Born on 26 January 1990 in Guadalajara (Mexico), Sergio Perez started his single-seater career in the USA, taking part in the National Skip Barber Championship. In the year 2005 he started his adventure in Europe, racing for two years in the German Formula BMW series before defending the Mexican flag in 2007 in the A1 GP Championship. In the same year he prevailed in the British Formula 3 Championship, where, in 2008, he won four races, ending the season with a fourth place in the overall classification.

At the end of 2008 he started racing in GP2. He has four victories, the most prestigious won in the feature race in Monte Carlo. At the moment Sergio is second in the 2010 Championship standings with one race, held in Abu Dhabi, to go. Sergio will become an official Sauber driver in the 2011 season. Thus the young Mexican will have his debut in a Ferrari-engine powered single-seater.