Category profile
- Dominance
- 94
- Peak
- 95
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 93
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3 | |
| 1951 | 6 | |
| 1952 | 0 | |
| 1953 | 3 | |
| 1954 | 6 | |
| 1955 | 4 | |
| 1956 | 3 | |
| 1957 | 4 | |
| 1958 | 0 |
Data sources
- FIA
- Formula1.com
- Motorsport Stats
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Juan Manuel Fangio ranks #3 in Formula 1
Juan Manuel Fangio ranks 3rd among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 304th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 92.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 94, Peak 95, Longevity 88, Honours 93, Statistics 94. 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 1950–1958 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1951, which sets the Peak component at 95. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 95 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world titles 5, grand prix wins 24, pole positions 29, podiums 35.
Immediately ahead sits Michael Schumacher on 94.8, a gap of 2.0 points. Directly behind is Alain Prost on 90.4. 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.
Juan Manuel Fangio GOAT Score explained
- Dominance94/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Fangio stood above the field while competing. Scored 94/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak95/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1951. Scored 95/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours93/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 93/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
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Juan Manuel Fangio — frequently asked
- Is Juan Manuel Fangio the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Juan Manuel Fangio ranks 3rd in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 92.8, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Juan Manuel Fangio's GOAT Score?
- 92.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 94 (25%), Peak 95 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 93 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Juan Manuel Fangio rank all time?
- 304th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 3rd within Formula 1.
- Juan Manuel Fangio vs Michael Schumacher: who ranks higher?
- Michael Schumacher, on 94.8 against Juan Manuel Fangio's 92.8 — a margin of 2.0 points.