Who is better, Bernardi or Varenhorst?
Christiaan Varenhorst leads with a GOAT score of 82.5 against 82.4 for Lorenzo Bernardi — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bernardi vs Varenhorst
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Christiaan Varenhorst above Lorenzo Bernardi: 82.5 vs 82.4. Christiaan Varenhorst leads on Statistics, Peak. Lorenzo Bernardi leads on Dominance, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
VarenhorstWinner
82.5Varenhorst wins: Peak, Statistics
Bernardi
82.4Bernardi wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇱 Christiaan Varenhorst
82.5
Varenhorst leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Christiaan Varenhorst
2. Lorenzo Bernardi
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. 🇳🇱 Christiaan Varenhorst5 seasons played · career day 1,825338 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Lorenzo Bernardi5 seasons played · career day 2,92135 titles
-89.6% vs Varenhorst at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Bernardi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 43 |
| 🇳🇱 Varenhorst | 0 | 0 | 52 | 112 | 338 | 696 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BernardiRetired | VarenhorstActive |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship titles | 3 | — |
| World League titles | 6 | — |
| European Championship titles | 3 | — |
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| Italian league titles | 6 | — |
| Player of the Century | 1 | — |
| World Championship medals | — | 1 |
| European Championship medals | — | 2 |
| World Tour medals | — | 8 |
| Olympic appearances | — | 2 |
| Seasons on tour | — | 14 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 84 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Varenhorst82.5
Bernardi82.4
FAQ
Where does Bernardi beat Varenhorst?
Bernardi scores higher on dominance, honours. Varenhorst leads on peak, statistics.
How is the Bernardi vs Varenhorst score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bernardi: 82.4, Varenhorst: 82.5.
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