CharlesLeclercFerrari vs OscarPiastriMcLaren
LEC leads the grade duel 9–4 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Charles Leclerc vs Oscar Piastri: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersCharles Leclerc drives for Ferrari, Oscar Piastri 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 8.59 — P3 against P8, a gap of 0.78 of a grade point. Round by round, Charles Leclerc has out-driven the other in 9 of 13 races where both were graded. Charles Leclerc's clearest advantage is Race Pace — 9.63 against 7.92. Oscar Piastri takes Attack & Defence back the other way, 8.41 to 7.52. They are effectively inseparable on Pit Stop Execution. 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 Oscar Piastri's P8 on 74. Officially they stand P5 and P7.