[6] In addition to the historic car championships, he also participated in the Spanish tarmac competition, generally in the Rally RACE Comunidad de Madrid, where he finished in eleventh place in 2011 and with one retirement in 2012.[7][8]
In 2022, Sainz competed in the FIA Motorsport Games, in the Rally Cup, where he won the silver medal in Historic Rally Tarmac and bronze medal in Historic Rally.[9][10]
Personal life
editSainz is the brother of fellow rally driver Carlos Sainz Sr. and uncle of Carlos Sainz Jr.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ rallybase.nl. "Antonio Sainz". Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ rfeda.es. "RESULTADOS NACIONALES 2007" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ rfeda.es. "RESULTADOS NACIONALES 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ rfeda.es. "RESULTADOS NACIONALES 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ rfeda.es. "COPA DE ESPAÑA DE VEHÍCULOS HISTÓRICOS" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ www.fia.com. "2012 FIA European Historic Sporting Rally Championship - Cat 2". Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ^ www.masrallye.com. "Clasificación Final Oficial" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ^ www.masrallye.com. "Clasificación Final Oficial" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ^ "Saturday Round-up". FIA Motorsport Games. 26 October 2024.
- ^ "FIA Motorsport Games glory goes to Team Spain". FIA. 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Carlos Sainz". Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ "An ode to my father, The Matador – By Carlos Sainz | Formula 1®". www.formula1.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
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