NicoHulkenbergAudi vs LiamLawsonRed Bull Racing
LAW leads the grade duel 7–6 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Nico Hulkenberg vs Liam Lawson: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersNico Hulkenberg drives for Audi, Liam Lawson for Red Bull Racing, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Liam Lawson leads on The Index, 7.37 to 7.13 — P14 against P17, a gap of 0.24 of a grade point. Round by round, Liam Lawson has out-driven the other in 7 of 13 races where both were graded. Nico Hulkenberg's clearest advantage is Tyre Management — 9.99 against 8.64. Liam Lawson takes Race Start back the other way, 9.13 to 6.38. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Liam Lawson sits P16 on 27 points to Nico Hulkenberg's P21 on 16. Officially they stand P9 and P15.