LiamLawsonRed Bull Racing vs SergioPerezCadillac
PER leads the grade duel 8–5 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Liam Lawson vs Sergio Perez: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersLiam Lawson drives for Red Bull Racing, 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 7.37 — P11 against P14, a gap of 0.70 of a grade point. Round by round, Sergio Perez has out-driven the other in 8 of 13 races where both were graded. Liam Lawson's clearest advantage is Consistency — 9.15 against 6.06. Sergio Perez takes Race Pace back the other way, 8.95 to 6.81. They are effectively inseparable on Attack & Defence, Qualifying, Pit Stop Execution. 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 Liam Lawson's P16 on 27. Officially they stand P21 and P9.