Category profile
- Dominance
- 68
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 66
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 7 | |
| 1998 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 6 | |
| 2000 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 0 |
Data sources
- FIA
- Formula1.com
- StatsF1
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Heinz-Harald Frentzen ranks #51 in Formula 1
Heinz-Harald Frentzen ranks 51st among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 1004th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 73.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 68, Peak 84, Longevity 72, Honours 66, Statistics 78. 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 1994–2003 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1997, which sets the Peak component at 84. Peak 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 3, podiums 18, pole positions 2, best championship finish 2.
Immediately ahead sits Carlos Sainz Jr. on 73.0, a gap of -0.1 points. Directly behind is Eddie Irvine on 73.1. 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.
Heinz-Harald Frentzen GOAT Score explained
- Dominance68/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Frentzen stood above the field while competing. Scored 68/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1997. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 9 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 72/100.
- Honours66/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 66/100.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.
Top Frentzen comparisons
Heinz-Harald Frentzen — frequently asked
- Is Heinz-Harald Frentzen the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Heinz-Harald Frentzen ranks 51st in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 73.1, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Heinz-Harald Frentzen's GOAT Score?
- 73.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 68 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 66 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Heinz-Harald Frentzen rank all time?
- 1004th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 51st within Formula 1.
- Heinz-Harald Frentzen vs Carlos Sainz Jr.: who ranks higher?
- Heinz-Harald Frentzen, on 73.1 against Carlos Sainz Jr.'s 73.0 — a margin of 0.1 points.