NicoHulkenbergAudi vs LandoNorrisMcLaren
NOR leads the grade duel 12–1 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Nico Hulkenberg vs Lando Norris: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersNico Hulkenberg drives for Audi, Lando Norris for McLaren, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Lando Norris leads on The Index, 9.25 to 7.13 — P4 against P17, a gap of 2.12 of a grade point. Round by round, Lando Norris has out-driven the other in 12 of 13 races where both were graded. Nico Hulkenberg's clearest advantage is Pit Stop Execution — 9.12 against 6.78. Lando Norris takes Race Start back the other way, 8.18 to 6.38. They are effectively inseparable on Cleanliness. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Lando Norris sits P4 on 109 points to Nico Hulkenberg's P21 on 16. Officially they stand P4 and P15.