Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 76
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 1 | |
| 1960 | 1 | |
| 1961 | 1 | |
| 1962 | 1 | |
| 1963 | 2 | |
| 1964 | 1 | |
| 1965 | 2 | |
| 1966 | 1 | |
| 1967 | 2 | |
| 1968 | 1 | |
| 1969 | 0 | |
| 1970 | 0 |
Data sources
- FIA
- Formula1.com
- StatsF1
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Dan Gurney ranks #32 in Formula 1
Dan Gurney ranks 32nd among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 2043rd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 78.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 86, Longevity 76, Honours 76, Statistics 82. Those categories are normalised against the full Formula 1 reference universe of 146 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1959–1970 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1963, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes grand prix wins 4, podiums 19, pole positions 3, le mans wins 1.
Immediately ahead sits Felipe Massa on 79.0, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Jochen Rindt on 78.4. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Dan Gurney GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Gurney stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1963. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 76/100.
- Honours76/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Gurney comparisons
Dan Gurney — frequently asked
- Is Dan Gurney the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Dan Gurney ranks 32nd in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 78.9, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Dan Gurney's GOAT Score?
- 78.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Dan Gurney rank all time?
- 2043rd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 32nd within Formula 1.
- Dan Gurney vs Felipe Massa: who ranks higher?
- Felipe Massa, on 79.0 against Dan Gurney's 78.9 — a margin of 0.1 points.