KimiAntonelliMercedes vs CharlesLeclercFerrari
LEC leads the grade duel 7–6 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Kimi Antonelli vs Charles Leclerc: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersKimi Antonelli drives for Mercedes, Charles Leclerc for Ferrari, 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 9.37 — P2 against P3, a gap of 0.13 of a grade point. Round by round, Charles Leclerc has out-driven the other in 7 of 13 races where both were graded. Kimi Antonelli's clearest advantage is Pit Stop Execution — 8.10 against 6.61. Charles Leclerc takes Race Start back the other way, 9.68 to 7.37. They are effectively inseparable on Expected Position, Race Pace. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Charles Leclerc sits P2 on 130 points to Kimi Antonelli's P3 on 118. Officially they stand P5 and P1.