AlexanderAlbonWilliams vs FernandoAlonsoAston Martin
ALO leads the grade duel 9–4 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Alexander Albon vs Fernando Alonso: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersAlexander Albon drives for Williams, Fernando Alonso for Aston Martin, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Fernando Alonso leads on The Index, 8.73 to 7.29 — P7 against P16, a gap of 1.44 of a grade point. Round by round, Fernando Alonso has out-driven the other in 9 of 13 races where both were graded. Alexander Albon's clearest advantage is Attack & Defence — 7.34 against 6.36. Fernando Alonso takes Qualifying back the other way, 9.71 to 6.69. They are effectively inseparable on Race Start. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Fernando Alonso sits P10 on 73 points to Alexander Albon's P20 on 17. Officially they stand P18 and P17.