Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 70
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 25 | |
| 1959 | 48 | |
| 1960 | 72 | |
| 1961 | 95 | |
| 1962 | 79 | |
| 1963 | 63 | |
| 1964 | 47 | |
| 1965 | 31 | |
| 1966 | 15 |
Data sources
- Formula1.com official statistics
- FIA archives
- Motorsport Stats
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Phil Hill ranks #26 in Formula 1
Phil Hill ranks 26th among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 3499th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 92, Longevity 70, Honours 84, Statistics 80. Those categories are normalised against the full Formula 1 reference universe of 143 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1958–1966 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1961, 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 world titles 1, grand prix wins 3, podiums 16, pole positions 6.
Immediately ahead sits John Surtees on 81.2, a gap of 0.5 points. Directly behind is Lucas di Grassi on 80.6. 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.
Phil Hill GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Hill stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1961. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 70/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
Top Hill comparisons
Phil Hill — frequently asked
- Is Phil Hill the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Phil Hill ranks 26th in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 80.7, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Phil Hill's GOAT Score?
- 80.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Phil Hill rank all time?
- 3499th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 26th within Formula 1.
- Phil Hill vs John Surtees: who ranks higher?
- John Surtees, on 81.2 against Phil Hill's 80.7 — a margin of 0.5 points.