FrancoColapintoAlpine vs IsackHadjarRed Bull Racing
HAD leads the grade duel 6–5 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Franco Colapinto vs Isack Hadjar: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersFranco Colapinto drives for Alpine, Isack Hadjar for Red Bull Racing, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Isack Hadjar leads on The Index, 6.81 to 6.59 — P20 against P22, a gap of 0.22 of a grade point. Round by round, Isack Hadjar has out-driven the other in 6 of 11 races where both were graded. Franco Colapinto's clearest advantage is Attack & Defence — 8.21 against 6.99. Isack Hadjar takes Cleanliness back the other way, 8.84 to 7.86. They are effectively inseparable on Tyre Management. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Franco Colapinto sits P14 on 33 points to Isack Hadjar's P17 on 25. Officially they stand P12 and P8.