AlexanderAlbonWilliams vs KimiAntonelliMercedes
ANT leads the grade duel 11–2 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Alexander Albon vs Kimi Antonelli: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersAlexander Albon drives for Williams, Kimi Antonelli for Mercedes, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Kimi Antonelli leads on The Index, 9.50 to 7.29 — P2 against P16, a gap of 2.21 of a grade point. Round by round, Kimi Antonelli has out-driven the other in 11 of 13 races where both were graded. Alexander Albon's clearest advantage is Race Start — 7.99 against 7.37. Kimi Antonelli takes Expected Position back the other way, 9.10 to 6.50. They are effectively inseparable on Pit Stop Execution. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Kimi Antonelli sits P3 on 118 points to Alexander Albon's P20 on 17. Officially they stand P1 and P17.