PierreGaslyAlpine vs LewisHamiltonFerrari
GAS leads the grade duel 8–5 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Pierre Gasly vs Lewis Hamilton: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersPierre Gasly drives for Alpine, Lewis Hamilton for Ferrari, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Lewis Hamilton leads on The Index, 8.92 to 8.86 — P5 against P6, a gap of 0.07 of a grade point. Round by round, Pierre Gasly has out-driven the other in 8 of 13 races where both were graded. Pierre Gasly's clearest advantage is Tyre Management — 8.80 against 6.89. Lewis Hamilton takes Race Pace back the other way, 9.26 to 8.46. They are effectively inseparable on Expected Position. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Lewis Hamilton sits P5 on 95 points to Pierre Gasly's P7 on 80. Officially they stand P2 and P10.