FrancoColapintoAlpine vs PierreGaslyAlpine
GAS leads the grade duel 10–3 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Franco Colapinto vs Pierre Gasly: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersFranco Colapinto and Pierre Gasly are Alpine team mates this season, which makes this the cleanest comparison in Formula 1: two drivers, the same machinery, the same strategy calls. Pierre Gasly leads on The Index, 8.86 to 6.59 — P6 against P22, a gap of 2.27 of a grade point. Round by round, Pierre Gasly has out-driven the other in 10 of 13 races where both were graded. Franco Colapinto's clearest advantage is Race Start — 8.70 against 7.83. Pierre Gasly takes Qualifying back the other way, 9.26 to 6.75. They are effectively inseparable on Attack & Defence, Pit Stop Execution. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Pierre Gasly sits P7 on 80 points to Franco Colapinto's P14 on 33. Officially they stand P10 and P12.