Sergio Perez is a Mexican racing driver who competes for Red Bull Racing in Formula One.
Early life
Sergio Pérez Mendoza was born on 26 January 1990. He is the youngest child of Antonio Pérez Garibay and Maril Mendoza de Pérez and was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco. He also has an older sister, Paola, and an older brother, Antonio, who is a retired stock car racer who competed in the NASCAR Mexico Series. Pérez is married to Carola Martnez, with whom he has two children. Pérez is a devout Roman Catholic.
Both Pérez brothers enjoy association football and have expressed an interest in leaving car racing to pursue a career in the sport. Javier Hernández, a Mexican international, is a friend of the brothers. Pérez revealed in a 2012 interview for the official Formula One website that if he hadn’t been a driver, he would have liked to be a lawyer.
Pérez established the Checo Pérez Foundation in November 2012 to help orphans and children with cancer. Paola, his sister, was the foundation’s president.
Career
Perez has previously driven for Sauber, McLaren, Force India, and Racing Point in the past. At the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, he won his first Formula One Grand Prix, breaking the record of 190 starts before a race win.
Until 2012, Pérez was a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy. During the 2011 season, he made his Formula One debut for Sauber. With Sauber, he won his first Formula One podium at the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix. He was dubbed “The Mexican Wunderkind” because of his young age and performance.
Pérez joined McLaren for the 2013 season, but the team did not finish on the podium. As a result, the team decided to replace Pérez with Kevin Magnussen for the 2014 season.
Force India signed Pérez to a €15 million contract for the 2014 season. He stayed with Force India after the team went bankrupt in 2018 and reformed as the Racing Point team in 2019. Racing Point signed a three-year extension with Pérez in 2019.
Racing Point announced in September 2020 that Pérez would be leaving the team at the end of the season, as Sebastian Vettel, a four-time F1 world champion, had been signed to replace him. Pérez then signed with Red Bull Racing for the 2021 season, taking over for Alex Albon.
Pérez then won the 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix with the team, his second Formula One Grand Prix victory.
Records
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Skip Barber National Championship | Telmex Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 77 | 11th |
| 2005 | Formula BMW ADAC | 4speed Media | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 14th |
| 2006 | Formula BMW ADAC | ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 6th |
| 2006–07 | A1 Grand Prix | A1 Team Mexico | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35† | 10th† |
| 2007 | British Formula 3 Championship – National Class | T-Sport | 21 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 19 | 376 | 1st |
| 2008 | British Formula 3 Championship | T-Sport | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 195 | 4th |
| 2008–09 | GP2 Asia Series | Campos Grand Prix | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 7th |
| 2009 | GP2 Series | Arden International | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 12th |
| 2009–10 | GP2 Asia Series | Barwa Addax Team | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15th |
| 2010 | GP2 Series | Barwa Addax Team | 20 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 71 | 2nd |
| 2011 | Formula One | Sauber F1 Team | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16th |
| 2012 | Formula One | Sauber F1 Team | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 66 | 10th |
| 2013 | Formula One | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 11th |
| 2014 | Formula One | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 10th |
| 2015 | Formula One | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 9th |
| 2016 | Formula One | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 101 | 7th |
| 2017 | Formula One | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 7th |
| 2018 | Formula One | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 8th |
| Racing Point Force India F1 Team | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | Formula One | SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 10th |
| 2020 | Formula One | BWT Racing Point F1 Team | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 4th |
| 2021 | Formula One | Red Bull Racing Honda | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 104* | 3rd* |
Personal life
Perez is married to Carola Martinez. The couple married on June 3, 2018, after Perez proposed to his future wife on August 13, 2017. Because they both come from Christian families, they were overjoyed to have Pope Francis bless their marriage. Their nuptials took place three months and three days after her sister’s.
Sergio Perez Jr, the couple’s son, was born on December 21, 2017. Carlota was born on September 15, 2019, and they welcomed her into their family. Carola frequently brings her son to F1 races to support Perez Sr., and she will certainly bring young Carlota in the future.
“Why is Sergio Perez called Checo?” is one of the most frequently asked questions on the internet, and the answer isn’t all that complicated or interesting, as the Mexican driver himself explained in a 2013 interview. In response to the question, Perez stated, “Sergios are automatically given the nickname ‘Checo’ in Mexico, where I am from. There is no story behind it!”
Two telecommunications companies, Telcel and Telmox, have long sponsored the Mexican driver.
| Full Nаmе | Sergio Pérez Mendoza |
| Commonly known as | Sergio Pérez |
| Віrth Рlасе | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| Dаtе оf Віrth/Віrthdау | 26 January 1990 |
| Аgе/Ноw Оld | 31 уеаrѕ оld |
| Неіght/Ноw Таll | Іn Сеntіmеtеrѕ – 173 cm Іn Fееt аnd Іnсhеѕ – 5’ 9” |
| Wеіght | Іn Кіlоgrаmѕ – 63 kg Іn Роundѕ -139 lbs |
| Раrеntѕ Nаmе | Fаthеr –Majim Pérez Моthеr – Elena Pérez |
| Ѕіblіngѕ | Paola Pérez, Antonio Pérez |
| Nаtіоnаlіtу | Mexican |
| Маrіtаl Ѕtаtuѕ | Married |
| Gіrlfrіеnd | Carola Martinez |
| Кіdѕ/Сhіldrеn Nаmе | 2 |
| Рrоfеѕѕіоn | Racing Driver |
| Nеt Wоrth | $ 30 million |
| Lаѕt Uрdаtеd | Јuly 2021 |
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