FrancoColapintoAlpine vs LiamLawsonRed Bull Racing
LAW leads the grade duel 8–5 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Franco Colapinto vs Liam Lawson: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersFranco Colapinto drives for Alpine, Liam Lawson for Red Bull Racing, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Liam Lawson leads on The Index, 7.37 to 6.59 — P14 against P22, a gap of 0.78 of a grade point. Round by round, Liam Lawson has out-driven the other in 8 of 13 races where both were graded. Franco Colapinto's clearest advantage is Race Pace — 7.24 against 6.81. Liam Lawson takes Consistency back the other way, 9.15 to 7.39. They are effectively inseparable on Attack & Defence. 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 Liam Lawson's P16 on 27. Officially they stand P12 and P9.