Category profile
- Dominance
- 68
- Peak
- 82
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 66
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0 | |
| 1975 | 1 | |
| 1976 | 2 | |
| 1977 | 3 | |
| 1978 | 4 | |
| 1979 | 6 | |
| 1980 | 5 | |
| 1981 | 4 | |
| 1982 | 2 | |
| 1983 | 1 | |
| 1984 | 2 | |
| 1985 | 2 | |
| 1986 | 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 Jacques Laffite ranks #35 in Formula 1
Jacques Laffite ranks 35th among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 959th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 75.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 68, Peak 82, Longevity 82, Honours 66, 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 1974–1986 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1979, which sets the Peak component at 82. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 82 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes grand prix wins 6, podiums 32, pole positions 7, best championship finish 4.
Immediately ahead sits Nico Hülkenberg on 74.1, a gap of -0.9 points. Directly behind is Clay Regazzoni on 76.4. 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.
Jacques Laffite GOAT Score explained
- Dominance68/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Laffite stood above the field while competing. Scored 68/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak82/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1979. Scored 82/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours66/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 66/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
Top Laffite comparisons
Jacques Laffite — frequently asked
- Is Jacques Laffite the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jacques Laffite ranks 35th in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 75.0, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Jacques Laffite's GOAT Score?
- 75.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 68 (25%), Peak 82 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 66 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jacques Laffite rank all time?
- 959th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 35th within Formula 1.
- Jacques Laffite vs Nico Hülkenberg: who ranks higher?
- Jacques Laffite, on 75.0 against Nico Hülkenberg's 74.1 — a margin of 0.9 points.