Category profile
- Dominance
- 64
- Peak
- 76
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 62
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | |
| 1978 | 4 | |
| 1979 | 14 | |
| 1980 | 7 | |
| 1981 | 10 | |
| 1982 | 21 | |
| 1983 | 13 | |
| 1984 | 8 | |
| 1985 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 2 | |
| 1987 | 6 | |
| 1988 | 8 | |
| 1989 | 40 | |
| 1990 | 23 | |
| 1991 | 53 | |
| 1992 | 56 | |
| 1993 | 20 |
Data sources
- FIA
- Formula1.com
- StatsF1
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Riccardo Patrese ranks #37 in Formula 1
Riccardo Patrese ranks 37th among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 965th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 72.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 64, Peak 76, Longevity 88, Honours 62, Statistics 78. 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 1977–1993 with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1992, which sets the Peak component at 76. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes grand prix wins 6, podiums 37, pole positions 8, race starts 256.
Immediately ahead sits Clay Regazzoni on 76.4, a gap of 3.5 points. Directly behind is Giancarlo Fisichella on 73.7. 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.
Riccardo Patrese GOAT Score explained
- Dominance64/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Patrese stood above the field while competing. Scored 64/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak76/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1992. Scored 76/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours62/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 62/100.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.
Top Patrese comparisons
Riccardo Patrese — frequently asked
- Is Riccardo Patrese the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Riccardo Patrese ranks 37th in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 72.9, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Riccardo Patrese's GOAT Score?
- 72.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 64 (25%), Peak 76 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 62 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Riccardo Patrese rank all time?
- 965th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 37th within Formula 1.
- Riccardo Patrese vs Clay Regazzoni: who ranks higher?
- Clay Regazzoni, on 76.4 against Riccardo Patrese's 72.9 — a margin of 3.5 points.