LiamLawsonRed Bull Racing vs OscarPiastriMcLaren
PIA leads the grade duel 9–4 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Liam Lawson vs Oscar Piastri: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersLiam Lawson drives for Red Bull Racing, Oscar Piastri for McLaren, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Oscar Piastri leads on The Index, 8.59 to 7.37 — P8 against P14, a gap of 1.22 of a grade point. Round by round, Oscar Piastri has out-driven the other in 9 of 13 races where both were graded. Liam Lawson's clearest advantage is Tyre Management — 8.64 against 6.56. Oscar Piastri takes Race Pace back the other way, 7.92 to 6.81. They are effectively inseparable on Attack & Defence, Qualifying, Race Start. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Oscar Piastri sits P8 on 74 points to Liam Lawson's P16 on 27. Officially they stand P7 and P9.