de Cesaris vs Kobayashi
Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.
de Cesaris wins: Longevity
Kobayashi wins: Dominance, Honours
Shareable URL · /compare/andrea-de-cesaris-vs-kamui-kobayashi
Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.
Category radar
Verdict
de Cesaris leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. 208 Grand Prix starts, the most by a driver who never won a race.
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| 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 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.
| 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 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
What do you think?
0 commentsMake your case for de Cesaris vs Kobayashi. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.