LewisHamiltonFerrari vs NicoHulkenbergAudi
HAM leads the grade duel 9–4 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Lewis Hamilton vs Nico Hulkenberg: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersLewis Hamilton drives for Ferrari, Nico Hulkenberg for Audi, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Lewis Hamilton leads on The Index, 8.92 to 7.13 — P5 against P17, a gap of 1.79 of a grade point. Round by round, Lewis Hamilton has out-driven the other in 9 of 13 races where both were graded. Lewis Hamilton's clearest advantage is Race Pace — 9.26 against 7.31. Nico Hulkenberg takes Tyre Management back the other way, 9.99 to 6.89. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Lewis Hamilton sits P5 on 95 points to Nico Hulkenberg's P21 on 16. Officially they stand P2 and P15.