Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 72
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | |
| 1951 | 0 | |
| 1952 | 6 | |
| 1953 | 0 | |
| 1954 | 2 | |
| 1955 | 0 | |
| 1956 | 6 | |
| 1957 | 0 | |
| 1958 | 4 | |
| 1959 | 6 | |
| 1960 | 8 | |
| 1961 | 0 | |
| 1962 | 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 Jim Rathmann ranks #30 in Formula 1
Jim Rathmann ranks 30th among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 2033rd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 92, Longevity 80, Honours 72, Statistics 82. 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 1949–1963 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1960, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes indianapolis 500 wins 1, indianapolis 500 runner-up finishes 3, indy 500 starts 14, career championship points 30.
Immediately ahead sits Mika Häkkinen on 79.5, a gap of 0.4 points. Directly behind is Felipe Massa on 79.0. 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.
Jim Rathmann GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Rathmann stood above the field while competing. Scored 72/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1960. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours72/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 72/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Rathmann comparisons
Jim Rathmann — frequently asked
- Is Jim Rathmann the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jim Rathmann ranks 30th in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 79.1, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Jim Rathmann's GOAT Score?
- 79.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 72 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jim Rathmann rank all time?
- 2033rd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 30th within Formula 1.
- Jim Rathmann vs Mika Häkkinen: who ranks higher?
- Mika Häkkinen, on 79.5 against Jim Rathmann's 79.1 — a margin of 0.4 points.