PierreGaslyAlpine vs NicoHulkenbergAudi
GAS leads the grade duel 9–4 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Pierre Gasly vs Nico Hulkenberg: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersPierre Gasly drives for Alpine, Nico Hulkenberg for Audi, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Pierre Gasly leads on The Index, 8.86 to 7.13 — P6 against P17, a gap of 1.73 of a grade point. Round by round, Pierre Gasly has out-driven the other in 9 of 13 races where both were graded. Pierre Gasly's clearest advantage is Attack & Defence — 8.24 against 6.69. Nico Hulkenberg takes Pit Stop Execution back the other way, 9.12 to 7.40. They are effectively inseparable on Consistency. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Pierre Gasly sits P7 on 80 points to Nico Hulkenberg's P21 on 16. Officially they stand P10 and P15.