KimiAntonelliMercedes vs EstebanOconHaas F1 Team
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 Esteban Ocon: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersKimi Antonelli drives for Mercedes, Esteban Ocon for Haas F1 Team, 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 7.71 — P2 against P12, a gap of 1.78 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 Expected Position — 9.10 against 7.27. Esteban Ocon takes Race Start back the other way, 8.66 to 7.37. 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 Esteban Ocon's P12 on 39. Officially they stand P1 and P18.