Who is better, de Cesaris or Piquet Jr?
Nelson Piquet Jr leads with a GOAT score of 70.8 against 70.6 for Andrea de Cesaris — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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de Cesaris vs Piquet Jr
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Nelson Piquet Jr above Andrea de Cesaris: 70.8 vs 70.6. Nelson Piquet Jr leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak. Andrea de Cesaris leads on Longevity.
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Piquet JrWinner
70.8Piquet Jr wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
de Cesaris
70.6de Cesaris wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇷 Nelson Piquet Jr
70.8
Piquet Jr leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Nelson Piquet Jr
2. Andrea de Cesaris
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. 🇮🇹 Andrea de Cesaris5 seasons played · career day 1,82624 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇧🇷 Nelson Piquet Jr2 seasons played · career day 73019 race wins
-20.8% vs de Cesaris at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 de Cesaris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 31 |
| 🇧🇷 Piquet Jr | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | de CesarisRetired | Piquet JrRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix starts | 208 | — |
| Podiums | 5 | — |
| Pole positions | 1 | — |
| Career points | 59 | — |
| Seasons contested | 15 | — |
| Formula E titles | — | 1 |
| Grands Prix entered | — | 28 |
| Formula 1 podiums | — | 1 |
| Career F1 points | — | 19 |
| GP2 runner-up finishes | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 58 | 62 |
| Peak w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 66 |
| Honours w20% | 52 | 68 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Piquet Jr70.8
de Cesaris70.6
FAQ
Where does de Cesaris beat Piquet Jr?
de Cesaris scores higher on longevity. Piquet Jr leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the de Cesaris vs Piquet Jr score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. de Cesaris: 70.6, Piquet Jr: 70.8.
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