PierreGaslyAlpine vs EstebanOconHaas F1 Team
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 Esteban Ocon: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersPierre Gasly drives for Alpine, Esteban Ocon for Haas F1 Team, 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 7.71 — P6 against P12, a gap of 1.14 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 Qualifying — 9.26 against 7.00. Esteban Ocon takes Race Start back the other way, 8.66 to 7.83. 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 Esteban Ocon's P12 on 39. Officially they stand P10 and P18.