Category profile
- Dominance
- 52
- Peak
- 64
- Longevity
- 68
- Honours
- 54
- Statistics
- 58
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 38 | |
| 1994 | 43 | |
| 1995 | 49 | |
| 1996 | 54 | |
| 1997 | 59 | |
| 1998 | 65 | |
| 1999 | 70 | |
| 2000 | 67 | |
| 2001 | 64 | |
| 2002 | 61 | |
| 2003 | 58 | |
| 2004 | 55 | |
| 2005 | 52 | |
| 2006 | 49 | |
| 2007 | 46 | |
| 2008 | 43 | |
| 2009 | 40 |
Data sources
- Formula One official results archive
- FIA classification records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ralph Firman ranks #139 in Formula 1
Ralph Firman ranks 139th among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 3990th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 58.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 52, Peak 64, Longevity 68, Honours 54, Statistics 58. 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 1993–2009 with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1999, which sets the Peak component at 64. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 68 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes formula one starts 14, formula one points 1, japanese formula nippon titles 1, british f3 titles 1.
Immediately ahead sits Liam Lawson on 59.0, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Franco Colapinto on 58.7. 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.
Ralph Firman GOAT Score explained
- Dominance52/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Firman stood above the field while competing. Scored 52/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak64/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1999. Scored 64/100.
- Longevity68/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 68/100.
- Honours54/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 54/100.
- Statistics58/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 58/100.
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Ralph Firman — frequently asked
- Is Ralph Firman the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Ralph Firman ranks 139th in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 58.9, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Ralph Firman's GOAT Score?
- 58.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 52 (25%), Peak 64 (20%), Longevity 68 (20%), Honours 54 (20%), Statistics 58 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Ralph Firman rank all time?
- 3990th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 139th within Formula 1.
- Ralph Firman vs Liam Lawson: who ranks higher?
- Liam Lawson, on 59.0 against Ralph Firman's 58.9 — a margin of 0.1 points.