LandoNorrisMcLaren vs LanceStrollAston Martin
NOR leads the grade duel 11–2 — across the 13 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Lando Norris vs Lance Stroll: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersLando Norris drives for McLaren, Lance Stroll for Aston Martin, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Lando Norris leads on The Index, 9.25 to 7.31 — P4 against P15, a gap of 1.94 of a grade point. Round by round, Lando Norris has out-driven the other in 11 of 13 races where both were graded. Lando Norris's clearest advantage is Cleanliness — 8.70 against 6.53. Lance Stroll takes Pit Stop Execution back the other way, 8.83 to 6.78. 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 Lance Stroll's P18 on 24. Officially they stand P4 and P21.