Category profile
- Dominance
- 68
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 66
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 5 | |
| 1998 | 6 | |
| 1999 | 10 | |
| 2000 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 |
Data sources
- FIA
- Formula1.com
- StatsF1
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Eddie Irvine ranks #52 in Formula 1
Eddie Irvine ranks 52nd among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 1005th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 73.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 68, Peak 84, Longevity 72, Honours 66, Statistics 78. 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 1993–2002 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1999, which sets the Peak component at 84. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 84 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes grand prix wins 4, podiums 26, championship runner-up finishes 1, grand prix starts 146.
Immediately ahead sits Heinz-Harald Frentzen on 73.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Damon Hill on 74.2. 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.
Eddie Irvine GOAT Score explained
- Dominance68/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Irvine stood above the field while competing. Scored 68/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1999. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 9 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 72/100.
- Honours66/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 66/100.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.
Top Irvine comparisons
Eddie Irvine — frequently asked
- Is Eddie Irvine the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Eddie Irvine ranks 52nd in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 73.1, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Eddie Irvine's GOAT Score?
- 73.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 68 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 66 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Eddie Irvine rank all time?
- 1005th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 52nd within Formula 1.
- Eddie Irvine vs Heinz-Harald Frentzen: who ranks higher?
- Eddie Irvine, on 73.1 against Heinz-Harald Frentzen's 73.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.