AlexanderAlbonWilliams vs PierreGaslyAlpine
GAS leads the grade duel 10–3 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Alexander Albon vs Pierre Gasly: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersAlexander Albon drives for Williams, Pierre Gasly for Alpine, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Pierre Gasly leads on The Index, 8.86 to 7.29 — P6 against P16, a gap of 1.57 of a grade point. Round by round, Pierre Gasly has out-driven the other in 10 of 13 races where both were graded. Alexander Albon's clearest advantage is Pit Stop Execution — 8.19 against 7.40. Pierre Gasly takes Qualifying back the other way, 9.26 to 6.69. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Pierre Gasly sits P7 on 80 points to Alexander Albon's P20 on 17. Officially they stand P10 and P17.