GabrielBortoletoAudi vs IsackHadjarRed Bull Racing
HAD leads the grade duel 6–5 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Gabriel Bortoleto vs Isack Hadjar: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersGabriel Bortoleto drives for Audi, Isack Hadjar for Red Bull Racing, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Gabriel Bortoleto leads on The Index, 7.03 to 6.81 — P18 against P20, a gap of 0.22 of a grade point. Round by round, Isack Hadjar has out-driven the other in 6 of 11 races where both were graded. Gabriel Bortoleto's clearest advantage is Expected Position — 7.36 against 7.03. Isack Hadjar takes Race Start back the other way, 7.77 to 6.44. They are effectively inseparable on Race Pace, Consistency, Attack & Defence, Pit Stop Execution. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Gabriel Bortoleto sits P13 on 39 points to Isack Hadjar's P17 on 25. Officially they stand P14 and P8.