NicoHulkenbergAudi vs SergioPerezCadillac
PER leads the grade duel 8–5 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Nico Hulkenberg vs Sergio Perez: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersNico Hulkenberg drives for Audi, Sergio Perez for Cadillac, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Sergio Perez leads on The Index, 8.07 to 7.13 — P11 against P17, a gap of 0.94 of a grade point. Round by round, Sergio Perez has out-driven the other in 8 of 13 races where both were graded. Nico Hulkenberg's clearest advantage is Cleanliness — 8.62 against 6.26. Sergio Perez takes Race Pace back the other way, 8.95 to 7.31. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Sergio Perez sits P11 on 49 points to Nico Hulkenberg's P21 on 16. Officially they stand P21 and P15.