PierreGaslyAlpine vs CarlosSainzWilliams
SAI leads the grade duel 7–6 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Pierre Gasly vs Carlos Sainz: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersPierre Gasly drives for Alpine, Carlos Sainz for Williams, 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 8.51 — P6 against P9, a gap of 0.35 of a grade point. Round by round, Carlos Sainz has out-driven the other in 7 of 13 races where both were graded. Pierre Gasly's clearest advantage is Attack & Defence — 8.24 against 6.87. Carlos Sainz takes Race Start back the other way, 9.04 to 7.83. They are effectively inseparable on Race Pace, Consistency, Qualifying. 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 Carlos Sainz's P9 on 74. Officially they stand P10 and P15.