FernandoAlonsoAston Martin vs LewisHamiltonFerrari
HAM leads the grade duel 7–6 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Fernando Alonso vs Lewis Hamilton: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersFernando Alonso drives for Aston Martin, Lewis Hamilton for Ferrari, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Lewis Hamilton leads on The Index, 8.92 to 8.73 — P5 against P7, a gap of 0.19 of a grade point. Round by round, Lewis Hamilton has out-driven the other in 7 of 13 races where both were graded. Fernando Alonso's clearest advantage is Qualifying — 9.71 against 7.86. Lewis Hamilton takes Attack & Defence back the other way, 7.82 to 6.36. They are effectively inseparable on Expected Position, Race Start, Pit Stop Execution. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Lewis Hamilton sits P5 on 95 points to Fernando Alonso's P10 on 73. Officially they stand P2 and P18.