NicoHulkenbergAudi vs YukiTsunodaRacing Bulls
HUL leads the grade duel 2–1 — across the 14 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Nico Hulkenberg vs Yuki Tsunoda: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersNico Hulkenberg drives for Audi, Yuki Tsunoda for Racing Bulls, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Yuki Tsunoda leads on The Index, 7.78 to 7.08 — P13 against P18, a gap of 0.70 of a grade point. Round by round, Nico Hulkenberg has out-driven the other in 2 of 3 races where both were graded. Nico Hulkenberg's clearest advantage is Qualifying — 8.71 against 6.00. Yuki Tsunoda takes Consistency back the other way, 9.84 to 8.03. They are effectively inseparable on Tyre Management, Cleanliness. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Nico Hulkenberg sits P22 on 16 points to Yuki Tsunoda's P23 on 8. Officially they stand P15 and P20.