IsackHadjarRed Bull Racing vs SergioPerezCadillac
PER leads the grade duel 6–5 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Isack Hadjar vs Sergio Perez: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersIsack Hadjar drives for Red Bull Racing, Sergio Perez for Cadillac, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Sergio Perez leads on The Index, 8.07 to 6.81 — P11 against P20, a gap of 1.27 of a grade point. Round by round, Sergio Perez has out-driven the other in 6 of 11 races where both were graded. Isack Hadjar's clearest advantage is Cleanliness — 8.84 against 6.26. Sergio Perez takes Race Pace back the other way, 8.95 to 7.47. They are effectively inseparable on Race Start, Pit Stop Execution. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Sergio Perez sits P11 on 49 points to Isack Hadjar's P17 on 25. Officially they stand P21 and P8.