PierreGaslyAlpine vs CharlesLeclercFerrari
LEC leads the grade duel 8–5 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Pierre Gasly vs Charles Leclerc: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersPierre Gasly drives for Alpine, Charles Leclerc for Ferrari, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Charles Leclerc leads on The Index, 9.37 to 8.86 — P3 against P6, a gap of 0.51 of a grade point. Round by round, Charles Leclerc has out-driven the other in 8 of 13 races where both were graded. Pierre Gasly's clearest advantage is Qualifying — 9.26 against 8.18. Charles Leclerc takes Race Start back the other way, 9.68 to 7.83. They are effectively inseparable on Expected Position. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Charles Leclerc sits P2 on 130 points to Pierre Gasly's P7 on 80. Officially they stand P5 and P10.