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Jones vs Reutemann

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ReutemannWinner
74.5

Reutemann wins: Dominance, Statistics

Jones
73.8

Jones wins: Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇷 Carlos Reutemann
74.5

Reutemann leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. 12 Grand Prix wins and the 1981 title lost by a single point.

1. Carlos Reutemann
74.5
2. Alan Jones
73.8

Category breakdown

Season form · Race wins per season

Career timeline · Race wins per season

Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Race wins per season
1. 🇦🇷 Carlos Reutemann5 seasons played · career day 1,82691 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Alan Jones5 seasons played · career day 1,8256 race wins
-93.4% vs Reutemann at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇦🇺 Jones0000613
🇦🇷 Reutemann0031988243

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricJonesRetiredReutemannRetired
World titles1
Grand Prix wins1212
Pole positions66
Podiums2445
Race starts116146
Fastest laps13
Championship runner-up finishes1
Dominance w25%7072
Peak w20%8282
Longevity w20%7272
Honours w20%7270
Statistics w15%7478

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GOAT Rank · the data
Reutemann74.5
Jones73.8
The people
Jones
Reutemann

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