FrancoColapintoAlpine vs NicoHulkenbergAudi
HUL leads the grade duel 9–4 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Franco Colapinto vs Nico Hulkenberg: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersFranco Colapinto drives for Alpine, 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 6.59 — P17 against P22, a gap of 0.54 of a grade point. Round by round, Nico Hulkenberg has out-driven the other in 9 of 13 races where both were graded. Franco Colapinto's clearest advantage is Race Start — 8.70 against 6.38. Nico Hulkenberg takes Tyre Management back the other way, 9.99 to 7.79. They are effectively inseparable on Race Pace. 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 Nico Hulkenberg's P21 on 16. Officially they stand P12 and P15.