OscarPiastriMcLaren vs YukiTsunodaRacing Bulls
TSU leads the grade duel 2–1 — across the 14 rounds both were rated in, the car stripped out of the equation.
Oscar Piastri vs Yuki Tsunoda: who is driving better in 2026?
the verdict, from the numbersOscar Piastri drives for McLaren, Yuki Tsunoda for Racing Bulls, so the raw results are not comparable — everything below has car performance taken out of it. Oscar Piastri leads on The Index, 8.30 to 7.78 — P9 against P13, a gap of 0.52 of a grade point. Round by round, Yuki Tsunoda has out-driven the other in 2 of 3 races where both were graded. Oscar Piastri's clearest advantage is Qualifying — 7.73 against 6.00. Yuki Tsunoda takes Tyre Management back the other way, 9.70 to 7.47. In the DriverIndex Championship — the same season paid on the official points scale, but on driver merit — Oscar Piastri sits P8 on 74 points to Yuki Tsunoda's P23 on 8. Officially they stand P7 and P20.