FernandoAlonsoAston Martin vs CharlesLeclercFerrari
LEC leads the grade duel 7–6 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Fernando Alonso vs Charles Leclerc: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersFernando Alonso drives for Aston Martin, Charles Leclerc for Ferrari, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Charles Leclerc leads on The Index, 9.37 to 8.73 — P3 against P7, a gap of 0.64 of a grade point. Round by round, Charles Leclerc has out-driven the other in 7 of 13 races where both were graded. Fernando Alonso's clearest advantage is Qualifying — 9.71 against 8.18. Charles Leclerc takes Race Start back the other way, 9.68 to 8.12. They are effectively inseparable on Expected Position. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Charles Leclerc sits P2 on 130 points to Fernando Alonso's P10 on 73. Officially they stand P5 and P18.