FrancoColapintoAlpine vs ArvidLindbladRacing Bulls
COL leads the grade duel 7–6 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Franco Colapinto vs Arvid Lindblad: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersFranco Colapinto drives for Alpine, Arvid Lindblad for Racing Bulls, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Arvid Lindblad leads on The Index, 6.65 to 6.59 — P21 against P22, a gap of 0.06 of a grade point. Round by round, Franco Colapinto has out-driven the other in 7 of 13 races where both were graded. Franco Colapinto's clearest advantage is Race Pace — 7.24 against 6.86. Arvid Lindblad takes Qualifying back the other way, 8.18 to 6.75. They are effectively inseparable on Race Start. 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 Arvid Lindblad's P22 on 16. Officially they stand P12 and P11.