PierreGaslyAlpine vs LanceStrollAston Martin
GAS leads the grade duel 10–3 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Pierre Gasly vs Lance Stroll: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersPierre Gasly drives for Alpine, Lance Stroll for Aston Martin, 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 7.31 — P6 against P15, a gap of 1.54 of a grade point. Round by round, Pierre Gasly has out-driven the other in 10 of 13 races where both were graded. Pierre Gasly's clearest advantage is Qualifying — 9.26 against 6.29. Lance Stroll takes Pit Stop Execution back the other way, 8.83 to 7.40. They are effectively inseparable on Race Start. 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 Lance Stroll's P18 on 24. Officially they stand P10 and P21.