Grand Prix wins
3
Podiums
13
Pole positions
4
Best championship finish
2
Grand Prix starts
70
Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 58
- Honours
- 66
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 | |
| 1979 | 2 | |
| 1980 | 4 | |
| 1981 | 1 | |
| 1982 | 5 |
Data sources
- FIA
- Formula1.com
- StatsF1
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Didier Pironi ranks #88 in Formula 1
Didier Pironi ranks #88 in Formula 1 and #4201 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 72.1/100.
The verified career covers 1978–1982 and 5 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Peak the strongest category at 88/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Grand Prix wins 3, Podiums 13, Pole positions 4, Best championship finish 2.
Nearest context: ahead Jean-Pierre Beltoise (72.2); behind Lando Norris (72.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Didier Pironi GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 72/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity58/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 58/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours66/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 66/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
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Didier Pironi — frequently asked
- Is Didier Pironi the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Didier Pironi ranks #88 in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 72.1/100, behind Lewis Hamilton (96.1).
- What is Didier Pironi's GOAT Score?
- 72.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 58 (20%), Honours 66 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%).
- Where does Didier Pironi rank all time?
- #4201 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #88 in Formula 1.
- Didier Pironi vs Jean-Pierre Beltoise: who ranks higher?
- Jean-Pierre Beltoise ranks higher at 72.2 versus Didier Pironi at 72.1, a margin of 0.1 points.