Fernando ALONSO vs Lance STROLL
Fernando ALONSO vs Lance STROLL, 2026 season. Fernando ALONSO leads the race head-to-head 2–1. Fernando ALONSO leads the qualifying head-to-head 8–2.
Did our AI pick the right driver?
Every prediction we publish ranks the full grid. For each round we take the driver we placed higher of these two, then check who actually finished higher.
For the most recent round the model picked Fernando ALONSO.80%
Alonso consistently outperforms Stroll, who has a severe systematic bias of being predicted much higher than his actual finishing positions.
A round is only scored when both drivers appear in the predicted order and both are classified in the result — a retirement is nobody's call. Published predictions are never edited afterwards.
The rivalry
Throughout eleven shared race weekends, Fernando Alonso has maintained a clear performance advantage over teammate Lance Stroll. Alonso leads their internal head-to-head battle with an 8-2 record in qualifying, a 2-1 margin in races, and a 3-1 lead in sprints. While Alonso has managed to secure one championship point, Stroll remains scoreless. Both drivers have endured a difficult season defined by poor car reliability and a lack of competitive pace, resulting in a combined total of eleven DNFs. Their performance metrics are similarly modest, with identical average finishes of 16.0 despite vastly different qualifying averages. Technical struggles, particularly regarding persistent vibrations, forced the team to implement a major B-Spec upgrade package before the summer break. Although Alonso has consistently outperformed Stroll, both drivers have spent the majority of the campaign competing at the back of the grid while focusing on stabilizing vehicle development during this challenging rebuilding phase for the team.
Round by round
2026 seasonCommon questions
Who is faster in qualifying, Fernando ALONSO or Lance STROLL?
Fernando ALONSO leads Lance STROLL 8–2 in qualifying head-to-head this season, counting only sessions where both drivers set a time.
Who has finished ahead more often, Fernando ALONSO or Lance STROLL?
Fernando ALONSO has finished ahead of Lance STROLL 2–1 this season, counting only races where both drivers were classified.