Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0 | |
| 1969 | 1 | |
| 1970 | 1 | |
| 1971 | 1 | |
| 1972 | 0 | |
| 1973 | 0 | |
| 1974 | 0 | |
| 1975 | 1 | |
| 1976 | 4 | |
| 1977 | 6 | |
| 1978 | 1 | |
| 1979 | 0 | |
| 1980 | 0 | |
| 1981 | 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 Mario Andretti ranks #6 in Formula 1
Mario Andretti ranks 6th among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 622nd of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 88, Longevity 92, Honours 84, 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 1964–1994 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1977, which sets the Peak component at 88. Longevity 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 world titles 1, grand prix wins 12, indycar titles 4, indianapolis 500 wins 1.
Immediately ahead sits Fernando Alonso on 87.2, a gap of 1.3 points. Directly behind is Sebastian Vettel on 87.1. 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.
Mario Andretti GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Andretti stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1977. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 30 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Andretti comparisons
Mario Andretti — frequently asked
- Is Mario Andretti the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Mario Andretti ranks 6th in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 85.9, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Mario Andretti's GOAT Score?
- 85.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Mario Andretti rank all time?
- 622nd of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 6th within Formula 1.
- Mario Andretti vs Fernando Alonso: who ranks higher?
- Fernando Alonso, on 87.2 against Mario Andretti's 85.9 — a margin of 1.3 points.