FernandoAlonsoAston Martin vs KimiAntonelliMercedes
ANT leads the grade duel 8–5 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Fernando Alonso vs Kimi Antonelli: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersFernando Alonso drives for Aston Martin, 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 8.73 — P2 against P7, a gap of 0.77 of a grade point. Round by round, Kimi Antonelli has out-driven the other in 8 of 13 races where both were graded. Fernando Alonso's clearest advantage is Qualifying — 9.71 against 8.75. Kimi Antonelli takes Attack & Defence back the other way, 8.81 to 6.36. 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 Fernando Alonso's P10 on 73. Officially they stand P1 and P18.