KimiAntonelliMercedes vs NicoHulkenbergAudi
ANT leads the grade duel 11–2 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Kimi Antonelli vs Nico Hulkenberg: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersKimi Antonelli drives for Mercedes, Nico Hulkenberg 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 7.13 — P2 against P17, a gap of 2.37 of a grade point. Round by round, Kimi Antonelli has out-driven the other in 11 of 13 races where both were graded. Kimi Antonelli's clearest advantage is Race Pace — 9.60 against 7.31. Nico Hulkenberg takes Pit Stop Execution back the other way, 9.12 to 8.10. They are effectively inseparable on Qualifying. 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 Nico Hulkenberg's P21 on 16. Officially they stand P1 and P15.