Who is better, Hartley or Buemi?
Sébastien Buemi leads with a GOAT score of 84.0 against 83.6 for Brendon Hartley — a gap of 0.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Hartley vs Buemi
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sébastien Buemi above Brendon Hartley: 84.0 vs 83.6. Sébastien Buemi leads on Longevity. Brendon Hartley leads on Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BuemiWinner
84.0Buemi wins: Longevity
Hartley
83.6Hartley wins: Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇭 Sébastien Buemi
84.0
Buemi leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sébastien Buemi
2. Brendon Hartley
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. 🇨🇭 Sébastien Buemi5 seasons played · career day 1,82573 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇿 Brendon Hartley5 seasons played · career day 1,09415 race wins
-79.5% vs Buemi at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇿 Hartley | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 27 |
| 🇨🇭 Buemi | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 73 | 179 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Buemi84.0
Hartley83.6
FAQ
Where does Hartley beat Buemi?
Hartley scores higher on peak. Buemi leads on longevity.
How is the Hartley vs Buemi score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Hartley: 83.6, Buemi: 84.0.
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