AlexanderAlbonWilliams vs OscarPiastriMcLaren
PIA leads the grade duel 11–2 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Alexander Albon vs Oscar Piastri: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersAlexander Albon drives for Williams, Oscar Piastri for McLaren, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Oscar Piastri leads on The Index, 8.59 to 7.29 — P8 against P16, a gap of 1.30 of a grade point. Round by round, Oscar Piastri has out-driven the other in 11 of 13 races where both were graded. Alexander Albon's clearest advantage is Pit Stop Execution — 8.19 against 6.53. Oscar Piastri takes Expected Position back the other way, 8.68 to 6.50. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Oscar Piastri sits P8 on 74 points to Alexander Albon's P20 on 17. Officially they stand P7 and P17.