Category profile
- Dominance
- 70
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 68
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0 | |
| 1979 | 3 | |
| 1980 | 4 | |
| 1981 | 2 | |
| 1982 | 4 | |
| 1983 | 7 | |
| 1984 | 2 | |
| 1985 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 0 |
Data sources
- FIA
- Formula1.com
- StatsF1
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why René Arnoux ranks #32 in Formula 1
René Arnoux ranks 32nd among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 946th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 75.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 70, Peak 84, Longevity 80, Honours 68, Statistics 80. 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 1978–1989 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1983, which sets the Peak component at 84. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 84 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes grand prix wins 7, podiums 22, pole positions 18, best championship finish 3.
Immediately ahead sits Mark Webber on 76.2, a gap of 0.3 points. Directly behind is Nico Rosberg on 76.9. 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.
René Arnoux GOAT Score explained
- Dominance70/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Arnoux stood above the field while competing. Scored 70/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1983. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours68/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 68/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
Top Arnoux comparisons
René Arnoux — frequently asked
- Is René Arnoux the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. René Arnoux ranks 32nd in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 75.9, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is René Arnoux's GOAT Score?
- 75.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 70 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 68 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does René Arnoux rank all time?
- 946th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 32nd within Formula 1.
- René Arnoux vs Mark Webber: who ranks higher?
- Mark Webber, on 76.2 against René Arnoux's 75.9 — a margin of 0.3 points.