GabrielBortoletoAudi vs LewisHamiltonFerrari
HAM leads the grade duel 8–5 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Gabriel Bortoleto vs Lewis Hamilton: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersGabriel Bortoleto drives for Audi, Lewis Hamilton for Ferrari, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Lewis Hamilton leads on The Index, 8.92 to 7.03 — P5 against P18, a gap of 1.90 of a grade point. Round by round, Lewis Hamilton has out-driven the other in 8 of 13 races where both were graded. Gabriel Bortoleto's clearest advantage is Pit Stop Execution — 8.12 against 8.00. Lewis Hamilton takes Race Pace back the other way, 9.26 to 7.60. They are effectively inseparable on Tyre Management, Pit Stop Execution, Cleanliness. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Lewis Hamilton sits P5 on 95 points to Gabriel Bortoleto's P13 on 39. Officially they stand P2 and P14.