FernandoAlonsoAston Martin vs LandoNorrisMcLaren
NOR leads the grade duel 7–6 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Fernando Alonso vs Lando Norris: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersFernando Alonso drives for Aston Martin, Lando Norris for McLaren, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Lando Norris leads on The Index, 9.25 to 8.73 — P4 against P7, a gap of 0.52 of a grade point. Round by round, Lando Norris has out-driven the other in 7 of 13 races where both were graded. Fernando Alonso's clearest advantage is Qualifying — 9.71 against 8.16. Lando Norris takes Consistency back the other way, 9.15 to 7.08. They are effectively inseparable on Race Pace, Race Start. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Lando Norris sits P4 on 109 points to Fernando Alonso's P10 on 73. Officially they stand P4 and P18.