Who is better, McLaren or R. Schumacher?
Bruce McLaren leads with a GOAT score of 73.9 against 73.8 for Ralf Schumacher — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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McLaren vs R. Schumacher
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Bruce McLaren above Ralf Schumacher: 73.9 vs 73.8. Bruce McLaren leads on Honours, Dominance. Ralf Schumacher leads on Statistics, Peak, Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
McLarenWinner
73.9McLaren wins: Dominance, Honours
R. Schumacher
73.8R. Schumacher wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇿 Bruce McLaren
73.9
McLaren leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Bruce McLaren
2. Ralf Schumacher
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. 🇳🇿 Bruce McLaren5 seasons played · career day 2,190105 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇪 Ralf Schumacher5 seasons played · career day 1,82518 race wins
-82.9% vs McLaren at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇿 McLaren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 88 | 131 |
| 🇩🇪 R. Schumacher | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 32 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | McLarenRetired | R. SchumacherRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix wins | 4 | 6 |
| Podiums | 27 | 27 |
| Le Mans wins | 1 | — |
| Race starts | 100 | — |
| Best championship finish | 2 | 4 |
| Pole positions | — | 6 |
| Grand Prix starts | — | 180 |
| Dominance w25% | 70 | 68 |
| Peak w20% | 80 | 82 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 74 | 66 |
| Statistics w15% | 72 | 80 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
McLaren73.9
R. Schumacher73.8
The people
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Where does R. Schumacher beat McLaren?
R. Schumacher scores higher on peak, statistics, longevity. McLaren leads on dominance, honours.
How is the McLaren vs R. Schumacher score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. McLaren: 73.9, R. Schumacher: 73.8.
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