AlexanderAlbonWilliams vs FrancoColapintoAlpine
ALB leads the grade duel 9–4 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Alexander Albon vs Franco Colapinto: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersAlexander Albon drives for Williams, Franco Colapinto for Alpine, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Alexander Albon leads on The Index, 7.29 to 6.59 — P16 against P22, a gap of 0.70 of a grade point. Round by round, Alexander Albon has out-driven the other in 9 of 13 races where both were graded. Alexander Albon's clearest advantage is Race Pace — 8.15 against 7.24. Franco Colapinto takes Attack & Defence back the other way, 8.21 to 7.34. They are effectively inseparable on Qualifying. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Franco Colapinto sits P14 on 33 points to Alexander Albon's P20 on 17. Officially they stand P12 and P17.