PierreGaslyAlpine vs LiamLawsonRed Bull Racing
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 Liam Lawson: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersPierre Gasly drives for Alpine, Liam Lawson for Red Bull Racing, 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 7.37 — P6 against P14, a gap of 1.49 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 Race Pace — 8.46 against 6.81. Liam Lawson takes Consistency back the other way, 9.15 to 7.77. They are effectively inseparable on Attack & Defence. 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 Liam Lawson's P16 on 27. Officially they stand P10 and P9.