FernandoAlonsoAston Martin vs CarlosSainzWilliams
SAI leads the grade duel 7–6 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Fernando Alonso vs Carlos Sainz: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersFernando Alonso drives for Aston Martin, Carlos Sainz for Williams, 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 8.51 — P7 against P9, a gap of 0.22 of a grade point. Round by round, Carlos Sainz has out-driven the other in 7 of 13 races where both were graded. Fernando Alonso's clearest advantage is Expected Position — 8.91 against 8.11. Carlos Sainz takes Race Start back the other way, 9.04 to 8.12. They are effectively inseparable on Pit Stop Execution. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Carlos Sainz sits P9 on 74 points to Fernando Alonso's P10 on 73. Officially they stand P15 and P18.