IsackHadjarRed Bull Racing vs NicoHulkenbergAudi
HUL leads the grade duel 6–5 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Isack Hadjar vs Nico Hulkenberg: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersIsack Hadjar drives for Red Bull Racing, Nico Hulkenberg for Audi, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Nico Hulkenberg leads on The Index, 7.13 to 6.81 — P17 against P20, a gap of 0.33 of a grade point. Round by round, Nico Hulkenberg has out-driven the other in 6 of 11 races where both were graded. Isack Hadjar's clearest advantage is Race Start — 7.77 against 6.38. Nico Hulkenberg takes Tyre Management back the other way, 9.99 to 7.94. They are effectively inseparable on Consistency. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Isack Hadjar sits P17 on 25 points to Nico Hulkenberg's P21 on 16. Officially they stand P8 and P15.