Head-to-head · season 2026
LewisHamiltonFerrari vs EstebanOconHaas F1 Team
Level at 8–8 in the race-grade duel, across the rounds both were rated in.
Round by round
the race grade decides each round · click a round for the full analysisThe nine dimensions
season grades, mirrored — the longer bar wins the measureRace grade, round by round
gaps = not classifiedLewis Hamilton vs Esteban Ocon: who is driving better in 2026?
Lewis Hamilton drives for Ferrari, Esteban Ocon for Haas F1 Team, so the raw results are not comparable — everything on this page has car performance taken out of it. Lewis Hamilton leads on The Index, 8.59 to 7.85 — P6 against P13, a gap of 0.75 of a grade point. Round by round the two are tied 8–8 across 16 races where both were graded. Lewis Hamilton's clearest advantage is Race Pace — 8.88 against 7.78. Esteban Ocon takes Race Start back the other way, 9.02 to 7.78. They are effectively inseparable on Attack & Defence, Tyre Management, Cleanliness. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Lewis Hamilton sits P7 on 95 points to Esteban Ocon's P13 on 51. Officially they stand P3 and P16.