Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 58
- Honours
- 66
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 0 | |
| 1958 | 1 | |
| 1959 | 0 | |
| 1960 | 1 | |
| 1961 | 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 Wolfgang von Trips ranks #63 in Formula 1
Wolfgang von Trips ranks 63rd among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 2162nd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 74.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 92, Longevity 58, Honours 66, 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 1956–1961 with 5 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1961, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes grand prix wins 2, podiums 6, pole positions 1, grand prix starts 27.
Immediately ahead sits Nico Hülkenberg on 74.1, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is James Hunt on 73.9. 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.
Wolfgang von Trips GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far von Trips stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1961. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity58/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 5 years of competition and 5 recorded seasons. Scored 58/100.
- Honours66/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 66/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top von Trips comparisons
Wolfgang von Trips — frequently asked
- Is Wolfgang von Trips the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Wolfgang von Trips ranks 63rd in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 74.0, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Wolfgang von Trips's GOAT Score?
- 74.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 58 (20%), Honours 66 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Wolfgang von Trips rank all time?
- 2162nd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 63rd within Formula 1.
- Wolfgang von Trips vs Nico Hülkenberg: who ranks higher?
- Nico Hülkenberg, on 74.1 against Wolfgang von Trips's 74.0 — a margin of 0.1 points.