OliverBearmanHaas F1 Team vs NicoHulkenbergAudi
BEA leads the grade duel 7–6 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Oliver Bearman vs Nico Hulkenberg: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersOliver Bearman drives for Haas F1 Team, Nico Hulkenberg for Audi, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Oliver Bearman leads on The Index, 8.36 to 7.13 — P10 against P17, a gap of 1.22 of a grade point. Round by round, Oliver Bearman has out-driven the other in 7 of 13 races where both were graded. Oliver Bearman's clearest advantage is Attack & Defence — 9.17 against 6.69. Nico Hulkenberg takes Tyre Management back the other way, 9.99 to 7.29. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Oliver Bearman sits P6 on 81 points to Nico Hulkenberg's P21 on 16. Officially they stand P13 and P15.