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Sainz vs Irvine

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IrvineWinner
73.1

Irvine wins: Peak

Sainz
73.0

Sainz wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Eddie Irvine
73.1

Irvine leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Championship runner-up for Ferrari in 1999 with four Grand Prix wins.

1. Eddie Irvine
73.1
2. Carlos Sainz Jr.
73.0

Category breakdown

Season form · Race wins per season

Career timeline · Race wins 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 · Race wins per season
1. 🇬🇧 Eddie Irvine5 seasons played · career day 1,82513 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇪🇸 Carlos Sainz Jr.5 seasons played · career day 1,8251 race wins
-92.3% vs Irvine at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇪🇸 Sainz000014
🇬🇧 Irvine00121332

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricSainzActiveIrvineRetired
Grand Prix wins44
Podiums2726
Pole positions6
Best championship finish4
Grand Prix starts210146
Championship runner-up finishes1
Career points191
Dominance w25%6868
Peak w20%8084
Longevity w20%7472
Honours w20%6666
Statistics w15%8078

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Irvine73.1
Sainz73.0
The people
Sainz
Irvine

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