NicoHulkenbergAudi vs LanceStrollAston Martin
STR leads the grade duel 7–6 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Nico Hulkenberg vs Lance Stroll: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersNico Hulkenberg drives for Audi, Lance Stroll for Aston Martin, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Lance Stroll leads on The Index, 7.31 to 7.13 — P15 against P17, a gap of 0.18 of a grade point. Round by round, Lance Stroll has out-driven the other in 7 of 13 races where both were graded. Nico Hulkenberg's clearest advantage is Qualifying — 8.72 against 6.29. Lance Stroll takes Race Start back the other way, 7.84 to 6.38. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Lance Stroll sits P18 on 24 points to Nico Hulkenberg's P21 on 16. Officially they stand P21 and P15.