Who is better, de Cesaris or Depailler?
Patrick Depailler leads with a GOAT score of 71.0 against 70.6 for Andrea de Cesaris — a gap of 0.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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de Cesaris vs Depailler
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Patrick Depailler above Andrea de Cesaris: 71.0 vs 70.6. Patrick Depailler leads on Honours, Dominance. Andrea de Cesaris leads on Longevity.
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DepaillerWinner
71.0Depailler wins: Dominance, Honours
de Cesaris
70.6de Cesaris wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇷 Patrick Depailler
71.0
Depailler leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Patrick Depailler
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. 🇫🇷 Patrick Depailler5 seasons played · career day 2,55619 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 |
| 🇫🇷 Depailler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 22 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | de CesarisRetired | DepaillerRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix starts | 208 | 95 |
| Podiums | 5 | 19 |
| Pole positions | 1 | 1 |
| Career points | 59 | — |
| Seasons contested | 15 | — |
| Grand Prix wins | — | 2 |
| Best championship finish | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 58 | 66 |
| Peak w20% | 82 | 82 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 52 | 62 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Depailler71.0
de Cesaris70.6
FAQ
Where does de Cesaris beat Depailler?
de Cesaris scores higher on longevity. Depailler leads on dominance, honours.
How is the de Cesaris vs Depailler score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. de Cesaris: 70.6, Depailler: 71.0.
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