CharlesLeclercFerrari vs CarlosSainzWilliams
SAI leads the grade duel 7–6 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Charles Leclerc vs Carlos Sainz: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersCharles Leclerc drives for Ferrari, Carlos Sainz for Williams, 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 8.51 — P3 against P9, a gap of 0.86 of a grade point. Round by round, Carlos Sainz has out-driven the other in 7 of 13 races where both were graded. Charles Leclerc's clearest advantage is Race Pace — 9.63 against 8.59. Carlos Sainz takes Pit Stop Execution back the other way, 7.86 to 6.61. They are effectively inseparable on Tyre Management. 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 Carlos Sainz's P9 on 74. Officially they stand P5 and P15.