Who is better, de Cesaris or Kobayashi?
Andrea de Cesaris leads with a GOAT score of 70.6 against 70.0 for Kamui Kobayashi — a gap of 0.6 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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de Cesaris vs Kobayashi
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Andrea de Cesaris above Kamui Kobayashi: 70.6 vs 70.0. Andrea de Cesaris leads on Longevity. Kamui Kobayashi leads on Honours, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
de CesarisWinner
70.6de Cesaris wins: Longevity
Kobayashi
70.0Kobayashi wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Andrea de Cesaris
70.6
de Cesaris leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Andrea de Cesaris
2. Kamui Kobayashi
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🇯🇵 Kamui Kobayashi5 seasons played · career day 1,825125 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Andrea de Cesaris5 seasons played · career day 1,82624 race wins
-80.8% vs Kobayashi at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 de Cesaris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 31 |
| 🇯🇵 Kobayashi | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 125 | 125 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | de CesarisRetired | KobayashiRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix starts | 208 | 76 |
| Podiums | 5 | — |
| Pole positions | 1 | — |
| Career points | 59 | — |
| Seasons contested | 15 | — |
| Formula 1 podiums | — | 1 |
| Le Mans wins | — | 1 |
| WEC titles | — | 1 |
| Career F1 points | — | 125 |
| Dominance w25% | 58 | 62 |
| Peak w20% | 82 | 82 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 72 |
| Honours w20% | 52 | 60 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
de Cesaris70.6
Kobayashi70.0
FAQ
Where does Kobayashi beat de Cesaris?
Kobayashi scores higher on dominance, honours. de Cesaris leads on longevity.
How is the de Cesaris vs Kobayashi score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. de Cesaris: 70.6, Kobayashi: 70.0.
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