KimiAntonelliMercedes vs LandoNorrisMcLaren
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 Lando Norris: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersKimi Antonelli drives for Mercedes, Lando Norris for McLaren, 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 9.25 — P2 against P4, a gap of 0.25 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 Pit Stop Execution — 8.10 against 6.78. Lando Norris takes Cleanliness back the other way, 8.70 to 7.84. They are effectively inseparable on Expected Position, Consistency. 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 Lando Norris's P4 on 109. Officially they stand P1 and P4.