Category profile
- Dominance
- 68
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 66
- Honours
- 64
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | |
| 1961 | 4 | |
| 1962 | 2 | |
| 1963 | 5 | |
| 1964 | 2 | |
| 1965 | 1 | |
| 1966 | 0 | |
| 1967 | 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 Richie Ginther ranks #82 in Formula 1
Richie Ginther ranks 82nd among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 2194th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 72.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 68, Peak 88, Longevity 66, Honours 64, 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 1960–1967 with 8 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1963, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak 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 1, podiums 14, grand prix starts 52, best championship finish 4.
Immediately ahead sits Valtteri Bottas on 72.6, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Patrick Tambay on 72.2. 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.
Richie Ginther GOAT Score explained
- Dominance68/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Ginther stood above the field while competing. Scored 68/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1963. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity66/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 7 years of competition and 8 recorded seasons. Scored 66/100.
- Honours64/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 64/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
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Richie Ginther — frequently asked
- Is Richie Ginther the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Richie Ginther ranks 82nd in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 72.6, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Richie Ginther's GOAT Score?
- 72.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 68 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 66 (20%), Honours 64 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Richie Ginther rank all time?
- 2194th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 82nd within Formula 1.
- Richie Ginther vs Valtteri Bottas: who ranks higher?
- Richie Ginther, on 72.6 against Valtteri Bottas's 72.6 — a margin of 0.0 points.