Who is better, Hartley or Verstappen?
Max Verstappen leads with a GOAT score of 86.1 against 83.6 for Brendon Hartley — a gap of 2.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Hartley vs Verstappen
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Max Verstappen above Brendon Hartley: 86.1 vs 83.6. Max Verstappen leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics. Brendon Hartley leads on Longevity.
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VerstappenWinner
86.1Verstappen wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Hartley
83.6Hartley wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇱 Max Verstappen
86.1
Verstappen leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Max Verstappen
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
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇳🇱 Max Verstappen5 race wins
4 seasons by age 21 · 1.3 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Hartley — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | HartleyActive | VerstappenActive |
|---|---|---|
| Le Mans overall wins | 3 | — |
| World Endurance titles | 2 | — |
| Grand Prix starts | 25 | — |
| WEC race wins | 20 | — |
| Career F1 points | 4 | — |
| World titles | — | 4 |
| Race wins | — | 63 |
| Pole positions | — | 44 |
| Podiums | — | 117 |
| Fastest laps | — | 34 |
| Win rate | — | 30.1% |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 93 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 99 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 62 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Verstappen86.1
Hartley83.6
FAQ
Where does Hartley beat Verstappen?
Hartley scores higher on longevity. Verstappen leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Hartley vs Verstappen score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Hartley: 83.6, Verstappen: 86.1.
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