Category profile
- Dominance
- 66
- Peak
- 78
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 64
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 19 | |
| 1995 | 11 | |
| 1996 | 14 | |
| 1997 | 6 | |
| 1998 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 21 | |
| 2000 | 62 | |
| 2001 | 56 | |
| 2002 | 77 | |
| 2003 | 65 | |
| 2004 | 114 | |
| 2005 | 38 | |
| 2006 | 30 | |
| 2007 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 11 | |
| 2009 | 77 | |
| 2010 | 47 | |
| 2011 | 4 |
Data sources
- FIA
- Formula1.com
- StatsF1
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Rubens Barrichello ranks #25 in Formula 1
Rubens Barrichello ranks 25th among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 917th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 75.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 66, Peak 78, Longevity 90, Honours 64, Statistics 82. 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 1993–2011 with 19 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2004, which sets the Peak component at 78. 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 grand prix wins 11, podiums 68, race starts 322, pole positions 14.
Immediately ahead sits Jenson Button on 76.8, a gap of 1.6 points. Directly behind is Gerhard Berger on 76.3. 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.
Rubens Barrichello GOAT Score explained
- Dominance66/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Barrichello stood above the field while competing. Scored 66/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak78/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2004. Scored 78/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 19 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- Honours64/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 64/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Barrichello comparisons
Rubens Barrichello — frequently asked
- Is Rubens Barrichello the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Rubens Barrichello ranks 25th in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 75.2, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Rubens Barrichello's GOAT Score?
- 75.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 66 (25%), Peak 78 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 64 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Rubens Barrichello rank all time?
- 917th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 25th within Formula 1.
- Rubens Barrichello vs Jenson Button: who ranks higher?
- Jenson Button, on 76.8 against Rubens Barrichello's 75.2 — a margin of 1.6 points.