Category profile
- Dominance
- 70
- Peak
- 82
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 72
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 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 Jenson Button ranks #24 in Formula 1
Jenson Button ranks 24th among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 914th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 76.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 70, Peak 82, Longevity 84, Honours 72, 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 2000–2017 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2008, which sets the Peak component at 82. 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 world titles 1, grand prix wins 15, podiums 50, pole positions 8.
Immediately ahead sits Dan Gurney on 78.9, a gap of 2.1 points. Directly behind is Rubens Barrichello on 75.2. 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.
Jenson Button GOAT Score explained
- Dominance70/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Button stood above the field while competing. Scored 70/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak82/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2008. Scored 82/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 17 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours72/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 72/100.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.
Top Button comparisons
Jenson Button — frequently asked
- Is Jenson Button the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jenson Button ranks 24th in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 76.8, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Jenson Button's GOAT Score?
- 76.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 70 (25%), Peak 82 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 72 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jenson Button rank all time?
- 914th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 24th within Formula 1.
- Jenson Button vs Dan Gurney: who ranks higher?
- Dan Gurney, on 78.9 against Jenson Button's 76.8 — a margin of 2.1 points.