LiamLawsonRed Bull Racing vs LanceStrollAston Martin
LAW leads the grade duel 7–6 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Liam Lawson vs Lance Stroll: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersLiam Lawson drives for Red Bull Racing, Lance Stroll for Aston Martin, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Liam Lawson leads on The Index, 7.37 to 7.31 — P14 against P15, a gap of 0.06 of a grade point. Round by round, Liam Lawson has out-driven the other in 7 of 13 races where both were graded. Liam Lawson's clearest advantage is Cleanliness — 9.03 against 6.53. Lance Stroll takes Race Pace back the other way, 8.28 to 6.81. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Liam Lawson sits P16 on 27 points to Lance Stroll's P18 on 24. Officially they stand P9 and P21.