GabrielBortoletoAudi vs GeorgeRussellMercedes
RUS leads the grade duel 8–4 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Gabriel Bortoleto vs George Russell: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersGabriel Bortoleto drives for Audi, George Russell for Mercedes, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. George Russell leads on The Index, 7.60 to 7.03 — P13 against P18, a gap of 0.57 of a grade point. Round by round, George Russell has out-driven the other in 8 of 12 races where both were graded. Gabriel Bortoleto's clearest advantage is Expected Position — 7.36 against 6.29. George Russell takes Attack & Defence back the other way, 8.26 to 6.96. They are effectively inseparable on Qualifying. 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 George Russell's P15 on 28. Officially they stand P14 and P3.