GabrielBortoletoAudi vs LandoNorrisMcLaren
NOR leads the grade duel 11–2 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Gabriel Bortoleto vs Lando Norris: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersGabriel Bortoleto drives for Audi, Lando Norris for McLaren, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Lando Norris leads on The Index, 9.25 to 7.03 — P4 against P18, a gap of 2.22 of a grade point. Round by round, Lando Norris has out-driven the other in 11 of 13 races where both were graded. Gabriel Bortoleto's clearest advantage is Pit Stop Execution — 8.12 against 6.78. Lando Norris takes Expected Position back the other way, 9.11 to 7.36. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Lando Norris sits P4 on 109 points to Gabriel Bortoleto's P13 on 39. Officially they stand P4 and P14.