FernandoAlonsoAston Martin vs OscarPiastriMcLaren
ALO leads the grade duel 7–6 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Fernando Alonso vs Oscar Piastri: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersFernando Alonso drives for Aston Martin, Oscar Piastri for McLaren, 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 8.59 — P7 against P8, a gap of 0.14 of a grade point. Round by round, Fernando Alonso has out-driven the other in 7 of 13 races where both were graded. Fernando Alonso's clearest advantage is Tyre Management — 8.68 against 6.56. Oscar Piastri takes Attack & Defence back the other way, 8.41 to 6.36. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Oscar Piastri sits P8 on 74 points to Fernando Alonso's P10 on 73. Officially they stand P7 and P18.