Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1 | |
| 1971 | 0 | |
| 1972 | 5 | |
| 1973 | 3 | |
| 1974 | 3 | |
| 1975 | 1 | |
| 1976 | 0 | |
| 1977 | 0 | |
| 1978 | 1 | |
| 1979 | 0 | |
| 1980 | 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 Emerson Fittipaldi ranks #15 in Formula 1
Emerson Fittipaldi ranks 15th among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 809th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 86, Longevity 86, Honours 80, Statistics 80. 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 1970–1996 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1972, 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 world titles 2, grand prix wins 14, podiums 35, indianapolis 500 wins 2.
Immediately ahead sits Jim Clark on 85.4, a gap of 3.5 points. Directly behind is Alberto Ascari on 84.8. 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.
Emerson Fittipaldi GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Fittipaldi stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1972. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 26 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
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Emerson Fittipaldi — frequently asked
- Is Emerson Fittipaldi the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Emerson Fittipaldi ranks 15th in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 81.9, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Emerson Fittipaldi's GOAT Score?
- 81.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Emerson Fittipaldi rank all time?
- 809th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 15th within Formula 1.
- Emerson Fittipaldi vs Jim Clark: who ranks higher?
- Jim Clark, on 85.4 against Emerson Fittipaldi's 81.9 — a margin of 3.5 points.