GP2 championship runner-up in 2010 who moved up to F1 with Sauber in 2011, and stayed there in 2012, doing so well, nearly winning a race, that he moved to McLaren in 2013. That was not a success however for a number of reasons, and he left them at season's end to join Force India. Perez remained with them in 2020 but in their new guise as Racing Point. He took his first Formula 1 win at Sakhir towards the end of 2020 which earned him a Red Bull drive for 2021 and he retained that role for 2023 and then 2024. He also runs a team in the E1 electric powerboat series.

Biography last updated 26 Nov 2023