GabrielBortoletoAudi vs NicoHulkenbergAudi
BOR leads the grade duel 7–6 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Gabriel Bortoleto vs Nico Hulkenberg: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersGabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hulkenberg are Audi team mates this season, which makes this the cleanest comparison in Formula 1: two drivers, the same machinery, the same strategy calls. Nico Hulkenberg leads on The Index, 7.13 to 7.03 — P17 against P18, a gap of 0.10 of a grade point. Round by round, Gabriel Bortoleto has out-driven the other in 7 of 13 races where both were graded. Gabriel Bortoleto's clearest advantage is Race Pace — 7.60 against 7.31. Nico Hulkenberg takes Tyre Management back the other way, 9.99 to 6.98. They are effectively inseparable on Expected Position, Consistency, Race Start. 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 Nico Hulkenberg's P21 on 16. Officially they stand P14 and P15.