IsackHadjarRed Bull Racing vs LanceStrollAston Martin
HAD leads the grade duel 6–5 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Isack Hadjar vs Lance Stroll: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersIsack Hadjar drives for Red Bull Racing, Lance Stroll for Aston Martin, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Lance Stroll leads on The Index, 7.31 to 6.81 — P15 against P20, a gap of 0.51 of a grade point. Round by round, Isack Hadjar has out-driven the other in 6 of 11 races where both were graded. Isack Hadjar's clearest advantage is Cleanliness — 8.84 against 6.53. Lance Stroll takes Race Pace back the other way, 8.28 to 7.47. They are effectively inseparable on Expected Position, Race Start. 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 Lance Stroll's P18 on 24. Officially they stand P8 and P21.