Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 7 | |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 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 Kimi Räikkönen ranks #12 in Formula 1
Kimi Räikkönen ranks 12th among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 761st of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 86, Longevity 90, 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 2001–2021 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2005, which sets the Peak component at 86. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world titles 1, grand prix wins 21, podiums 103, pole positions 18.
Immediately ahead sits Jack Brabham on 84.4, a gap of 1.5 points. Directly behind is Nelson Piquet on 83.9. 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.
Kimi Räikkönen GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Räikkönen stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2005. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 20 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- 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 Räikkönen comparisons
Kimi Räikkönen — frequently asked
- Is Kimi Räikkönen the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Kimi Räikkönen ranks 12th in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 82.9, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Kimi Räikkönen's GOAT Score?
- 82.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Kimi Räikkönen rank all time?
- 761st of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 12th within Formula 1.
- Kimi Räikkönen vs Jack Brabham: who ranks higher?
- Jack Brabham, on 84.4 against Kimi Räikkönen's 82.9 — a margin of 1.5 points.