LandoNorrisMcLaren vs OscarPiastriMcLaren
NOR leads the grade duel 10–3 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Lando Norris vs Oscar Piastri: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersLando Norris and Oscar Piastri are McLaren team mates this season, which makes this the cleanest comparison in Formula 1: two drivers, the same machinery, the same strategy calls. Lando Norris leads on The Index, 9.25 to 8.59 — P4 against P8, a gap of 0.66 of a grade point. Round by round, Lando Norris has out-driven the other in 10 of 13 races where both were graded. Lando Norris's clearest advantage is Tyre Management — 8.33 against 6.56. Oscar Piastri takes Race Start back the other way, 9.20 to 8.18. They are effectively inseparable on Attack & Defence. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Lando Norris sits P4 on 109 points to Oscar Piastri's P8 on 74. Officially they stand P4 and P7.