FrancoColapintoAlpine vs LandoNorrisMcLaren
NOR leads the grade duel 11–2 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Franco Colapinto vs Lando Norris: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersFranco Colapinto drives for Alpine, Lando Norris for McLaren, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Lando Norris leads on The Index, 9.25 to 6.59 — P4 against P22, a gap of 2.66 of a grade point. Round by round, Lando Norris has out-driven the other in 11 of 13 races where both were graded. Franco Colapinto's clearest advantage is Pit Stop Execution — 7.39 against 6.78. Lando Norris takes Expected Position back the other way, 9.11 to 6.80. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Lando Norris sits P4 on 109 points to Franco Colapinto's P14 on 33. Officially they stand P4 and P12.