KimiAntonelliMercedes vs PierreGaslyAlpine
ANT leads the grade duel 7–6 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Kimi Antonelli vs Pierre Gasly: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersKimi Antonelli drives for Mercedes, Pierre Gasly for Alpine, 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 8.86 — P2 against P6, a gap of 0.64 of a grade point. Round by round, Kimi Antonelli has out-driven the other in 7 of 13 races where both were graded. Kimi Antonelli's clearest advantage is Consistency — 9.30 against 7.77. Pierre Gasly takes Qualifying back the other way, 9.26 to 8.75. 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 Pierre Gasly's P7 on 80. Officially they stand P1 and P10.