Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 2 | |
| 1986 | 5 | |
| 1987 | 6 | |
| 1988 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 2 | |
| 1990 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 5 | |
| 1992 | 9 | |
| 1993 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 1 |
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 Nigel Mansell ranks #17 in Formula 1
Nigel Mansell ranks 17th among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 832nd of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 88, Longevity 82, Honours 78, Statistics 84. 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 1980–1995 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1992, 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 world titles 1, grand prix wins 31, pole positions 32, podiums 59.
Immediately ahead sits Alberto Ascari on 84.8, a gap of 3.1 points. Directly behind is Max Verstappen on 86.1. 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.
Nigel Mansell GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Mansell stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1992. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Mansell comparisons
Nigel Mansell — frequently asked
- Is Nigel Mansell the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Nigel Mansell ranks 17th in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 81.7, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Nigel Mansell's GOAT Score?
- 81.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Nigel Mansell rank all time?
- 832nd of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 17th within Formula 1.
- Nigel Mansell vs Alberto Ascari: who ranks higher?
- Alberto Ascari, on 84.8 against Nigel Mansell's 81.7 — a margin of 3.1 points.