FrancoColapintoAlpine vs SergioPerezCadillac
PER leads the grade duel 9–4 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Franco Colapinto vs Sergio Perez: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersFranco Colapinto drives for Alpine, Sergio Perez for Cadillac, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Sergio Perez leads on The Index, 8.07 to 6.59 — P11 against P22, a gap of 1.48 of a grade point. Round by round, Sergio Perez has out-driven the other in 9 of 13 races where both were graded. Franco Colapinto's clearest advantage is Cleanliness — 7.86 against 6.26. Sergio Perez takes Race Pace back the other way, 8.95 to 7.24. They are effectively inseparable on Attack & Defence. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Sergio Perez sits P11 on 49 points to Franco Colapinto's P14 on 33. Officially they stand P21 and P12.