KimiAntonelliMercedes vs IsackHadjarRed Bull Racing
ANT leads the grade duel 9–2 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Kimi Antonelli vs Isack Hadjar: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersKimi Antonelli drives for Mercedes, Isack Hadjar for Red Bull Racing, 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 6.81 — P2 against P20, a gap of 2.69 of a grade point. Round by round, Kimi Antonelli has out-driven the other in 9 of 11 races where both were graded. Kimi Antonelli's clearest advantage is Race Pace — 9.60 against 7.47. Isack Hadjar takes Cleanliness back the other way, 8.84 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 Isack Hadjar's P17 on 25. Officially they stand P1 and P8.