NicoHulkenbergAudi vs CharlesLeclercFerrari
LEC leads the grade duel 8–5 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Nico Hulkenberg vs Charles Leclerc: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersNico Hulkenberg drives for Audi, Charles Leclerc for Ferrari, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Charles Leclerc leads on The Index, 9.37 to 7.13 — P3 against P17, a gap of 2.23 of a grade point. Round by round, Charles Leclerc has out-driven the other in 8 of 13 races where both were graded. Nico Hulkenberg's clearest advantage is Pit Stop Execution — 9.12 against 6.61. Charles Leclerc takes Race Start back the other way, 9.68 to 6.38. 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 Nico Hulkenberg's P21 on 16. Officially they stand P5 and P15.