FernandoAlonsoAston Martin vs NicoHulkenbergAudi
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 Nico Hulkenberg: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersFernando Alonso drives for Aston Martin, Nico Hulkenberg for Audi, 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 7.13 — P7 against P17, a gap of 1.60 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 Race Start — 8.12 against 6.38. Nico Hulkenberg takes Tyre Management back the other way, 9.99 to 8.68. 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 Nico Hulkenberg's P21 on 16. Officially they stand P18 and P15.