Category profile
- Dominance
- 70
- Peak
- 80
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 70
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 1 | |
| 1987 | 2 | |
| 1988 | 1 | |
| 1989 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 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 Gerhard Berger ranks #44 in Formula 1
Gerhard Berger ranks 44th among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 2114th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 76.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 70, Peak 80, Longevity 84, Honours 70, 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 1984–1997 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1987, which sets the Peak component at 80. Longevity 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 10, podiums 48, pole positions 12, grand prix starts 210.
Immediately ahead sits Froilán González on 76.4, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Mark Webber on 76.2. 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.
Gerhard Berger GOAT Score explained
- Dominance70/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Berger stood above the field while competing. Scored 70/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak80/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1987. Scored 80/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours70/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 70/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
Top Berger comparisons
Gerhard Berger — frequently asked
- Is Gerhard Berger the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Gerhard Berger ranks 44th in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 76.3, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Gerhard Berger's GOAT Score?
- 76.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 70 (25%), Peak 80 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 70 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Gerhard Berger rank all time?
- 2114th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 44th within Formula 1.
- Gerhard Berger vs Froilán González: who ranks higher?
- Froilán González, on 76.4 against Gerhard Berger's 76.3 — a margin of 0.1 points.