Category profile
- Dominance
- 62
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 56
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 55 | |
| 2015 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 19 | |
| 2018 | 56 | |
| 2019 | 20 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 25 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 16 |
Data sources
- FIA
- Formula1.com
- StatsF1
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Kevin Magnussen ranks #96 in Formula 1
Kevin Magnussen ranks 96th among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 2213th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 71.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 62, Peak 84, Longevity 80, Honours 56, 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 2014–2024 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2018, 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 podiums 1, grand prix starts 186, career points 199, pole positions 1.
Immediately ahead sits Peter Revson on 71.8, a gap of 0.3 points. Directly behind is Olivier Panis on 71.4. 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.
Kevin Magnussen GOAT Score explained
- Dominance62/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Magnussen stood above the field while competing. Scored 62/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2018. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours56/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 56/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
Top Magnussen comparisons
Kevin Magnussen — frequently asked
- Is Kevin Magnussen the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Kevin Magnussen ranks 96th in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 71.5, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Kevin Magnussen's GOAT Score?
- 71.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 62 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 56 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Kevin Magnussen rank all time?
- 2213th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 96th within Formula 1.
- Kevin Magnussen vs Peter Revson: who ranks higher?
- Peter Revson, on 71.8 against Kevin Magnussen's 71.5 — a margin of 0.3 points.