KimiAntonelliMercedes vs GabrielBortoletoAudi
ANT leads the grade duel 9–4 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Kimi Antonelli vs Gabriel Bortoleto: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersKimi Antonelli drives for Mercedes, Gabriel Bortoleto for Audi, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Kimi Antonelli leads on The Index, 9.50 to 7.03 — P2 against P18, a gap of 2.47 of a grade point. Round by round, Kimi Antonelli has out-driven the other in 9 of 13 races where both were graded. Kimi Antonelli's clearest advantage is Tyre Management — 9.14 against 6.98. Gabriel Bortoleto takes Cleanliness back the other way, 8.42 to 7.84. 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 — Kimi Antonelli sits P3 on 118 points to Gabriel Bortoleto's P13 on 39. Officially they stand P1 and P14.