ValtteriBottasCadillac vs CharlesLeclercFerrari
LEC leads the grade duel 9–4 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Valtteri Bottas vs Charles Leclerc: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersValtteri Bottas drives for Cadillac, Charles Leclerc for Ferrari, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Charles Leclerc leads on The Index, 9.37 to 6.86 — P3 against P19, a gap of 2.50 of a grade point. Round by round, Charles Leclerc has out-driven the other in 9 of 13 races where both were graded. Charles Leclerc takes Race Start back the other way, 9.68 to 7.06. They are effectively inseparable on Qualifying, Pit Stop Execution. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Charles Leclerc sits P2 on 130 points to Valtteri Bottas's P19 on 19. Officially they stand P5 and P21.