Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 8 | |
| 1998 | 5 | |
| 1999 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 2 |
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 Mika Häkkinen ranks #22 in Formula 1
Mika Häkkinen ranks 22nd among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 897th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 86, Longevity 76, Honours 78, 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 1991–2001 with 8 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1997, 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 20, pole positions 26, podiums 51.
Immediately ahead sits Stirling Moss on 80.3, a gap of 0.8 points. Directly behind is Dan Gurney on 78.9. 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.
Mika Häkkinen GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Häkkinen 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 1997. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 8 recorded seasons. Scored 76/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
Top Häkkinen comparisons
Mika Häkkinen — frequently asked
- Is Mika Häkkinen the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Mika Häkkinen ranks 22nd in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 79.5, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Mika Häkkinen's GOAT Score?
- 79.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Mika Häkkinen rank all time?
- 897th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 22nd within Formula 1.
- Mika Häkkinen vs Stirling Moss: who ranks higher?
- Stirling Moss, on 80.3 against Mika Häkkinen's 79.5 — a margin of 0.8 points.