ValtteriBottasCadillac vs OscarPiastriMcLaren
PIA leads the grade duel 9–4 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Valtteri Bottas vs Oscar Piastri: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersValtteri Bottas drives for Cadillac, Oscar Piastri for McLaren, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Oscar Piastri leads on The Index, 8.59 to 6.86 — P8 against P19, a gap of 1.73 of a grade point. Round by round, Oscar Piastri has out-driven the other in 9 of 13 races where both were graded. Valtteri Bottas's clearest advantage is Qualifying — 8.09 against 7.89. Oscar Piastri takes Attack & Defence back the other way, 8.41 to 6.26. They are effectively inseparable on Tyre Management, Pit Stop Execution. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Oscar Piastri sits P8 on 74 points to Valtteri Bottas's P19 on 19. Officially they stand P7 and P21.