Category profile
- Dominance
- 70
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 66
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 | |
| 1963 | 0 | |
| 1964 | 0 | |
| 1965 | 0 | |
| 1966 | 0 | |
| 1967 | 1 | |
| 1968 | 2 | |
| 1969 | 1 | |
| 1970 | 1 | |
| 1971 | 2 |
Data sources
- FIA
- Formula1.com
- StatsF1
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Jo Siffert ranks #49 in Formula 1
Jo Siffert ranks 49th among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 2132nd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 75.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 70, Peak 88, Longevity 74, Honours 66, 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 1962–1971 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1968, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes grand prix wins 2, podiums 6, pole positions 2, grand prix starts 96.
Immediately ahead sits René Arnoux on 75.9, a gap of 0.5 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.
Jo Siffert GOAT Score explained
- Dominance70/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Siffert stood above the field while competing. Scored 70/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1968. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 9 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- Honours66/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 66/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Siffert comparisons
Jo Siffert — frequently asked
- Is Jo Siffert the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jo Siffert ranks 49th in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 75.4, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Jo Siffert's GOAT Score?
- 75.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 70 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 66 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jo Siffert rank all time?
- 2132nd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 49th within Formula 1.
- Jo Siffert vs René Arnoux: who ranks higher?
- René Arnoux, on 75.9 against Jo Siffert's 75.4 — a margin of 0.5 points.