GabrielBortoletoAudi vs EstebanOconHaas F1 Team
OCO leads the grade duel 7–6 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Gabriel Bortoleto vs Esteban Ocon: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersGabriel Bortoleto drives for Audi, Esteban Ocon for Haas F1 Team, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Esteban Ocon leads on The Index, 7.71 to 7.03 — P12 against P18, a gap of 0.69 of a grade point. Round by round, Esteban Ocon has out-driven the other in 7 of 13 races where both were graded. Gabriel Bortoleto's clearest advantage is Pit Stop Execution — 8.12 against 7.74. Esteban Ocon takes Race Start back the other way, 8.66 to 6.44. They are effectively inseparable on Expected Position, Cleanliness. 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 Esteban Ocon's P12 on 39. Officially they stand P14 and P18.