CharlesLeclercFerrari vs LandoNorrisMcLaren
LEC leads the grade duel 8–5 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Charles Leclerc vs Lando Norris: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersCharles Leclerc drives for Ferrari, Lando Norris for McLaren, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Charles Leclerc leads on The Index, 9.37 to 9.25 — P3 against P4, a gap of 0.11 of a grade point. Round by round, Charles Leclerc has out-driven the other in 8 of 13 races where both were graded. Charles Leclerc's clearest advantage is Race Start — 9.68 against 8.18. Lando Norris takes Attack & Defence back the other way, 8.43 to 7.52. They are effectively inseparable on Expected Position, Qualifying. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Charles Leclerc sits P2 on 130 points to Lando Norris's P4 on 109. Officially they stand P5 and P4.