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Jones vs Frentzen

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JonesWinner
73.8

Jones wins: Dominance, Honours

Frentzen
73.1

Frentzen wins: Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Alan Jones
73.8

Jones leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Williams' first world champion, in 1980.

1. Alan Jones
73.8
2. Heinz-Harald Frentzen
73.1

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. 🇩🇪 Heinz-Harald Frentzen5 seasons played · career day 1,82511 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Alan Jones5 seasons played · career day 1,8256 race wins
-45.5% vs Frentzen at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
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🇩🇪 Frentzen00011118

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.

MetricJonesRetiredFrentzenRetired
World titles1
Grand Prix wins123
Pole positions62
Podiums2418
Race starts116
Fastest laps13
Best championship finish2
Grand Prix starts156
Dominance w25%7068
Peak w20%8284
Longevity w20%7272
Honours w20%7266
Statistics w15%7478

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Jones73.8
Frentzen73.1
The people
Jones
Frentzen

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