FernandoAlonsoAston Martin vs FrancoColapintoAlpine
ALO leads the grade duel 9–4 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Fernando Alonso vs Franco Colapinto: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersFernando Alonso drives for Aston Martin, Franco Colapinto for Alpine, 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 6.59 — P7 against P22, a gap of 2.14 of a grade point. Round by round, Fernando Alonso has out-driven the other in 9 of 13 races where both were graded. Fernando Alonso's clearest advantage is Qualifying — 9.71 against 6.75. Franco Colapinto takes Attack & Defence back the other way, 8.21 to 6.36. 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 Franco Colapinto's P14 on 33. Officially they stand P18 and P12.