ValtteriBottasCadillac vs NicoHulkenbergAudi
HUL leads the grade duel 10–3 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Valtteri Bottas vs Nico Hulkenberg: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersValtteri Bottas drives for Cadillac, Nico Hulkenberg for Audi, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Nico Hulkenberg leads on The Index, 7.13 to 6.86 — P17 against P19, a gap of 0.27 of a grade point. Round by round, Nico Hulkenberg has out-driven the other in 10 of 13 races where both were graded. Valtteri Bottas's clearest advantage is Race Start — 7.06 against 6.38. Nico Hulkenberg takes Tyre Management back the other way, 9.99 to 6.50. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Valtteri Bottas sits P19 on 19 points to Nico Hulkenberg's P21 on 16. Officially they stand P21 and P15.