Category profile
- Dominance
- 70
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 60
- Honours
- 68
- Statistics
- 72
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0 | |
| 1978 | 1 | |
| 1979 | 3 | |
| 1980 | 0 | |
| 1981 | 2 | |
| 1982 | 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 Gilles Villeneuve ranks #67 in Formula 1
Gilles Villeneuve ranks 67th among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 1029th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 71.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 70, Peak 86, Longevity 60, Honours 68, Statistics 72. 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 1977–1982 with 6 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1979, 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 grand prix wins 6, podiums 13, pole positions 2, race starts 67.
Immediately ahead sits François Cevert on 71.7, a gap of 0.6 points. Directly behind is Ronnie Peterson on 64.7. 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.
Gilles Villeneuve GOAT Score explained
- Dominance70/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Villeneuve stood above the field while competing. Scored 70/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1979. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity60/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 5 years of competition and 6 recorded seasons. Scored 60/100.
- Honours68/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 68/100.
- Statistics72/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 72/100.
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Gilles Villeneuve — frequently asked
- Is Gilles Villeneuve the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Gilles Villeneuve ranks 67th in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 71.1, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Gilles Villeneuve's GOAT Score?
- 71.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 70 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 60 (20%), Honours 68 (20%), Statistics 72 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Gilles Villeneuve rank all time?
- 1029th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 67th within Formula 1.
- Gilles Villeneuve vs François Cevert: who ranks higher?
- François Cevert, on 71.7 against Gilles Villeneuve's 71.1 — a margin of 0.6 points.