Category profile
- Dominance
- 66
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 62
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0 | |
| 1984 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 1 | |
| 1986 | 2 | |
| 1987 | 3 | |
| 1988 | 4 | |
| 1989 | 3 | |
| 1990 | 2 | |
| 1991 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 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 Thierry Boutsen ranks #77 in Formula 1
Thierry Boutsen ranks 77th among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 2183rd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 73.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 66, Peak 84, Longevity 78, 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 1983–1993 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1988, 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 3, podiums 15, pole positions 1, grand prix starts 163.
Immediately ahead sits Carlos Sainz Jr. on 73.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Riccardo Patrese on 72.9. 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.
Thierry Boutsen GOAT Score explained
- Dominance66/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Boutsen stood above the field while competing. Scored 66/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1988. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- 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 Boutsen comparisons
Thierry Boutsen — frequently asked
- Is Thierry Boutsen the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Thierry Boutsen ranks 77th in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 73.0, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Thierry Boutsen's GOAT Score?
- 73.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 66 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 62 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Thierry Boutsen rank all time?
- 2183rd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 77th within Formula 1.
- Thierry Boutsen vs Carlos Sainz Jr.: who ranks higher?
- Thierry Boutsen, on 73.0 against Carlos Sainz Jr.'s 73.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.