LewisHamiltonFerrari vs CharlesLeclercFerrari
HAM leads the grade duel 7–5 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Lewis Hamilton vs Charles Leclerc: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersLewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc are Ferrari team mates this season, which makes this the cleanest comparison in Formula 1: two drivers, the same machinery, the same strategy calls. Charles Leclerc leads on The Index, 9.37 to 8.92 — P3 against P5, a gap of 0.44 of a grade point. Round by round, Lewis Hamilton has out-driven the other in 7 of 12 races where both were graded. Lewis Hamilton's clearest advantage is Pit Stop Execution — 8.00 against 6.61. Charles Leclerc takes Race Start back the other way, 9.68 to 8.04. They are effectively inseparable on Cleanliness. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Charles Leclerc sits P2 on 130 points to Lewis Hamilton's P5 on 95. Officially they stand P5 and P2.