LiamLawsonRed Bull Racing vs LandoNorrisMcLaren
NOR leads the grade duel 9–4 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Liam Lawson vs Lando Norris: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersLiam Lawson drives for Red Bull Racing, 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 7.37 — P4 against P14, a gap of 1.88 of a grade point. Round by round, Lando Norris has out-driven the other in 9 of 13 races where both were graded. Liam Lawson's clearest advantage is Pit Stop Execution — 8.09 against 6.78. Lando Norris takes Race Pace back the other way, 9.06 to 6.81. They are effectively inseparable on Consistency, Attack & Defence. 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 Liam Lawson's P16 on 27. Officially they stand P4 and P9.