FernandoAlonsoAston Martin vs ValtteriBottasCadillac
ALO leads the grade duel 12–1 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Fernando Alonso vs Valtteri Bottas: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersFernando Alonso drives for Aston Martin, Valtteri Bottas for Cadillac, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Fernando Alonso leads on The Index, 8.73 to 6.86 — P7 against P19, a gap of 1.87 of a grade point. Round by round, Fernando Alonso has out-driven the other in 12 of 13 races where both were graded. Fernando Alonso's clearest advantage is Tyre Management — 8.68 against 6.50. They are effectively inseparable on Consistency, Attack & Defence. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Fernando Alonso sits P10 on 73 points to Valtteri Bottas's P19 on 19. Officially they stand P18 and P21.