KimiAntonelliMercedes vs LiamLawsonRed Bull Racing
ANT leads the grade duel 12–1 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Kimi Antonelli vs Liam Lawson: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersKimi Antonelli drives for Mercedes, Liam Lawson 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 7.37 — P2 against P14, a gap of 2.13 of a grade point. Round by round, Kimi Antonelli has out-driven the other in 12 of 13 races where both were graded. Kimi Antonelli's clearest advantage is Race Pace — 9.60 against 6.81. Liam Lawson takes Race Start back the other way, 9.13 to 7.37. 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 Liam Lawson's P16 on 27. Officially they stand P1 and P9.