FrancoColapintoAlpine vs EstebanOconHaas F1 Team
OCO leads the grade duel 7–6 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Franco Colapinto vs Esteban Ocon: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersFranco Colapinto drives for Alpine, Esteban Ocon for Haas F1 Team, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Esteban Ocon leads on The Index, 7.71 to 6.59 — P12 against P22, a gap of 1.13 of a grade point. Round by round, Esteban Ocon has out-driven the other in 7 of 13 races where both were graded. Franco Colapinto's clearest advantage is Tyre Management — 7.79 against 7.71. Esteban Ocon takes Consistency back the other way, 8.33 to 7.39. They are effectively inseparable on Attack & Defence, Tyre Management, Race Start. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Esteban Ocon sits P12 on 39 points to Franco Colapinto's P14 on 33. Officially they stand P18 and P12.