Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 60
- Honours
- 70
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 0 | |
| 1957 | 2 | |
| 1958 | 3 | |
| 1959 | 6 | |
| 1960 | 1 | |
| 1961 | 1 |
Data sources
- FIA
- Formula1.com
- StatsF1
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Tony Brooks ranks #59 in Formula 1
Tony Brooks ranks 59th among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 1017th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 74.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 88, Longevity 60, Honours 70, 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 1956–1961 with 6 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1959, 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 6, podiums 10, pole positions 3, championship runner-up finishes 1.
Immediately ahead sits Pierre Gasly on 71.8, a gap of -2.8 points. Directly behind is Juan Pablo Montoya on 73.6. 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.
Tony Brooks GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Brooks stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1959. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity60/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 5 years of competition and 6 recorded seasons. Scored 60/100.
- Honours70/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 70/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
Top Brooks comparisons
Tony Brooks — frequently asked
- Is Tony Brooks the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Tony Brooks ranks 59th in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 74.6, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Tony Brooks's GOAT Score?
- 74.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 60 (20%), Honours 70 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Tony Brooks rank all time?
- 1017th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 59th within Formula 1.
- Tony Brooks vs Pierre Gasly: who ranks higher?
- Tony Brooks, on 74.6 against Pierre Gasly's 71.8 — a margin of 2.8 points.