AlexanderAlbonWilliams vs LiamLawsonRed Bull Racing
ALB leads the grade duel 7–6 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Alexander Albon vs Liam Lawson: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersAlexander Albon drives for Williams, Liam Lawson for Red Bull Racing, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Liam Lawson leads on The Index, 7.37 to 7.29 — P14 against P16, a gap of 0.08 of a grade point. Round by round, Alexander Albon has out-driven the other in 7 of 13 races where both were graded. Alexander Albon's clearest advantage is Race Pace — 8.15 against 6.81. Liam Lawson takes Cleanliness back the other way, 9.03 to 7.15. 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 — Liam Lawson sits P16 on 27 points to Alexander Albon's P20 on 17. Officially they stand P9 and P17.